Texas Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Jail for Spitting at Police

Every thing actually is greater in Texas … together with jail sentences, as a result of a person is probably going to spend the remainder of his life behind bars for spitting at cops throughout his arrest.

A Lubbock jury handed down the headline-grabbing punishment Wednesday for 36-year-old Larry Pearson … who was discovered responsible of two counts of harassment of a public servant.

Prosecutors say Pearson spit at 2 Lubbock PD officers who arrested him in Might 2022 on home violence expenses after a girl informed cops Pearson hit her within the face.

In keeping with prosecutors, Pearson was upset the alleged sufferer was not arrested as an alternative, and began kicking on the doorways within the cop automobile the place he was being held … and he spit on the officers after they opened the automobile door.

Prosecutors say the spitting did not finish there … claiming Pearson stored hocking loogies upon arrival on the Lubbock County Detention Heart.

In the course of the trial’s closing arguments, prosecutor Jessica Gorman requested jurors to think about a sentence that may “ship a message” to not solely Pearson, but additionally society … and he ended up getting 70 years.

Pearson additionally had prior convictions for household violence and aggravated theft, and, consequently, the minimal sentence the jury may impose was 25 years.

The man’s no angel, for certain, however there’s an enormous hole between 25 and 70 years! And, for a criminal offense like spitting … that appears excessive. Even in Texas.