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TYLER — A Dallas-area man was sentenced to 32 years in prison Wednesday night for killing Smith County Deputy Lorenzo Bustos while driving intoxicated in July 2022.

On Wednesday, the defense will begin presenting testimony for the sentencing phase.

TYLER — The sentencing phase for a Dallas-area man who was convicted of killing Smith County Deputy Lorenzo Bustos while driving intoxicated in July 2022 continued Wednesday morning.

The trial began in December in the 7th District Court. In the beginning, Nyabuto pleaded not guilty.

Bustos, 29, who was in the final phase of his training, had performed a traffic stop with emergency lights activated on the patrol unit. As he took a call with his

Jurors on Tuesday found a Dallas-area man guilty of killing a Smith County deputy while driving intoxicated in July 2022.

Jurors on Tuesday found a Dallas-area man guilty of killing a Smith County deputy while driving intoxicated in July 2022.

Bustos was later pronounced dead in an ICU. Officials identified Nyabuto as the driver accused of striking Bustos.

At the beginning of his trial last week, Nyabuto pleaded not guilty.

TYLER — The trial of man accused of striking and killing a Smith County deputy while driving intoxicated continued Monday morning.