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Man given 38-year term in prison for fatal beating
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Lynn Larowe
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NEW BOSTON, Texas A Bowie County jury found that a Texarkana man used his fists as a deadly weapon and sentenced him to 38 years in prison for the fatal January 2020 assault on his girlfriend.
Dontavious Dishawn Haney, 21, struggled with officers who attempted to take him into custody after 202nd District Judge John Tidwell dismissed the jury on Thursday. Haney yelled at and fought with at least six deputies and court officers as they removed him from the courtroom.
During the guilt or innocence phase of his trial, Haney described the fatal assault on 21-year-old Denise Watson.
Texarkana News
Jury convicts Texarkana man of fatally punching girlfriend in face | Defendant receives 38 years, struggles with six deputies after sentencing
A Bowie County jury found that a Texarkana man used his fists as a deadly weapon and sentenced him to 38 years in prison for a fatal assault on his girlfriend in January 2020.
by Lynn LaRowe
Jul. 22 2021 @ 10:20pm
Dontavious Haney
NEW BOSTON, Texas A Bowie County jury found that a Texarkana man used his fists as a deadly weapon and sentenced him to 38 years in prison for a fatal assault on his girlfriend in January 2020.
Dontavious Dishawn Haney, 21, struggled with officers who attempted to take him into custody after 202nd District Judge John Tidwell dismissed the jury on Thursday. Haney yelled at and fought with at least six deputies and court officers as they removed him from the courtroom.
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Texarkana man accused of fatally striking wife gets his day in court; could face life if convicted A Texarkana man accused of causing fatal injuries to his girlfriend last year is expected to face a jury this week in a Bowie County courtroom.
by Lynn LaRowe
Jul. 20 2021 @ 10:20pm
Dontavious Haney
NEW BOSTON, Texas A Texarkana man accused of causing fatal injuries to his girlfriend last year is expected to face a jury this week in a Bowie County courtroom.
Dontavious Dishawn Haney, 21, faces five to 99 years or life in prison if convicted of aggravated assault, family violence, serious bodily injury, in the Jan. 24, 2020, death of Denise Watson.