33rd District Court

Blaming the victim and methamphetamine addiction did not sway a Burnet County jury that returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Jesus Jose “Joey” Lacer on Jan. 11 in the court of 33rd District Judge Allan Garrett.

It was a case that District Attorney Sonny McAfee held up as a triumph in the recovery of the victim.

Lacer was convicted of Assault Family Violence by Impeding Breath (choking) and Sexual Assault and assessed a 10-years prison sentence for the choking case, the maximum prison term, and 12 years for the sexual assault. The maximum potential sentence for sexual assault is 20 years.

BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH

A Marble Falls resident and convicted felon will face trial once again following an indictment on charges of stalking, aggravated assault and harassment.

Richard Lee Rose II, 39, was arrested on two felony charges and one misdemeanor after an indictment was filed against him on May 3.

The a grand jury in the 33rd Judicial District Court indicted Rose on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second degree felony, and stalking, a third-degree felony, after he allegedly spiked a woman's coffee with methamphetamine, stole and damaged her property, and threatened her. Rose was also indicted on the misdemeanor count of harassment in county court on the same day.