Saturday, April 14, 2012

Kentucky Man Sentenced For Wounding Texas Trooper

{Odessa, Texas}...Marcus Christopher Lott Jr. of Radcliff, Kentucky was sentenced Thursday to 99 years in prison after being convicted of attempted capital murder of a peace officer in the shooting of a Texas trooper. Police say, during a drug-related traffic stop  on Interstate 20 near Odessa last May, Lott shot Department of Public Safety Trooper Max Honesto in the arm. Lott on Tuesday pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and evading arrest. He was sentenced to two years on those counts. Two other people who were in the vehicle still face charges.