A Brazos County District Court jury sentenced a Bryan man to 30 years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to a shooting in 2015.
According to a news release from the District Attorney’s office, prosecutors showed evidence that 33 year-old Joshua Morales was a member of a criminal street gang.
In November of 2015, Morales and two other men approached the victim, a former gang member.
During the argument, Morales pulled out a gun and the victim started to run away. Morales fired three shots at the victim, who was not struck. One bullet passed through the front door of a nearby home and struck a sofa.
Morales’s punishment was increased due to his criminal history, which includes four convictions for burglary of a habitation and a fifth for attempted burglary of a habitation.
News release from the Brazos County District Attorney’s office:
