The Brazos County district attorney’s office says two weeks ago (February 12), a district court jury convicted a Bryan man of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Then the trial judge sentenced 45 year old Tyrone Franklin of Bryan to 50 years.
The DA’s news release says the life saving measures were performed on both victims for multiple gunshot wounds. Both victims underwent multiple surgeries, with the woman who was shot losing sight in one eye.
Prosecutors presented evidence that the shooting was in retaliation for a home burglary. The man who was shot was caught with two others for breaking into Franklin’s home.
Prosecutors also brought up Franklin’s extensive criminal history at the time of his sentencing. Jail records show Franklin went to prison twice for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance.
Jail records show Franklin has been booked in the Brazos County jail 39 times since November 15, 1999.
News release from the Brazos County district attorney’s office:
On Friday, February 20, 2026 272nd District Court Judge John Brick sentenced Tyrone Franklin to 50 years in pris-on for the offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Brick’s sentence occurred following a punishment hearing which began as a result of a jury convicting Franklin of the same offense on February 12, 2026.
Evidence at trial established that around midday on November 1, 2019, Franklin drove down a street in Bryan, Texas in a dark blue Chevrolet Tahoe. After passing a gray vehicle, where a young man and woman were sitting, the defendant did a U-turn, approached the victims’ vehicle and fired at least four shots into the car. The female victim was shot in the face, with shrapnel going into her nose and eye. The male victim attempted to shield her from the gunfire but was shot three times in the torso in the process. The defendant then fled the scene. Multiple witnesses on scene called 911 and later identified the defendant as the shooter to Bryan Police Officers.
Doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan performed life-saving measures on both victims and testified that without medical intervention, both would have died within an hour. The female victim was life flighted to Temple, where she received multiple surgeries. As a result of the shooting, the female victim is blind one eye. The male victim was treated in Bryan, where he also received multiple surgeries for his wounds.
The jury heard evidence that the shooting was in retaliation for a home burglary three days prior, where the male victim was caught with two other teenagers burglarizing the defendant’s home. while no one was present. The jury also heard evidence that the defendant had repeatedly tried to threaten and intimidate the eyewitnesses to prevent their testimony at trial.
In the defendant’s punishment hearing, Judge Brick heard evidence from the victims family members regarding the long-lasting effects the shooting has had on the lives of the victims and their families. Judge Brick also heard from the defendant himself, who testified in the punishment phase. In his testimony, the defendant admitted to posting on Facebook regarding the witnesses in the trial, but claimed that the multiple threats and posts warning about “snitches” to the police were made by a hacker who repeatedly logged in and posted on his Facebook account over a number of years.
Judge Brick also heard the defendant’s extensive criminal history, which included multiple prior convictions for Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Assault. Due to the defendant’s criminal history, he was enhanced to a first-degree felony range of punishment.
Statement from assistant Brazos County district attorneys Abigail Goodman and Jessica Escue: “The defendant’s acts of extreme, unwarranted violence is a testament to the fact that he remains a danger in our community. We are now safer following this sentence.”