The district court jury that convicted 35 year old Angel Llamas then sentenced him to 34 years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
College Station police reported at the time of the March 2023 stabbing, that the victim showed up at a Bryan hospital for treatment of multiple wounds.
News release from the Brazos County district attorney’s office:
On Thurs-day, January 17, 2025, a Brazos County jury sentenced Angel Llamas to 34 years in prison for committing Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
On March 25, 2023, the defendant engaged in a bar fight at Four Downs Sports Bar. What started as a fistfight over pool tables ended when the defendant used a sharp object to stab the victim four times in his torso and once on his face. The victim was transported to the hospital and treated at CHI St. Joseph’s.
The stabbing was recorded on Four Downs’ surveillance video, which was provided to College Station Police Department. A receipt for the rental of the pool table where the fight occurred helped law enforcement identify Angel Llamas as the individual responsible.
The defendant was arrested shortly after the stabbing.
The defendant claimed he acted in self defense, However, the video evidence and testimony from witnesses told a very different story. The jury heard testimony of the defendant’s attempts to locate the victim to encourage him to drop the charges. Ultimately, the defendant’s actions during and after the offense made it clear that the defendant was not acting out of self defense.
The jury was presented with evidence of the defendant’s criminal history and gang affiliations. He was previously convicted As-sault and Aggravated Robbery. In 2012 a Travis County court sentenced the defendant to 17 years for Aggravated Robberies which involved the kidnapping of his victims.. While serving his previous 17 year prison sentence, the defendant joined the Mexicles prison gang.
The defendant was released on parole in March of 2022, a year before the stabbing.
Statement from assistant district attorneys Tonika Davis and Abigail Goodman: “Every person has a right to protect themselves from harm. However, self-defense should not be used to retaliate or cause harm to others. This defendant tried to use the law to shield him for taking responsibility for his actions and we are proud that a Brazos County jury saw through the lies and held him accountable. “