The Brazos County district attorney’s office announced a plea agreement with 32 year old Olajawon Mason includes a 40 year sentence for strangling and beating a girlfriend and threatening to shoot her sister.
Mason, who was arrested in January 2025, spent more than two years eluding authorities after the aggravated assaults that happened in September 2022.
Those crimes happened shortly after Mason was released from prison following a two year sentence for breaking into the woman’s home and strangling her in February 2019.
The plea agreement also includes both women receiving lifetime protection orders.
News release from the Brazos County district attorney’s office:
On June 6, 2025, Olajawan Mason was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, 40 years in prison for the offense of Assault Family Violence Strangulation with a Previous Conviction, and the maximum of 10 years in prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Judge Kyle Hawthorne also made affirmative findings of family violence and the use of a deadly weapon.
In February, 2019, Olajuwon Mason was sentenced to two years in prison after a jury trial in which Mason was convicted of Burglary of a Habitation. In that case, the jury heard evidence that the defendant had broken into the home of his girlfriend, kicked in the door to her bathroom, and strangled her. The defendant had no prior criminal history.
On September 15, 2022, shortly after being released from prison, Bryan Police responded to the same address. Upon arrival, they discovered the same victim as the previous case. This time, the victim was severely beaten and required im-mediate medical attention.
Medical personnel and police documented severe bruising and swelling to the victim’s face, bleeding from her nose and ears, and extensive evidence of strangulation. The girlfriend reported that she had lost consciousness during the assault and had little memory of what occurred.
Police also spoke with the 911 caller, who identified herself as the sister of the victim. This witness reported that the defendant had pointed a firearm at her before locking himself in the bedroom with his girlfriend. Sister reported hearing significant banging from the room and her sister screaming, but she was not able to enter. Sister snuck out of the home and called 911. The two young children of the victim and defendant were present in the home at the time of the assault.
Bryan Police responded quickly to the scene and observed the defendant flee the home. Despite setting up a perimeter and employing drones and canine resources, the defendant managed to evade authorities.
The defendant was placed on the Brazos County Domestic Violence High Risk Team List and was placed on the Most Wanted List in Brazos County. Multiple law enforcement agencies both inside and outside Brazos County worked to apprehend the Defendant while he remained a fugitive. Ultimately, the defendant was ap-prehended in January, 2025 by the Bryan Police Department’s Direct Deployment Team.
As a result of the deadly weapon finding, the defendant will have to serve half his sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Both the defendant’s now ex-girlfriend and her sister received lifetime protective orders as part of the plea.
Statement from assistant district attorneys Kara Comte and Jessica Escue: “Over time, domestic abuse often becomes more dangerous and more severe to victims and their families. Thanks to the work of the Bryan Police Department and other agency partners, this victim and her family are now safe from the defendant’s escalating violence.”