A former Commerce resident has been sentenced to prison, after his probation in connection with a November 2006 shooting was revoked.
John Scott Thompson II was placed on 10 years of deferred adjudication probation in October after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. That probation was revoked and Thompson was sentenced to 12 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division during a hearing Monday in the 196th District Court.
Thompson, 27, whose most recent address was listed in Wolfe City, had been charged in connection with an incident on Nov. 18, 2006, which reportedly followed a sexual encounter involving Thompson’s girlfriend and the male victim’s wife.
Court records indicate the two couples spent the night of Nov. 17, 2006 together. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Nov. 18, 2006, Thompson was observed by others inside the residence on Oak Lane to have obtained a loaded 30-30 rifle and to have fired one shot at a bedroom door, after he allegedly complained the victim was having sex with his girlfriend.
Thompson then allegedly broke out a window and waited next to a vehicle parked outside of the residence, then fired on the victim as he came out of the home. Thompson was later taken into custody inside the residence without further incident. The victim recovered from his wounds.
Deferred adjudication carries no finding of guilt, although those defendants who are found to have violated a deferred probation are subject to being sentenced to the maximum punishment. Thompson could have received a maximum sentence upon conviction of from two to 20 years in prison, and an optional fine of up to $10,000, on the second-degree felony charge.
During Monday’s hearing, Judge Joe Leonard ruled Thompson had violated his probation by admitting to smoking marijuana, by failing to appear, by failing to participate in the community service restitution program and by failing to pay the fees and court costs associated with his probation.
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