Man found guilty of spitting at police gets 70 years in prison

Texas Man With Criminal Record Gets 70 Years After Spitting At Police

A Texas man was sentenced to 70 years in prison by a jury after spitting at police officers following a domestic dispute.

Texas man sentenced to 70 years in prison for spitting on police officers, reports say

A 36-year-old Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty on two counts of harassment of a public servant for spitting at police officers.Larry Pearson was initially arrested in May 2022 on multiple charges, including harassment of a public servant, assault, assault domestic violence and violation of a protective order, Lubbock County jail records show.According to EverythingLubbock.com, a victim flagged dow…

A Texas man spat at officers. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison.

Larry Pearson, 36, of Lubbock reportedly had prior convictions for aggravated robbery and family violence.

Black Man Sentenced To 70 Years In Prison For Spitting On Police

During the man's trial, prosecutors asked jury members to consider a sentence that would "send a message."

Larry Pearson: Texas man gets 70 years in prison for spitting at cops during arrest

Larry Pearson reportedly got angry and began kicking the door of the police cruiser and when the cops tried to stop him he spat at them

Man sentenced to 70 years in Texas prison for spitting on officers during arrest

Prosecutors said Pearson started spitting at officers after they told him to stop kicking the patrol car’s door. He continued spitting after arriving at a detention center.