Aggravated assault near Missouri City nets man 50 years in prison
A 45 year old Houston man was sentenced last week to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Burglary of a Habitation. The crimes were committed in an unincorporated area near Missouri City in late 2008.
Michael Earl Chaney,45, of Houston, appeared before 434th District Court Judge James H. Shoemake during a hearing to determine his punishment, said Assistant District Attorney Jill Stotts.
Stotts said that Chaney drove by his ex-girlfriend’s house in late 2008 and saw her new boyfriend’s car parked there. He apparently became so enraged that he broke into the house through a window. Chaney threatened the new boyfriend with a box cutter if he didn’t leave. After forcing the man out, Chaney locked the front door before breaking through the bedroom door to get at his ex-girlfriend, who was hiding from him.
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