By CASEY KNAUPP
Tyler Morning Telegraph Staff Writer

5/13/2008

A 38-year-old Tyler man was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for pointing a gun at his wife during a domestic dispute.

Francisco Javier Estrada was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by 114th District Judge Cynthia Stevens Kent after a brief bench trial April 28. The defendant, who waived his right to a jury trial, was sentenced by the judge and fined $10,000. He faced two to 20 years in prison.

Mary Lou Estrada testified during the bench trial that during the Aug. 9 argument with her husband, she was scared when he pointed a pistol at her while her children were in a nearby bedroom.

“I was just trying to get out of there,” she said. Mrs. Estrada called police and went outside but was not followed by her husband, she said.

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