Sentence reduced in trooper shooting
Posted/updated on: September 17, 2021 at 1:11 pm
QUITMAN — An East Texas man convicted of shooting a DPS trooper in the face in 2010 has had his sentence reduced. According to our news partner KETK, Timothy Parmer, 56, will now serve only 20 years in prison instead of the life sentence he was originally handed for attempted capital murder of a peace officer. According to Wood County D.A. Angela Albers, the Sixth Court of Appeals returned the sentence due to ineffective counsel by the defense. The case began with a domestic disturbance. Trooper Larry Vaughan underwent surgery and was able to recover from the injury.
