Repeat Offender Sentenced to 20 Years
Posted/updated on: October 2, 2011 at 5:27 am
ANGELINA COUNTY — A Lufkin man arrested last year on charges of burning his mother’s house down with a methamphetamine lab received a 20-year sentence this week on an unrelated charge. James Durham Jr., 36, is set to serve the next 20 years in prison after a sentence for third-degree felony evading arrest. The penalty was enhanced due to his previous convictions. The Prosecutor said that after reviewing Durham’s record, including 36 arrests in Angelina County alone, Durham was given the maximum sentence of 20 years.
