Seventh DWI gets life sentence

GREGG COUNTY – A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of his seventh DWI conviction on Wednesday. According to our news partner KETK, Jeffry Scott Web was found guilty of driving while intoxicated three or more times. The jury deliberated only 45 minutes on the sentence, according to the Gregg County District Attorney’s Office.

Officials said Wednesday’s conviction stems from a report to the Longview Police Department of a drunk driver at the Majestic Inn motel. Upon arriving to the scene, responding officers spoke to a witness that claimed a man drove around the parking lot, parked and stumbled out of his vehicle into a motel room.

Motel security footage was later shown to the officers, which confirmed what the witness had said.

Webb was later identified the by the witness and found in the motel room, according the the district attorney’s office.

Officers said they made contact with Webb, saw signs of intoxication and attempted to perform field sobriety tests in which Webb refused. After reviewing evidence presented by the responding officers, a judge granted warrant for a blood draw to test his blood alcohol level. Webb’s blood cam back over three times the legal limit of at 0.272.

Gregg County court records show Webb had several previous DWI charges and was sentenced twice to serve time at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division (TDJC).