Repeat Offender Draws Life Sentence for Robbery

TYLER — A life sentence is handed down in Tyler for Terrance Cuba in a robbery that turned violent last fall. Officials say the late September incident began at Preferred Medical, 805 North Glenwood in Tyler. According to the DA’s office, the business co-owner went to a work van in the back of the business and saw Cuba trying to take a GPS monitor out of the vehicle. Officials say the businessman confronted Cuba, whereupon Cuba pushed the man down and the two began to struggle. The victim was injured, and Cuba began running off.

The victim chased Cuba for half a mile to a mile. At one point, Cuba stopped, picked up a softball-sized rock, and threw it at the businessman’s head. The businessman kept chasing Cuba but lost track of him. Some witnesses, though, saw Cuba enter a house. Police went to the house after getting information and found Cuba there. Cuba was found guilty of robbery. He had two prior felony convictions on his record, along with numerous misdemeanors, and qualified for a sentence of 25 years to life.