Global Courant 2023-05-06 04:40:51
A Texas convict who killed a man two years ago while out on bail for aggravated assault has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, the Collin County district attorney announced Thursday.
“This killer had a long history of violence and gun threats that had yet to catch up with him,” DA Greg Willis said in a statement from Justin Broadnax, 28. “Now he is being held responsible for the murder of an unsuspecting and innocent victim.”
On August 21, 2021, Broadnax entered a house in Frisco, Texas uninvited, looking for his girlfriend. His girlfriend eventually convinced him to leave, but he then started a fight with the victim and some of his friends and Broadnax shot the victim in the chest, killing him.
Frisco police arrested Broadnax three days later with help from U.S. Marshals after he fled to Houston, changed his appearance and disposed of the murder weapon, the district attorney’s office said.
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Justin Broadnax, 28, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. (Collin County District Attorney)
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Broadnax, who had a violent history that included threats involving a firefighter and domestic violence, was serving bail from Dallas seven months before the murder on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
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He was also prohibited from carrying a gun at the time of the murder due to a protection order in Denton County, Texas.
