Man gets 99 years in prison for kicking police officer

[Origanalist]

DENISON, Texas (KXII/Gray News) - A jury handed down a 99-year sentence after repeat offender Donnie Mills assaulted a Denison police officer in April.

Bodycam footage showed the moment the 59-year-old kicked Officer Chris Bell inside a local hospital.

On April 26, Bell clocked Mills speeding on Highway 91.

Bell pulled Mills over and said he smelled alcohol on his breath, which Mills said he admitted to drinking earlier in the day.

Mills was arrested for driving while intoxicated and was taken to a local hospital for a blood sample.

Inside the hospital, Mills started to threaten Bell. Moments later, Mills was placed on a gurney for a blood sample, that was when he kicked Mills in the face.

Bell was not seriously hurt and did not need medical attention.

The blood sample showed Mills' blood alcohol content was nearly two and a half times the legal limit.

This was not Mills’ first run-in with the law. He has been to prison for drugs, burglary, aggravated assault on a public servant and felony DWI.

"He has a 40-year criminal history going back starting in 1979 with his first DWI, and he has been to the penitentiary for five different felonies," said Assistant District Attorney Don Hoover.

The verdict was handed down by the jury Wednesday morning after one day of deliberations.

"The Grayson County jury, the citizens of Grayson County have a zero-tolerance for violence on peace officers. I think that's a loud and clear message. This defendant will have the rest of his life to think about his actions," said Grayson County District Attorney Brett Smith.

Smith says Mills will be up for parole in 24 years.
https://www.wtvm.com/2019/09/26/man-...olice-officer/

[luctor-et-emergo]

Punishment deserved but a little long.

[Origanalist]

Punishment deserved but a little long.

Just a bit.

Bell was not seriously hurt and did not need medical attention.

[Warlord]

Police officers are a protected class

[luctor-et-emergo]

Just a bit.

Yes. 6-9 months for both the DWI and the physical abuse would be more appropriate. Although I'm quite sure it would be much less where I'm from.

[jkr]

Unconstitutional

[TheTexan]

He shouldn't have gotten 100 years for attacking an Officer.

He should have gotten the death penalty.

[Ender]

Unconstitutional

Ya think?

[Origanalist]

12 citizens decided kicking at a cop deserves 99 years in prison. Let that sink in.

[Warlord]

12 citizens decided kicking at a cop deserves 99 years in prison. Let that sink in.

Copsuckers.

Decades of brainwashing, heroes/public servants etc.

[Brian4Liberty]

This was not Mills’ first run-in with the law. He has been to prison for drugs, burglary, aggravated assault on a public servant and felony DWI.

"He has a 40-year criminal history going back starting in 1979 with his first DWI, and he has been to the penitentiary for five different felonies," said Assistant District Attorney Don Hoover.

Hmmm. Did the jury take that history into account, or is this just a justification for the unjust sentence? Seems like most of the time it is said that other offenses can not be brought up when trying a specific charge.

Some trials are more equal than other trials.

[nikcers]

seems like they put him away because he won't stop drinking and driving. They might save someone's life.

[Warlord]

seems like they put him away because he won't stop drinking and driving. They might save someone's life.

Why dont they just put device on his car so he has to breath into it before it starts? locking him for 99 years is crazy.

[nikcers]

Why dont they just put device on his car so he has to breath into it before it starts? locking him for 99 years is crazy.

That guy is so determined he would find a way around it. Some people want to watch the world burn.

[Origanalist]

seems like they put him away because he won't stop drinking and driving. They might save someone's life.

So, pre crime then.

[jkr]

So, pre crime then.

their favorite...the UNKOWN

[Anti Globalist]

99 years? He won't even be able to live out that sentence.

[pcosmar]

Police officers are a protected class

Like kicking the King in the mouth.

[pcosmar]

So, pre crime then.

Try to wrap your head around "Constructive Possession". (Legal Fiction)

A Strawman Argument with a Pre-Crime aspect.

My 4th Felony.

fiction meets reality

[Stratovarious]

Cop kills a motorist, he gets two weeks suspension with pay, brutal , unfair punishment,
he's a cop.
I was tailgated by a cop today, on my motor bike; Serve and Protect............right.....

[nikcers]

So, pre crime then.

he has been drunk driving for 40 years. Do you think he only did it the times he got caught? It's luck that he hasn't killed already, How hard is it not to drink and drive when you can get an Uber any time??

[Dr.3D]

Wouldn't he have gotten the same sentence for killing the cop?

[Origanalist]

Wouldn't he have gotten the same sentence for killing the cop?

If they let him live long enough to go to court, yes.

[Origanalist]

he has been drunk driving for 40 years. Do you think he only did it the times he got caught? It's luck that he hasn't killed already, How hard is it not to drink and drive when you can get an Uber any time??

TheTexan isn't the only parody account here.

[nikcers]

TheTexan isn't the only parody account here.

I hope no one you know and love doesn't ever get killed by a drunk driver. You would probably want to murder someone for that. Prison is for keeping people away from society who are a danger to themselves and others.

[pcosmar]

I hope no one you know and love doesn't ever get killed by a drunk driver. You would probably want to murder someone for that. Prison is for keeping people away from society who are a danger to themselves and others.

I Knew a drunk that killed herself on a motorcycle,, just herself. makes one in my years.

I fixed a Lot of wrecks over 20 years,,very few were drunk accidents.

The vast majority of fatalities are caused by sober drivers doing something stupid.

Honestly,,the drunk repairs were generally minor scratches and fender benders.

[Origanalist]

he has been drunk driving for 40 years. Do you think he only did it the times he got caught? It's luck that he hasn't killed already, How hard is it not to drink and drive when you can get an Uber any time??

So he's been doing it for forty years, and it's luck. I still think you're just playing devils advocate, but in case you're not, nobody does something for forty years and causes no harm out of luck. You're saying someone should go to prison for life because he might kill someone even though he's been doing it for forty years and has injured nobody.

Paranoid much?

Lets take the guns away from anyone who can't pass a psychological test that you approve of, then we can all be safe and secure. It will be so warm and fuzzy.

[nikcers]

So he's been doing it for forty years, and it's luck. I still think you're just playing devils advocate, but in case you're not, nobody does something for forty years and causes no harm out of luck. You're saying someone should go to prison for life because he might kill someone even though he's been doing it for forty years and has injured nobody.

Paranoid much?

Lets take the guns away from anyone who can't pass a psychological test that you approve of, then we can all be safe and secure. It will be so warm and fuzzy.

Drunk driving is Russian roulette with yours and other people's lives. it's a game of chance. We are lucky he hasn't killed and won't.

[Origanalist]

Drunk driving is Russian roulette with yours and other people's lives. it's a game of chance. We are lucky he hasn't killed and won't.

Stupid people driving is Russian roulette, people texting and driving is Russian roulette......how far are you willing to take this? Or are you just a Moms Against Drink Driving kind of gal? I see idiots posing risk to other drivers every single time I drive, should we give them all life sentences in prison?

[nikcers]

Stupid people driving is Russian roulette, people texting and driving is Russian roulette......how far are you willing to take this? Or are you just a Moms Against Drink Driving kind of gal? I see idiots posing risk to other drivers every single time I drive, should we give them all life sentences in prison?

Drunk driving isn't a victimless crime. it has killed a lot of people. How would you feel if someone you loved died from a drunk driver?? Like your own blood...?