A local man has been sentenced to prison. His guilt was determined in the 70th District Court. The case involved a report of a man with a firearm. Authorities found vehicles covered in a flammable liquid. Details of the incident and subsequent trial are available from the Ector County District Attorney’s Office, which handled the case against Augustine Falana.
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