Here’s an update to story we reported on earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
A Lubbock man, David Minor, will spend the rest of his life\u00a0in prison for committing “horrific abuse to a Lubbock child.”<\/p>\n
Minor Accused of “Horrific Abuse”<\/p>\n
Minor was indicted in 2021 when he was accused of repeatedly beating household members.<\/p>\n
During the trial and according to court documents, Minor was accused of throwing objects, hitting and\/or punching children, and in September 2021 he was accused of putting a loaded gun into a child’s mouth and threatened to shoot.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Texas Announces New Requirements for Hunting and Fishing Licenses<\/a><\/p>\n According to\u00a0KAMC<\/a>, prosecutor Abigail Brown said the abuse happened for years.<\/p>\n Minor waited for the perfect opportunity to abuse the child, Brown said. She described incidents of knives being thrown, and the child being beaten with sticks.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was horrific abuse over the course of years,\u201d Brown said<\/p>\n David\u00a0Minor Sentenced to Life in Prison<\/p>\n A jury on Wednesday found Minor guilty of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. On Thursday,\u00a0Minor learned his fate. But before, prosecutors continued to paint a twisted and dark picture of the Minor home according to KAMC<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the brothers testified that Minor choked all of them and dragged them around by the arm or hair. One brother said they lived in fear every day, and when they moved out, they could finally live like normal kids.<\/p>\n The jury on Thursday came back with a life sentence for David Minor. That was the maximum he could have received.<\/p>\n The Top 10 Most Wanted Gang Fugitives in Lubbock For March 2026<\/p>\n Lubbock Police, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department, and even authorities in other parts of Texas are looking for these fugitives who have been spotted before in the Lubbock area. Take a look and see if you recognize any of these fugitives. This list could be updated later in March.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chad Hasty<\/p>\n