An Arlington man has been sentenced to life in prison after a Tarrant County jury found he choked a family member and sexually assaulted another person during a violent encounter last summer, prosecutors say. The attack began on Aug. 2, 2023, when a victim jumped from a vehicle in an attempt to escape, only to be pulled back inside and strangled until they lost consciousness, according to the case summary. The defendant, 40-year-old Craig Armstrong, received the life sentence following the punishment phase of his trial.
The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office announced the outcome in a Facebook post, noting that Assistant District Attorneys Jaimie Jernigan and Courtney Mowdy prosecuted the case. The post also credited victim coordinator Carrie Farley and investigators Kristina Gonzalez and Kevin Hilliard, and thanked local law enforcement agencies for helping bring the case to trial, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office on Facebook…