LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Judge Trey McClendon sentenced Zion Perez to 35 years in prison for an attempted carjacking and shooting that occurred nearly two years ago.
Perez tried to steal 78-year-old Carolyn Batteas’ car in a church parking lot in January 2024 and shot at a witness who ran to help her.
McClendon called this a serious case with two stories — one of violent crime and one of Perez’s turnaround in jail. He told Perez no child should have to live alone in an RV with no running water or electricity like he did…