Houston man gets deferred probation after he shot man in the face during child custody exchange

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A Houston-area man who shot a man in the face while also threatening the mother of his child in April 2023 was placed on felony deferred probation Wednesday.

Tyler De’shun Goudeau Cheeks, 24, of Fresno, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault in October and returned to 54th State District Court Wednesday for sentencing.

Prosecutors recommended in October that Judge Susan Kelly place Cheeks on deferred probation for eight years in exchange for his guilty plea, and the judge said Wednesday that she “struggled” with the plea offer…

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