Waller County District Attorney Brian Middleton stated Thursday that a 49-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend nearly to death in 2021.
Judge Steve Rogers of the 268th District Court sentenced Andre Waller to 20 years in prison for felony assault and domestic violence. He only needed a few minutes to reveal Waller’s punishment.
According to lead prosecutor Jacquelyn Toman, Waller and his girlfriend were together in their Missouri City home in September 2021 when the defendant became enraged and kicked her in the chest, forcing her to fall backward. Waller kicked, punched, and dragged his victim around the floor for several hours, only stopping when their two-year-old daughter entered the room. During the assault, the defendant strangled the victim until she lost consciousness. Police observed bruises all over the woman’s body…