Mateen gets life sentence for shooting of deputy

Deputy Calvin “CJ” Lehmann
Deputy Calvin “CJ” Lehmann

An Austin County jury found Shazizz Mateen guilty of the offense of aggravated assault on a public servant on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and Mateen was sentenced to life in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek.

The long-awaited trial, which stemmed from a 2018 incident in which Mateen, a wanted sex offender, assaulted a La Grange Police Department officer attempting to …