Jury sentences Timothy Simpkins to 12 years, $6,000 fine
After almost five hours of deliberations, the jury sentenced Timothy Simpkins to 12 years in prison and a $6,000 fine for the October 2021 shooting at Timberview High School.
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After almost five hours of deliberations, the jury sentenced Timothy Simpkins to 12 years in prison and a $6,000 fine for the October 2021 shooting at Timberview High School.
Simpkins was convicted of attempted capital murder, stemming from a 2021 school shooting at Timberview High School
Former Dallas Assistant District Attorney Haim Vasquez spoke with CBS News Texas about Timothy Simpkins' guilty verdict and whether the student who is seen attacking Simpkins in the video will face any consequences. He says it's very important see whether the statute of limitations has passed, because there might have also been a crime of assault, assault with a deadly weapon if Zacchaeus Selby used those weapons to beat Simpkins.
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Former Dallas Assistant District Attorney Haim Vasquez spoke with CBS News Texas about Timothy Simpkins' guilty verdict. He said he think's the evidence presented, the videos, intention—all the elements showed there was intention to commit the crime and it also sends a message that this is a jury of peers and a community showing they're not playing with these shootings in schools.
The 19-year-old shot and injured two fellow students and a teacher in the 2021 shooting at Timberview High School.
The judge said the punishment phase of the trial will continue Friday morning. Simpkins could get 5-99 years or a life sentence. At this point, there are no other lesser charges or lesser penalties.
A jury has convicted 19-year-old Timothy Simpkins of attempted capital murder for the 2021 shooting at Timberview High School. The jury was released from the courtroom to deliberate around 9:15 a.m. Thursday. They returned the verdict just after 6 p.m. The judge said the punishment phase of the trial will continue Friday morning.
The jury is deliberating the case of alleged school shooter Timothy Simpkins.
The criminal trial for 19-year-old Timothy Simpkins continues Thursday morning.
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There was distress in the courtroom for Simpkins team Wednesday. There was a delay of about two and half hours, defense attorneys could be seen shaking their heads, and a member of Simpkins family fainted in the hallway.
The criminal trial for 19-year-old Timothy Simpkins continues Wednesday morning.
Day 3 of the trial continues Wednesday. Simpkins could face up to life in prison for the shooting that took place at Timberview High School in 2021.
Timothy Simpkins is on trial in Tarrant County for multiple charges including three counts of attempted murder.
Testimonies continued Tuesday for the trial of Simpkins, who opened fire at Timberview High School in 2021.
The criminal trial for 19-year-old Timothy Simpkins continues Tuesday morning.
Simpkins could face up to life in prison for a shooting that happened at Timberview High School in 2021.
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Timothy Simpkins, now 19, sat quietly as witnesses recalled seeing him pull a gun from his waistband before shooting in the direction of another teenager—hitting two other people in the process.
Prosecutors started by trying to show the jury this was a chaotic school shooting, with fear from parents, urgency from public safety.
The trial for Timothy Simpkins is underway Monday morning.
Monday morning, a Mansfield teenager goes on trial for allegedly shooting two classmates and a teacher.
The criminal trial for 19-year-old Timothy Simpkins gets underway Monday morning
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According to police records, Joseph Nguyen, 23, was booked into the Tarrant County Corrections Center on Wednesday, May 6.
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