Defendant Sentenced to 60 Years in Two Cases of Family Violence

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- On Thursday, August 26, 2021, a Montgomery County jury sentenced Chadrick Eugene Bradley, 49, to 60 years in prison after finding him guilty of Assault Family Violence Strangulation and Family Violence Assault Causing Bodily Injury-Second Time Offender. The Honorable Lisa Michallc of the 221st District Court presided over the three-day trial. The two 60 year sentences will run concurrently.

On December 2, 2019, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a distressed woman. The woman begged dispatch to send an officer who would say that they were doing a 'welfare' check on her so the defendant would not know that she was the one that called law enforcement. Sgt. Savannah Wroski and Detective Alton Neeley investigated the case and ultimately filed charges against Bradley.

During trial, the victim testified that she was viciously beaten and strangled multiple times by the defendant inside her car beginning on December 1, 2019, and continuing into December 2, 2019. The victim testified that the defendant hid her car when he learned police were responding. She described how she was ultimately able to get away from the defendant and meet with Sgt. Wroski, who photographed her injuries and helped her get medical attention. The jury learned that the victim was homeless at the time of this offense, in an abusive on-and-off relationship with the defendant, and struggling with drug addiction. The jury also heard from Sgt. Van Snook, from the Grimes County Sheriff's Department. Sgt. Van Snook investigated a prior assault where the defendant had assaulted the same victim in her vehicle in their jurisdiction on November 4, 2019. After two days of testimony, the jury deliberated for less than two hours and returned a guilty verdict on both charges.

During the punishment phase, Assistant District Attorney Jaime Wallace presented evidence to the jury about Bradley's extensive criminal history, including a previous conviction for Assault Family Violence, and numerous other felony and misdemeanor offenses. Due to his prior felony convictions, Bradley faced a punishment range of 25 years to life in prison. After approximately 90 minutes of deliberation on punishment, the jury returned a verdict of 60 years in the Texas Department of Corrections Institutional Division on each case.

Assistant District Attorney Jaime Wallace: 'This case is an example of strength, endurance, and bravery. It was not easy for our victim to face her abuser with 12 jurors, jurors who would have to hear about a challenging period of her life. We are thankful that the jurors heard this victim, and, in the end, did what was just.'

District Attorney Brett Ligon: 'Abusers often find victims who are already in difficult life circumstances. The abuser believes that the victim cannot or will not seek help. Bradley believed that about this victim, but he was wrong. This brave lady reached out for help, and help came in the form of dedicated law enforcement officers and professional prosecutors. And now Bradley will be in prison for the foreseeable future, and appropriately so.