Jarvis Hickerson Sentenced to Life for Murder

Jarvis Earl Hickerson, 40, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2016 murder of his girlfriend Amalia Alexander, who was killed in retaliation for filing domestic violence charges against him. Hickerson was found guilty of capital murder after evidence revealed he had persuaded Alexander to drop the charges and later killed her in her apartment, disposing of her remains in Montgomery County. In a separate case, Michael Jerod Williams, 57, was also sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Harold Yazzie, 62, during a robbery in Fort Worth in 2021, where he shot Yazzie in the leg after stealing his cellphone and wallet. Both cases highlight ongoing issues of domestic violence and crime in Texas, with prosecutors emphasizing the gravity of the offenses. In another incident, Chris Kilpatrick was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder of a police officer during a struggle following a traffic stop. These sentences reflect a commitment to holding violent offenders accountable in Texas.