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Hawkins Robbery Sentencing

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Lively found guilty by Wood County jury
On March 24th, a Wood County jury of nine women and three men found Carl Leonard Lively guilty of aggravated robbery.
The jury heard evidence of how Lively, 56, of Tyler, held an assistant manager at J.J.'s Fast Stop Exxon in Hawkins at gunpoint while forcing the victim to turn over all the store's money. The victim testified that Lively was cloaked by a bandana, dark glasses and a camouflage cap.
The robbery occurred on June 2007 after Lively had gone on an extensive robbery spree across East Texas, committing many aggravated robberies while driving a blue Chevy Tahoe.
On his arrest, and after wrecking the Tahoe, a brief case was found that contained numerous Texas license plates, the handgun used during the commission of the offenses, plus clothing, hats and bandanas.
The case was investigated by Officers A.J. Randall and Eileen Stanfield of the Hawkins Police Department as well as Chief Damian Boswell of the Gun Barrel City Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Wood County Criminal District Attorney Jim Wheeler.
Judge Timothy Boswell of the 402nd Judicial District Court will sentence this defendant on April 13th at 9 a.m.
Lively also awaits sentencing in the 7th Judicial District Court of Smith County, for Aggravated Robbery.
 

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