Houston Man Who Shot At Conroe Cop Gets 50 Years In Prison

CONROE, TX — A man who was recorded on a Conroe Police officer's body camera shooting at the officer during a traffic stop was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Raymond Cole Lynch, 28, pleaded guilty to assault on a public servant on Tuesday and was sentenced, officials announced Wednesday.

On March 27, Cole was pulled over by a Conroe Police officer on in Interstate 45 and Gladsell Road because the black Lexus he was driving had a defective tail light, police said.

As the officer came along to the drivers side window, Cole pointed a pistol at the officer and fired at least once. The bullet ricocheted off the officer's flashlight. The officer fired back, but Cole managed to escape.

The officer was badly shaken, but was not wounded, police said.

Several hours later, police found the Lexus burning in a field on Crater Hill Road in south Montgomery County.

Lynch was arrested four days later and has been held at the Montgomery County Jail ever since.

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