A Texas man convicted of shooting and killing his friend after smoking methamphetamine has been sentenced to 35 months in prison, according to authorities.
Sean Strout, 36, killed his friend, Erron Walker, 36, in October 2017 following a dispute over items Strout allegedly stole. Strout was convicted four days after the incident, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said, according to FOX 26.
Strout and Walker had known each other for a long time and were hanging out at Walker’s house with another friend. Strout had been at the house the day before, so authorities say Walker “believed Strout had stolen some money and a pair of sunglasses.”
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Sean Strout (pictured), 36, killed his friend, Erron Walker, 36, in October 2017 following a dispute over items Strout allegedly stole.
(Harris County District Attorney’s Office)
Two started arguing about the stolen items and the third man left the house. A neighbor reportedly heard gunshots later that day and Walker was also seen running out of his garage as more shots were fired before he died of his injuries.
Strout was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for Walker’s murder.
“This man was a threat who repeatedly chose to smoke methamphetamine and get violent,” District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement. “He blew every second chance he got and ended up stealing from a friend, which led to an argument that resulted in that friend being murdered.”
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A Texas man convicted of shooting and killing his friend after smoking methamphetamine has been sentenced to 35 months in prison.
(Harris County District Attorney’s Office)
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The jury heard that Strout had an extensive criminal record, including that he was on probation for robbery the night he was arrested for murder and that he had previously been arrested multiple times for drug possession and robbery.
Strout was also charged with assault while awaiting trial after hitting another inmate with a weighted sock. He was also charged with harassing a public official, “for throwing urine and feces on a corrections officer,” the district attorney’s office said.
