Man with history of assaults gets 28 years in prison [Video]

Vincent Marshall Jr., 36, of Houston pled guilty Thursday in 85th District Court and was sentenced to 28 years in prison by Judge Kyle Hawthorne for assault family violence with a previous conviction, assault family violence strangulation with a previous conviction, and bail jumping.

According to a press release from the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office, Marshall started dating the victim in Houston in 2020. The relationship quickly turned violent with Marshall moving himself and the victim to areas around Houston in order to isolate her and reduce her access to loved ones.

Marshall moved the victim to College Station in September 2020 and on Oct. 2 of that year he strangled her and beat her so severely that she had to go to the hospital for medical attention. There, Marshall would not leave her side in order to prevent her from escaping.

Four days later, College Station police officers …