Justice Comes Down Hard on Habitual Offender, LIVINGSTON, November 9, 2023 - Two different juries handed down large sentences for Michael Bee Hodge, who on May 11, 2023, was on a stolen motorcycle and failed to pull over, leading police on a chase through Livingston. When Hodge was cornered, he pulled a gun on an officer, compelling that officer to use deadly force. On October 12, 2023, a jury convicted Michael Bee Hodge for Evading and sentenced him to 75 years due to his habitual status. He was tried again, for Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant and Possession of a Controlled Substance' again as a habitual offender. On November 2, 2023, this jury sentenced Hodge to life in prison on the Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant charge, as well as the maximum sentence of twenty years on the Possession of a Controlled Substance case. District Attorney Shelly Sitton and the Polk County District Attorney's Office want to publicly thank both juries for ensuring that justice was done and sending a strong message to both Michael Hodge and anyone else who considers pulling a weapon on a peace officer. Such behavior will not be tolerated by the citizens of Polk County.
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