JORDAN GRAVES PLEADS GUILTY IN KURTZ CASE, SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS

  

Another suspect has pled guilty to Aggravated Robbery in the case of Blinn College student Trey Kurtz.

22-year-old Jordan Alexander Graves was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison, by plea agreement. Graves was indicted with three other codefendants in the October 2014 murder of Kurtz.

Michael Dixon, the one found guilty of shooting Kurtz, was convicted of Murder last September by a jury and sentenced to 45 years. A month later, Deperrion Lott, another codefendant, pled guilty to Aggravated Robbery and received 25 years.

Washington County District Attorney Julie Renken said after the plea, as in the case against Lott, Graves was allowed to plead guilty to Aggravated Robbery – “causing serious bodily injury or death in the course of committing a theft”. She said, unlike Lott, Graves did not physically contact Kurtz, as he was just the driver of the vehicle.

Aggravated Robbery is a first degree felony punishable by 5-99 years, or life, in prison. Like the other codefendants, Graves will not be eligible for parole until he serves half of his sentence.

Kurtz’s family, through the Victim’s Assistance Coordinator for the District Attorney’s Office, provided an impact statement detailing the effects on their family. According to Renken, the victim’s family was in agreement with the plea and sentence.

With one codefendant still pending trial, Renken could not give further comment on the details of the case. According to the District Attorney’s office, a trial has not been set for the final codefendant, J.B. Wright III.