TRIAL BEGINS SOON FOR MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING, BLINDING FAYETTE CO. SHERIFF’S DEPUTY
(Fayette Co. Jail)
The trial of a man accused of shooting a Fayette County Sheriff’s deputy and leaving him blind is set to begin in Bellville.
Jury selection is slated for Friday, August 5th for 53-year-old Shazizz Mateen, who is charged with six counts of Aggravated Assault against a Public Servant after an incident on November 1, 2018 at the Carter Motel in La Grange. Deputy Calvin “C.J.” Lehmann was seriously wounded and lost his eyesight after being shot in the face while attempting to serve a warrant for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
The trial, which will start on Monday, August 8th, was moved to Austin County to ensure fairness. An order changing the venue was signed last month by Judge Jeff Steinhauser.
Mateen is alleged to have attacked a La Grange police officer before fleeing to the Carter Motel and barricading himself inside one of the rooms. Lehmann and other officers breached the door, but he was struck in the face with a shotgun blast. After a four-hour standoff, Mateen was taken into custody.
Lehmann was honored in 2019 with the Star of Texas Award, given to first responders who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.
My prayers will be sent every day for Officer Lehman, and his family. It’s a shame that these officers have to put up with folks like the one that caused him suffering! But we all know that the god lord will judge him and send him straight to HELL!