BRENHAM MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER
A Brenham man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to Capital Murder.
(Washington Co. mugshot)
44-year old Anthony Wayne Burns was sentenced Tuesday afternoon after entering the plea for the murder of his former girlfriend, Rachelle Nowak.
Nowak was at the home of an elderly Washington County woman, February third, when Burns broke through the front door and shot and killed Nowak.
Authorities say Burns was mad because Nowak would not answer his phone calls.
Burns was charged with Capital Murder, Burglary of a Habitation and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
District Attorney Julie Renken had not declared yet whether or not her office would seek the death penalty.
Renken characterized the case as an example of where domestic violence leads. She also noted that Wednesday begins Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Renken commented that her office will continue to take cases of domestic violence seriously to “prevent tragedies like this one.”