East Texas Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Assaulting Officer

UPSHUR COUNTY — An East Texas man will spend the next 10 years behind bars after a jury sentenced him for assaulting a Big Sandy Police Officer earlier this year. In January, Thomas Paul Carroll, 28, was seen by Officer Taylor Fast stumbling across HWY 80 and believed he was drunk. According to our news partner KETK, the deputy attempted to arrest him when Carroll hit him in the face. During the ensuing fight, Carroll grabbed Fast’s taser and charged him. Fast was able to subdue him and place him into custody. Carrol has a lengthy record that includes assaulting family members and drug possession.