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Updated Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:56 PM
Oklahoma man sentenced for Texas burglary conviction
On Tuesday, a Grayson County jury sentenced Timothy Wayne Moore, 39, of Meade, Okla., to 65 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for after convicting him of burglary of a habitation. The sentence followed a two day trial in front of visiting judge James Fry.
Moore will be eligible for probation after serving 30 years.
A press release from Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown said that, on May 5, 2007, 19-year-old Raquel Garner returned in the middle of the day to the home she shared with her parents outside of Denison. She found a strange car parked in the yard, and soon observed a man she did not know walk out of her house.
She asked the man if she could help him, and he replied that he was there to fix the satellite dish. When she explained that the family did not have a satellite dish, he jumped into his vehicle, and sped off.
Garner followed the vehicle, at a high rate of speed, long enough to get the license plate number. When she returned to her house, she discovered that the door had been kicked in, the house had been ransacked, and several items had been stolen.
Grayson County investigator Catherine Craig was able to trace the vehicle to Timothy Moore. Garner picked Moore out of a photo line-up, and investigators learned that Moore had previously worked as a satellite repair technician.
The jury deliberated a little over an hour before convicting Moore. During the punishment portion of the trial, Assistant District Attorney Bobbie Peterson introduced evidence that Moore had a lengthy criminal history.
The jury learned that Moore had previously been convicted and sent to prison on charges in South Carolina and Oklahoma, including possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, counterfeiting, possession of stolen property, concealing stolen property, forgery, and burglary. While waiting for trial on the current charge, Moore was convicted in federal court of possession of a firearm by a felon, and sentenced to 87 months in federal prison. After another hour of deliberation, the jury returned a 65-year-sentence, and a $10,000 fine.
"This is another of those repeat offenders that juries really do not like," said Brown.
"People of tired of thieves, and especially career criminal thieves." Peterson was pleased with the result.
"These kinds of sentences from juries are great to help clean out the jail. The inmates get motivated to avoid a jury trial if they see their buddies get long sentences. We appreciate the message this sends."
Moore was represented by Jack McGowen.
 Comments ... 9 found!
Justice or retribution? : 9/15/2010
Yes, the sentence will probably be appealed...if the man can come up with the money...and, if so, stands a good chance of being reduced. It's unfortunate that you only get the justice you can afford in this country. The 'nine' cases in OK stem from a single incident. The stolen property was from 9 jurisdictions, so they filed on him in each. The offences were eventually wrapped into one. He did 17 months, and that was years ago. Normally, this would be a state jail felony...parlayed into 65 years by a vindictive County Attorney's Office, because he wouldn't cop a plea.
Voice of reason
Get a grip : 9/7/2010
He was on trial for his current crime, all of the rest he had already served time for. This sentence is extreme!! Manslaughter has less time than this guy got and he didn't even hurt anyone. I say appeal, appeal appeal, as much publicity as you can get on this cruel and unusual sentence!!
Child molesters get less time in jail than this...geez!!
Really?
all six comments : 9/6/2010
lets start with puzzled: Im not sure how you would judge a fair amount of time for this criminal to serve. I agree that the time doesnt fit the crime or should we say crimes. It is not up to juries to try to determine the amount of time that a convict will actually spend in prison, there job is to sentence them to the amount of time that they believe there offense is punishable by. Lets face it, the criminal justice system needs an overhaul. The referal that puzzled made to a man in atoka county. Is a good example of why we need to consider changes. The punishment didn't fit the crime. I agree that all criminals should have to be held accountable for there actions. But, when you have prisoners serving 65 years for drugs, counterfiting, child endangerment, stealing and the crimes that moore committed. Which the child endangerment charge could be for not paying child support (sb: failure to provide for a minor) to actually allowing someone to beat, abuse and in some cases where one person turned states witness to kill a child which you are responsiable for. And them have a sex offender be sentenced to a ten year sentence, a man slaughter case that the criminal was a previous offender and had been in prison 3 times for dwi, then winds up pulling out in front of a semi, and getting hit head on killing his own father that was a passanger, (yes he was drunk again) gets a sentence of 7 years. That is some of the reasons puzzled said the sentence was silly. We need to realize that what were doing isnt working. Probation, prison, whatever he had done in the past wasnt the solution to his criminal behavior. But you have to keep in mind some people are just broken and non repairable. The statement about sitting down and talking with them, cute but, didnt help anything. I agree with having them do hard labor and various other forms of punishment. When there was a chain gang there wasnt alot of crime and yes i realize we live in a totally diffrent world today, but, i belive that some of these prisoners feel that it might not be such a bad thing to get free room and board while taking a vacation from the worlds worries. Im done all but one last thing you all should watch the movie law abiding citizen. It will open your eyes!!!!!!!
eyes wide open
Re: was there : 8/31/2010
I think the jury was more than fair as he should have received life. What happened to 3 strikes? I know for a fact he has done federal time as well as state time before. Sadly, there are many more cases on this man which have not been prosecuted. There were many more victims than what was represented in the courtroom. This man is a poor excuse for a human being.
there2
sentencing : 8/31/2010
Sometimes when you don't know the whole story, and did not actually sit on the jury, the jury's verdict can be puzzling. However in this case the jury found out that in the past 14 years Moore had been convicted of at least 9 felonies in 2 different states. He had never served more than 2 years and would continue breaking the law. Those 9 convictions do not include all of the felonies that were dismissed pursuant to "plea bargains" including child endangerment; burglaries, manufacturing of drugs and obstruction. While Moore was out of bond in this case he commited more burglaries and was arrested and convicted by the Feds for felon in possession of a firearm.
Some people never learn, Timothy Moore was one of those people.
was there
Do the crime, pay the time : 8/27/2010
WOW! I think puzzled must be the village idiot, Open your eyes. I think he should be sentenced to Hard Labor. Maybe then he would learn to respect other folks property. It is about time that the courts stop giving slaps on the wrist for crimes. It hs to start somewhere. I'll bet if it would have been your home you wouldn't be puzzled then.
Slammer
TO: I'm Puzzled Too : 8/27/2010
Right on!!
Mixed Breed
I'm Puzzled Too : 8/27/2010
At how "puzzled" can be so clueless! Let explain to puzzled why this "silly jury" gave this fool 65 years. For starters, if you expect them to actually serve 20-30 years, you have to give a sentence like this. Secondly and more importantly, this isn't this criminals first felony. Look at his criminal record. He needs to be kept away from normal, law-abiding citizens! As was stated on here, working, decent people are sick and tired of this crap! What do you propose? Sit down and discuss his crimes with him and ask him to stop doing it? Yeah, that will really be effective. Looks like probation/parole, whatever has really rehabilitated him in the past doesn't it? Think real hard and you might not be so puzzled!
Donny
: 8/27/2010
65 years for burglary? That's just silly. Small wonder that there are so many folks behind bars that a jury that does its job and sentences someone to a reasonable time learns that their guy is out after serving 10% of the time, and that repeat guys like that boy who ran from prison in Atoka County was in a minimum security despite his record. Ms. Peterson and Mr. Brown just like that they can look tough. Justice and honesty be D--ned. PS...I hope someone told that young lady that she was stupid, not brave, in chasing this fellow down. If he were the hardened criminal that this silly jury seemed to think, and not just a sorry little theif, it would have been tragic.
puzzled
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