A Denton County jury sentenced Alec Adamson to four years in prison on Monday for the shooting death of 19-year-old David Pleasant in Little Elm in 2023.

Originally on trial for first-degree murder, the 19-year-old Adamson was convicted of lesser-included aggravated assault.

A lesser-included offense means the jury found Adamson guilty of a crime, but not of murder as he was charged going into trial. Juries might consider lesser-included offenses if they feel the evidence did not fully support the offense as charged, but did not support a not-guilty verdict either.

Adamson faced two to 20 years in prison. The jury deliberated for about 3 1/2 hours before delivering the sentence.

Adamson also received over two years and one month of jail credit toward his sentence for the time he spent

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