JASPER, Texas — A Jasper County jury on Thursday sentenced Jacob R. Connally , of Buna, to 40 years in prison after finding him guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child.

Connally, 34, was convicted on the first-degree felony charge involving a victim under 14 years old. He still faces pending charges for drug possession, escape while in custody and resisting arrest.

The escape charge stems from a September 2022 incident when Connally fled from deputies after his arrest on an outstanding felony warrant. Jasper County deputies arrested him Sept. 30, 2022, along County Road 722 in Buna, according to a Facebook post from the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies took Connally to the Jasper County Sub-courthouse on U.S. Highway 96 in Buna for an interview. As two deputies escorted h

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