NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) -- A New Iberia man has been sentenced to the maximum 30 years in prison for jury tampering.

Travis Layne, 39, was convicted after prosecutors said he attempted to contact a juror ahead of a previously scheduled trial. Louisiana law allows up to three decades at hard labor for jury tampering, and the judge imposed the maximum penalty.

During sentencing, Layne’s mother and father testified on his behalf. His attorney argued that Layne struggled with anxiety and fear while jailed for a crime he insists he did not commit. The judge ultimately rejected those claims.

At the time of the tampering, Layne was serving a 2022 sentence for attacking a school bus driver. He had pled guilty to second-degree battery, aggravated obstruction of a highway and battery of a schoolte

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