BEAUMONT, Texas — Instead of spending years behind bars, a Beaumont man convicted in two separate criminal cases will serve probation after a series of plea deals in Jefferson County court.

50-year-old Billy Woolley, who was previously found guilty of indecency with a child in April, received 10 years of probation from a jury in that case. Earlier this month, Woolley pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with serious bodily injury and assault family violence — also resulting in 10 years of probation.

In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped additional charges, including sexual assault and theft.

Brit Featherston, executive assistant district attorney for Jefferson County, said such outcomes are not unusual.

“He’s already been previously prosecuted and tried and convicted back sever

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