A Burnet County jury sentenced a Spring man to life in prison on Nov. 7 after convicting him on three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one of aggravated kidnapping stemming from a 2022 incident in Bertram.

Milton Escamilla, 59, of Spring was accused of sexually assaulting and kidnapping his then girlfriend’s adult-aged daughter in April 2022. According to a media release issued by the 33rd & 424th District Attorney’s Office on Friday, Nov. 14, Escamilla ambushed the woman, assaulted her, and held her captive in her Bertram home for 15 hours.

A Burnet County jury found Escamilla guilty of the felony-level counts of aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping on Nov. 7 after hearing testimoy from the victim and evidence from several Burnet County law enforcement agencies.

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