BRYAN MAN SENTENCED TO 60 YEARS IN STABBING OF BROTHER-IN-LAW

  

A Bryan man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the death of his brother-in-law two years ago.

43-year-old Deryl Jackson, Jr. was convicted of Manslaughter by a Brazos County jury on Wednesday, and was sentenced on Friday.

Prosecutors accused Jackson of stabbing his brother-in-law, Jevelle Kinley, with a kitchen knife during an altercation at the home of Jackson’s mother on North Baylor Avenue in Bryan on July 5, 2019.

According to the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office, witnesses said Kinley was high on PCP and causing a disturbance by yelling and banging on vehicles.  One of Jackson’s sisters called him to come over to take Kinley away from the house.

Witnesses said Jackson became enraged at Kinley when he arrived, grabbing a knife from the kitchen and chasing Kinley into the street before stabbing him in the chest.  Jackson then fled the scene with another family member prior to police arriving.

During punishment, the jury heard testimony that Jackson was previously sentenced to prison for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession with Intent to Deliver PCP, Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

Prosecutors also presented evidence that Jackson had previously stabbed another victim in an argument and shot a third victim.