30-06-2025
Nacogdoches man imprisoned for threatening to shoot woman to death
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) — Two years ago, a Nacogdoches woman was getting ready for church when a man appeared in her bathroom and threatened to kill her with a rifle. On Thursday, the man received five years in prison, the minimum sentence for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault.
The Nacogdoches County District Attorney's Office identified the man as William Hagan, who said he would kill the victim due to her alleged lies. The victim attempted to defuse the situation, but he went on to grab his rifle and told her he was going to kill her and then himself.
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According to officials, Hagan told the victim it would not hurt when he shot her, and considered going to where she worked and killing her there. Hagan then told her he would allow her one phone call before he shot her after she stated she wanted to call her son.
Instead of calling her son, the victim used the allotted phone call to contact authorities by using the RAVE Guardian App. While waiting for law enforcement, the victim was able to stall Hagan until officers arrived at the home at 8:30 a.m.
Once inside the home, officers arrested Hagan and found the rifle he had threatened to use. According to officials, while in the back of a patrol car, Hagan stated he would kill the victim next time and there would not be a warning.
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The victim testified to previous incidents of family violence that included strangulation, striking her with objects and 'causing her to strike objects.' To protect herself, she has been forced to move from her residence and change her vehicle multiple times.
Hagan pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault on Feb. 7. He was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, which is the minimum sentence allowed by law.
'This incident is disturbing and evidences what is widely known to be true about family violence: that a victim is at the highest risk of harm when she leaves her abuser,' the district attorney's office said. 'A minimum sentence empowers Hagan and others like him to continue their abusive actions, which is detrimental to families in this community.'
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