Woman who assaulted Tyler store employee, stole $100 of merchandise gets 12 years

TYLER, TX (KLTV) - A Smith County jury sentenced a woman who stole about $100 worth of merchandise from a Tyler Dollar General store and assaulted a store manager to 12 years in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison Tuesday.

Yavon Brydon, 52, of Tool, is still being held in the Smith County Jail on a second-degree felony robbery charge and a misdemeanor theft between $100 and $750 charge from Dallas County. Her bond amount was set at $1,500 for the theft charge.

According to a Smith County press release, the jury sentenced Brydon to 12 years in prison after they convicted her of second-degree felony Tuesday.

“In April 2018, the defendant entered Dollar General, located at 303 W. Gentry in Tyler, and attempted to leave the store without paying for more than $100 worth of merchandise,” the press release stated. “When confronted by the store manager, she assaulted him and fled on foot.”

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