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Montoya gets 3 life sentences for assault and kidnapping

Staff report

A Hays County jury today assessed three life sentences and $30,000 in fines against James Robert Montoya, who was convicted this week of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated sexual assault, according to a release by county officials.

The evidence at trial showed that Montoya abducted a young woman on Feb. 8, 2011, in Hays County when she ran out of gas on Interstate-35. Montoya physically assaulted her, dragging her to his truck when she attempted to flee.

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