BENTONVILLE — A Texas woman was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for shooting a man.
Vanessa Lambright, 37, of Mesquite previously pleaded guilty to battery in the first degree, a Class B felony.
She was in court Wednesday for her sentencing.
Bryan Sexton, deputy prosecutor, and Lambright’s attorney Shane Wilkinson reached an agreement on Lambright’s sentencing.
Lambright admitted shooting Jon Beers in the left arm with a .38 caliber gun. She was arrested May 24, 2015.
Circuit Judge Brad Karren sentenced Lambright to eight years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. She will have to abide by a suspended sentence agreement for 12 years after her release from prison.
She was ordered to pay $1420 in court associated costs.