As a result,brothers Lawrence Henry Lewis III, 20, and Lawrneil Henry Lewis, 18,and their cousin, Alejandro Sam Gray, 17 could face an elevatedpunishment of five to 99 years or life in prison if a jury convictsthem of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and agrees theycommitted a hate crime.
'This marks only thesecond time the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office has pursuedsuch enhancements, based on the staff’s recollections, said prosecutorJennifer Ott.