COMAL COUNTY, Texas – A Spring Branch man will spend the next four decades behind bars after assaulting two people at an RV park while intoxicated, according to the Comal County District Attorney’s Office.
Jason Aaron Vancleave was sentenced to 40 years in prison for each of two aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges. He was also sentenced to 20 years for each of two counts of assault family violence with a previous conviction.
All of the sentences will run concurrently, according to the DA’s office.
The charges stem from an incident on January 19, 2024, when Comal County deputies responded to a 911 call at Vineyard View RV Park. Upon arrival, deputies found a man and a woman with injuries.
The woman, who was in a dating relationship with Vancleave, had visible swelling on her face. She told deputies that Vancleave was intoxicated and became verbally aggressive.
Vancleave had approached the woman in a “confrontational manner,” which prompted her to kick him due to similar incidents in the past, the district attorney’s office stated. Vancleave then struck the woman’s jaw with a powder rifle.
The second victim was found with a laceration above his right eye that was bleeding heavily. He told the deputies that he had attempted to intervene in the assault. However, Vancleave threw a pair of pliers at him, which caused the injury.
According to the DA’s office, the man attempted to call 911, but Vancleave took the cellphone and threw it outside.
The male victim was later taken to a hospital in San Antonio for treatment.
Prosecutors presented various pieces of evidence in Vancleave’s trial, which included a 911 call recording, photos of the victims’ injuries, medical records, bodycam footage, jail calls, and witness testimony.
Vancleave’s criminal history includes multiple firearm-related offenses, such as deadly conduct, assault family violence with a deadly weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
