BEAUMONT – The former Hunt County constable sentenced to 75 years in prison last October for murdering Rockwall mother of three children Jessica Aguilar, at The Harbor in 2013, and wounding her friend from Dallas, Francisco DelaCruz, was found dead last week in his prison cell from an apparent suicide.
According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the body of Anthony Dewayne Lewis, 49, was found on the floor of his assigned cell in the Stiles Unit in Beaumont April 30. He had what appeared to be a self-inflicted laceration to the right side of his neck. After being rushed to the infirmary, he was pronounced dead at 12:40 pm.
Lewis was sentenced to 60 years after waiving the right to a trial and pleading guilty to gunning down his former girlfriend. He was also sentenced by 439th District Court Judge David Rakow to 15 years for Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon, to be served concurrently.
Lewis shot Aguilar, 33, six times at close range in the parking lot of The Harbor Feb.16 and then shot and wounded Dela Cruz, 40, three times before being caught in Greenville after engaging in a shoot-out with law enforcement. He and Aguilar had dated for several years until Aguilar broke up with him shortly before she was murdered.
When contacted that afternoon, Aguilar’s sister told The Rockwall News that the three children now live with her and her family in Rowlett, are much loved by their extended family and are moving on with their lives.
She said she remembered her father’s words at the sentencing when he said in an impact statement to Lewis:
“Your soul belongs to the Devil. The Devil is waiting for you and he knows your time on earth will end soon. The Devil knows the minute and hour and the date that he will sign your death certificate.”
By J.J. Smith