By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
After pleading guilty to attempted rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and electronic solicitation in district court Monday, Lester Crayton,
48, Ellis County, was sentenced to over 15 years in a state correctional facility and a lifetime of registration as an offender.
With a D-level criminal history, Crayton would have been eligible for a longer sentence, but sentencing guidelines in state law mitigated the sentence given on the two lower counts, according to Tom Drees, Ellis County attorney.
Crayton was sentenced to 94 months on the attempted rape charge. State law prohibits lesser charges to carry a longer sentence than the highest charge. For the aggravated indecent liberties with a child and electronic solicitation, Crayton was further sentenced to 38 months and 55 months.
He was sentenced to serve the terms consecutively. The sentence equals 187 months, with credit given for the 185 days already served.
Crayton can also earn up to 28 months for good behavior, according to Drees.