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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Years after a young boy’s skeletal remains were found in a Harris County apartment where his brothers were living alone, the man accused of beating the child to death is headed to prison.
Brian Coulter, 34, has been convicted of capital murder and will serve life in prison for killing Kendrick Lee. Coulter pleaded not guilty but opted for a bench trial without a jury present.
After deliberating for about 20 minutes, Judge Kelli Johnson of the 178th Harris County Criminal District Court convicted Coulter.
The judge addressed Coulter, calling the case “the most horrific set of facts” she’s ever heard.
“Sir, those children have haunted me this last week,” Johnson said to an impassive Coulter. “I hope, sir, when you’re in prison, those same boys that have haunted my mind haunt yours.” Coulter, who did not testify during his trial, was led from the courtroom in handcuffs, still wearing a yellow jumpsuit as he did throughout trial, after Johnson’s ruling Monday afternoon. Coulter’s attorneys said they planned to file an appeal. They declined to comment after the verdict.
