HomeLocal NewsHaley Sentenced to 16 Years, $10,000 Fine in Big Spring Manslaughter CaseHaley Sentenced to 16 Years, $10,000 Fine in Big Spring Manslaughter CaseFri, September 18, 2026 by KBest News SHARE NOW Prison Sentence BIG SPRING - Damashun Oderique Haley has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and fined $10,000 after a Howard County jury convicted him of manslaughter in the 2025 death of 34-year-old Thaddeus Ontario Straughter.

The jury returned the punishment Thursday after finding Haley not guilty of murder but guilty of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter.

Haley had faced a possible sentence of two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.