Tracy Denise Roberson

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Social Life
• Date: May 3,2008

Tracy Denise Roberson is a 37 year old woman from Arlington, Texas convicted of manslaughter in the death of lover, Devin LaSalle, a 32-year-old UPS employee.

According to authorities, in late 2006, her husband returned home from a late night card game to find Roberson scantily clad with LaSalle in LaSalle’s pickup truck, at which point Roberson began screaming rape. LaSalle then began to drive away but Roberson’s husband, Darrell Roberson, shot him as he fled, killing him. Darrell Roberson was initially charged with the murder but later acquitted by a grand jury. On May 3rd, 2008, Tracy Denise Roberson was convicted of manslaughter and could face between 2 and 20 years in prison. The prosecution cited a text message sent to LaSalle from Roberson inviting him to the residence that night. The defense attempted to cite Darrell Roberson’s jealousy as the motive for the kiilling, but called no witnesses.

The couple has 3 children.

A Texas woman who caused her lover’s shooting death by falsely crying rape was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter.

Tracy Denise Roberson, 37, cried a bit when the verdict was announced. The punishment phase was set for Monday, and she faces two to 20 years in prison.

In late 2006, Darrell Roberson came home from a late-night card game to find his scantily clad wife with another man in a pickup truck in the driveway. Tracy Roberson was with her lover but cried rape, and her husband fired four shots into the truck as Devin LaSalle drove off, killing him.

Darrell Roberson initially was arrested, but a murder charge was later dropped and a grand jury indicted Tracy Roberson instead.
During her three-day trial, defense attorneys called no witnesses but blamed LaSalle’s death on Darrell Roberson’s jealousy and rage.

But prosecutors placed all the blame on Tracy Roberson, showing evidence of the affair with LaSalle, 32, and a text message in which she invited him to her house that evening.

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