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Killer Learns Fate for Brutal Box Cutter Murder
By Jamie Nash at Montgomery County Police Reporter
· July 10, 2026
· 1 min read
WALLER COUNTY, TX- A Waller County judge sentenced a man to life in prison Thursday for the 2020 murder of a Brookshire resident whose throat was cut with a box cutter. Judge Gary W. Chaney of the 506th Judicial District Court sentenced Ronald Brandyburg to life in prison on July 9 after hearing ...
Key takeaway WALLER COUNTY, TX- A Waller County judge sentenced a man to life in prison Thursday for the 2020 murder of a Brookshire resident whose throat was cut with a box cutter.
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Published: July 10, 2026 ·
Source: Montgomery County Police Reporter ·
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What is this story about? WALLER COUNTY, TX- A Waller County judge sentenced a man to life in prison Thursday for the 2020 murder of a Brookshire resident whose throat was cut with a box cutter. Judge Gary W. Chaney of the 506th Judicial District Court sentenced Ronald Brandyburg to life in prison on July 9 after hearing ...
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