A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a fellow student during a violent school fight has been sentenced to 10 years in prison — the maximum allowed for his conviction.
Caysen Allison, now 21, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2022 death of 18-year-old Jose “Joe” Luis Ramirez Jr. during a bathroom altercation at Belton High School. The sentencing was handed down by Judge Wade Faulkner on June 23 in the 478th Judicial District Court, following emotional testimony from school staff and the victim’s family.
The deadly fight took place on May 3, 2022. According to court documents, a friend of Ramirez captured the incident on video, showing Ramirez punching Allison before Allison retaliated — swinging at him with a knife.
The situation quickly escalated. As other students fled the bathroom, Allison allegedly cornered Ramirez and delivered the fatal blow. Surveillance cameras caught the aftermath, showing Ramirez stumbling out of the bathroom and collapsing in the hallway, bleeding heavily.
Police arrested Allison later that day. He admitted to stabbing Ramirez during questioning, according to the arrest affidavit.
During the trial, Allison’s defense attorney argued the teen had acted in self-defense after being “forced into fighting” Ramirez and a group of his friends. That claim appeared to sway the jury, who opted for the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide instead of murder or manslaughter.
Initially, Allison faced a possible sentence of six months to two years in a state jail facility. However, the judge granted the prosecution’s request to add a deadly weapon enhancement to the verdict. That move raised the possible sentence to between two and ten years in prison, with no possibility of parole.
The full 10-year sentence was ultimately handed down, though Allison will receive credit for the 74 days he spent in jail before posting bail. He remains in custody awaiting transfer to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility.
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