In Dallas, a jury sentenced prison escapee Randy Halprin...

In Dallas, a jury sentenced prison escapee Randy Halprin to death today for his role in the Christmas Eve 2000 slaying of a police officer. On Monday, jurors convicted Halprin of capital murder in the death of officer Aubrey Hawkins, who came upon Halprin and six other prison escapees during the robbery of an Irving sporting goods store. Hawkins was shot and run over while trying to stop the seven, who escaped in mid-December 2000 from the Connally Unit, near Kenedy in Karnes County in South Texas. 6 of the fugitives were caught in January 2001 in Colorado; the 7th killed himself rather than be taken. Halprin is the 5th of the escapees to be convicted of capital murder in Hawkins' death.