Leonard Man Receives 13 Years

Fannin County District Attorney’s Office reports that Brandon Chappell received a 13-year sentence for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Chappell, his wife, and stepchildren moved to Leonard in August 2016. The victim, who is now 17, testified the sexual abuse started sometime after the start of her ninth-grade school year and continued until her mother and Chappell separated in 2017.