Trapp Sentenced for Two Aggravated Assaults Involving a Gun

A man charged twice within ten days for aggravated assault involving a gun has been sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
35 year old Nathan Trapp entered a plea on Friday, October 6 to two counts of aggravated assault and received a six year sentence in each case on TDOC probation with 120 days to serve in the DeKalb County Jail. The two terms are to run concurrently with each other. Trapp was given jail credit from May 19 to October 6, 2017.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Tuesday, May 9 two deputies were dispatched to a residence on Magness Road due to a report of a physical domestic with shots fired. Trapp had already left the home by the time the officers arrived.
The deputies spoke with Trapp’s sister who said that Trapp had called wanting her to bring him some butterfly bandages for his head. Trapp’s sister arrived at the residence and heard a woman screaming. She then opened the door and saw Trapp hitting his girlfriend, 22 year old Taylor Nicole Hensley, in the head with a pistol. After trying to put Taylor in a head lock, Trapp placed the gun to her head and said he was going to shoot her. He then pointed the gun at his sister and said he was going to shoot her too. Trapp’s sister called for him to let Taylor go. Trapp then came at his sister, picked her up by her throat, and carried her out the door. Once outside the door, he shoved his sister down the steps. Trapp’s sister got into her vehicle and drove next door to call 911. As she was leaving, Trapp came out the door, pointed the gun at his sister, and fired several shots at her. She was not hit by the gunfire.Trapp was arrested the following day, Wednesday May 10.
Trapp was arrested days later by Smithville Police after he allegedly pulled a gun on another person during a confrontation outside at Walmart.
Police were called to Walmart on Friday, May 19 after receiving information that Trapp had pulled a gun on someone there. Officers spoke with the victims who stated that Trapp almost hit one of them with his vehicle as they were walking to enter Walmart. One of the victims waited outside the front doors to ask Nathan what his problem was and he made a rude reply. The other victim pushed Trapp back away from the first victim and he (Trapp) reached for a pistol in his waistband. The victims then backed off to avoid escalating the situation and Trapp entered Walmart. Officers found Trapp inside the store and detained him. It was discovered that Trapp didn’t have a license to carry the firearm and he was also under bond conditions barring him from possessing a firearm.
In a separate case, 39 year old Michael Alan Hendrix entered a plea to simple assault and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended. He will be on supervised probation and is seeking judicial diversion. He is under a restraining order to keep away from his victims.
Smithville Police received a 911 call on November 20, 2016 of shots being heard outside a residence. Upon arrival, police were informed that Hendrix had been observed leaving the area in a dark green Ford truck. Seven 9 millimeter shell casings were recovered from the front yard near the road. Police later spoke with Hendrix and determined through an investigation that he had fired rounds into the ground as a warning to one of his victims that he was coming for him.