Ellis County and District Attorney Lindy Beaty announced that on November 21, 2025, Rashieta Uasia Brooks, 41, of Glenn Heights, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the second-degree felony of Injury to a Child.
The trial began on November 17. Jurors heard evidence that on May 21, 2024, Brooks repeatedly whipped her 9-year-old daughter with an extension cord, causing a severe laceration to the child’s eye. Rather than seek medical care or notify authorities, Brooks kept the girl home from school in an effort to avoid CPS involvement. The injury eventually came to light when the child’s aunt saw the wound and reported it to Child Protective Services. Despite the work of specialists at Children’s Hospital in Dallas, the child’s eye could not be saved and had to be removed.
The child, now 10, testified during the trial. She told the jury about years of abuse, including being beaten, forced into scalding hot baths, and not being allowed to use the restroom when needed.
“This child is perhaps the strongest, kindest, and most resilient person I have ever met,” lead prosecutor Chris Abel said. “To remain as gracious and loving as she is, despite years of abuse at the hands of the very person who was supposed to care for her the most, is exceptional.”
The jury returned a guilty verdict on November 21, and sentencing followed later that night before Judge Grace Pandithurai of the 443rd Judicial District Court. Brooks filed a notice of appeal immediately after sentencing. She will remain in the Ellis County Jail until she is transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Her parental rights have been terminated. The child is now living with her aunt in what authorities describe as a loving and stable home.
Assistant County and District Attorneys Chris Abel and Sherry Roeder prosecuted the case with support from Investigators Joe Aguilar and Lena Aguayo and Victim Assistance Coordinator Viola Martinez. The Glenn Heights Police Department investigated the case. Officials also thanked the Ellis County Children’s Advocacy Center, the medical team at Children’s Hospital in Dallas, and the child’s family members who stepped in to protect her.
