A woman that paid her boyfriend to kill her estranged husband has been sentenced to 12 years in
prison. Kelly Daws was convicted by a Jefferson County jury for criminal conspiracy. In
December of 2016, Jerry Daws a Port Arthur police officer, was stabbed multiple times at a Port
Arthur apartment complex. He survived the attack. Joal Riley, who is serving seven years for
his involvement, testified for the state earlier this week.