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Man Sentenced for Assault With Rocks, Cones at Dallas Airport

A man who was shot by police after assaulting his ex-girlfriend and damaging her vehicle with traffic cones and rocks at Dallas Love Field has been sentenced to 10 years probation

Authorities said Shawn Nicholas Diamond was sentenced to probation June 1 after pleading guilty to the charges against him.

Diamond was arrested June 10, 2016, on charges of aggravated assault on a public servant and assault-family violence with offensive contact.

Dallas police said the 29-year-old Diamond struck his ex-girlfriend and her car with a traffic cone and large landscaping rocks outside the terminal at Dallas Love Field.

Officers shot Diamond after he advanced with rocks in his hands, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said.

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