Cameron Hogg will spend the next 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to murdering Asia Womack because she beat him in a basketball game at a Dallas park on Oct. 3, 2022. (Hogg: Dallas police; Womack: Obituary; Hoop: KDFW)
A man agreed to a plea deal with Texas prosecutors that will put him in prison for two decades for killing a woman who beat him in a pickup basketball game.
Cameron Hogg was set to go to trial on a murder charge in the death of 21-year-old Asia Womack but took the plea deal offered by Dallas County prosecutors. He’ll plead guilty to murder on Thursday.
“It’s a slap in the face because it’s pretty much saying that Asia’s life was only worth 20 years. That’s basically what they’re saying,” Womack’s mother Andrea Womack told local Fox affiliate KDFW.
Dallas police officers responded to a shooting around 7:40 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2022, in the 4100 block of Hamilton Avenue where they found Womack suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Dallas Fire-Rescue took Womack to a hospital where she died.
Womack’s family previously told KDFW that Hogg was mad because she had beaten him in a pickup game at a park earlier in the day. After the game, Hogg took his children home and returned to the park with a gun where he shot Womack five times, including as she was falling down.
Andrea Womack said prosecutors told her a plea deal was a possibility because he was claiming self-defense. She said his admission that he killed her daughter gives her some semblance of justice. She will have a chance to give a victim impact statement on Thursday.
“I forgive him. But at the same time, I just want him to see the hurt. I just want him to see the hurt that’s on my face,” she said. “You can’t imagine what’s in my heart. Just to be able to look at him and face him and get some closure.”
Asia Womack played basketball at James Madison High School in Dallas. She liked hooping so much that her family broke up her obituary into four quarters, just like a basketball game.
“Asia, affectionally known as ‘Fat Baby’ has a passion for basketball since a early age,” stated her obituary. “Asia was designed like no other. Her gift was expressed through her love for basketball. She had a big heart filled with so much love, joy, and laughter. She had a smile that could brighten your day. Asia was a member of Gospel Tabernacle Church under the pastoral leadership of Bishop David E. Martin. She was an active participant in the Generation Next Ministry and the Youth Providence Ministry.”
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Alberto Luperon contributed to this report
