▁to ▁animals ▁after ▁be ating ▁his ▁mal n our ished ▁hus ky . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁de ferred ▁sentence ▁of ▁prob ation ▁and ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁rest itution ▁and ▁other ▁fe es ; ▁the ▁charge ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁sentence . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County , ▁Colorado , ▁received ▁a ▁protection ▁order ▁against ▁him . ▁ ▁K elle y ▁attended ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Kings ville , ▁Texas , ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁volunte ered ▁as ▁a ▁helper ▁for ▁one ▁day ▁of ▁V ac ation ▁Bible ▁School . ▁Later ▁on , ▁he ▁stopped ▁volunte ering ▁at ▁the ▁summer ▁Bible ▁class ▁and ▁began ▁posting ▁about ▁at he ism ▁online . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁high ▁school ▁class m ates , ▁he ▁was ▁constantly ▁" try ing ▁to ▁pre ach ▁his ▁at he ism " ▁and ▁describing ▁people ▁who ▁believe ▁in ▁God ▁as ▁" st up id ", ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁delete ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁friend ▁on ▁Facebook ▁for ▁his ▁posts . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁shooting , ▁K elle y ▁was ▁again ▁living ▁at ▁his ▁parents ' ▁property ▁in ▁New ▁Braun f els . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁li ed ▁about ▁his ▁background ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁background ▁check ▁and ▁obtain ▁a ▁license ▁from ▁the ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁guard , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁security