"Honestly, not a moment goes by that I do not have regret or remorse for what I've done," Donald Cooper said in court. "I am not a bad person at all." BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont man who previously entered a guilty plea to murder learned Wednesday morning he will spend 25 years in prison for a 2020 stabbing death. Donald Bryan Cooper appeared via Zoom before Judge Raquel West for sentencing. He told the judge, "Honestly, not a moment goes by that I do not have regret or remorse for what I've done.