North Texan gets 12 years for helping brother avoid capture in 2008 killing of his teen daughters Yassein Said, 59, was convicted by a jury for helping Yaser Said hide from police for over a dozen years. Yaser was suspected of shooting ... his two daughters inside his taxicab in 2008.

June 4, 2021   

(Dallas Morning News) His brother was accused of gunning down his own teenage daughters as they sat inside his taxicab. But Yassein Said didn’t turn him in.

Instead, he helped Yaser Said hide from police for over a dozen years, authorities said. On Friday, a federal judge sentenced Yassein Said to 12 years in prison for helping his brother avoid capture.

A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted Yassein Said, 59, in February of conspiring with his nephew to hide his brother, the double murder suspect, as well as obstruction.

Sentencing guidelines recommended a 24- to 30-month sentence but the former Uber driver faced up to 30 years in federal prison.

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