articleThe Brief 29-year-old Xavier Bass received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the June 2024 murder of his father in Fort Worth. Prosecutors stated Bass drove from Georgia to South Fort Worth to shoot 54-year-old Gene Bass, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant and local JROTC instructor. A 29-year-old Georgia man was sentenced to life in prison Monday after pleading guilty to the June 2024 murder of his father, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant and Crowley ISD JROTC instructor, in Fort Worth. Life sentenceA Tarrant County jury sentenced Xavier Bass, 29, to life in prison for the fatal shooting of 54-year-old Gene General Bass. Following the shooting, Xavier Bass left the scene in his vehicle and drove back to Georgia.