Attorney agreed to sentence a homeless Bryan man to 25 years in prison after he was found guilty of beating a sex offender to death with a steel pole.

The punishment phase of 24 year-old Danny Grammer's trial was set to start at 9 a.m in the Brazos County Courthouse Thursday morning, but the district attorney's office confirms an agreement had already been reached. Grammer, originally from Madisonville, was facing a maximum of 99 years in prison. He will get credit for time served, a year and a half, and is eligible for parole in 11 years.

Defense Attorney, Rick Davis said District Judge Steve Smith may transfer Grammer from the Brazos County Jail to a treatment facility. Grammer was raped at the age of 9.

A panel of nine men and two women found him guilty at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

Grammer admitted to killing 20 year-old Dale Ellis, but entered a plea of insanity on the first day of trial. The main focus of the six days of testimony was his state of mind when he fatally beat Ellis, who was also homeless. His body was found in an abandoned downtown Bryan laundromat in February 2009 with several large gashes on the front and back of his head.

The two men knew each other and had both been kicked out of the Twin City Mission shelter prior to the incident. Grammer told witnesses he randomly encountered the man in the building and struck up a conversation. It was well known in the homeless community that Grammer disliked Ellis for being a registered sex offender. Ellis had previously been convicted of molesting a 6-year-old girl.

Two psychologists testified during the trial, one called by prosecutors and one called by the defense. Each gave different opinions on Grammer's state of mind. The defense's expert said he was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and entered an dissociative state during the beating. The prosecution's expert said Grammer acted out of rage, but was not insane.

Prosecutors presented DNA evidence indicating he wore a pair of jeans found with Ellis' blood near the crime scene.

Grammer told both psychologists he blacked out and doesn't remember anything about his crime, other than picking up the steel pipe and hearing it clang against the ground after he dropped it.

District Attorney Bill Turner said Grammer attempted to wipe the murder weapon clean after Ellis died and lied to investigators after the killing.

He will get credit for time served, which is a year and a half, and is eligible for parole in 11 years. District Judge Steve Smith may recommended Grammer be transferred to a prison psychiatric ward.