A Lampasas County man has been sentenced to life in prison after his attempt to represent himself in court was unsuccessful.

Tutankhamun Holt, 36, of Kempner, stood trial on an aggravated kidnapping charge after he was accused of helping a mother kidnap her daughter near Killeen in 2016.

Holt chose to represent himself in the two-week trial. It took less than 20 minutes for a jury to reach their decision, the Temple Daily Telegram reported.

"He had a fool for a client," Michael White, Holt's "standby attorney," told the newspaper.

In November 2016, Holt helped his girlfriend, Bobbi White, abduct White's 7-year-old daughter. An Amber Alert was issued, and the child was found unharmed in Alabama.

White didn't have custody of her daughter, and she and Holt were charged with interference with child custody. The couple was later charged with aggravated kidnapping, KWTX reported in 2017.

Holt has to spend 30 years in prison before parole eligibility, the Temple Daily Telegram reported.