The district court heard two pleas from a Clarendon man when it met here on Monday, August 31.
District Attorney Luke Inman, along with Assistant District Attorney Harley Caudle, prosecuted the cases for the State of Texas, with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.
David Alexander Hurlbrink, 52, pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for six years for the enhanced first degree felony offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Hurlbrink, from Clarendon, was arrested by Donley County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Stubblefield on May 6. Hurlbrink pleaded guilty to an information filed by the State on July 14.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, Hurlbrink is also required to pay a $6,000 fine to Donley County, $390 in court costs, a $400 attorney fee, and successfully complete 400 hours of community service. If Hurlbrink violates probation, he could face up to 99 years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.
Hurlbrink also pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for six years for the enhanced second degree felony offense of unlawful possession of a firearm.
Hurlbrink was arrested by Donley County Sheriff’s Deputy Vincent Marasco on November 13, 2019. Hurlbrink was indicted by a Donley County Grand Jury on March 9.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, Hurlbrink is also required to pay $390 in court costs. If Hurlbrink violates probation, he could face up to 20 years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.
Hurlbrink was previously in the news in 2018 as the president and founder of Shekinta Ministries, which drew public attention in Clarendon for operating an alternative housing solution for parolees.
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