A Donley County case was one of four pleas that were heard by the District Court when it met in Childress on Thursday, January 28.
District Attorney Luke Inman, assisted by Greg Buckley, prosecuted the cases for the State of Texas, with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.
Jesus Serrano-Perez was placed on probation for a period of three years for the third degree felony offense of evading arrest in a motor vehicle. Serrano-Perez was indicted on January 25 by the Donley County Grand Jury.
Serrano-Perez, 36 from Cleveland, Tex., was arrested in Donley County for the offense that took place on September 20, 2015 by DPS Trooper Justin Dillman.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, Serrano-Perez is required to pay a $3,000 fine to Donley County, $488 in court costs, complete 200 hours of community service, and a $500 transfer fee. If Serrano-Perez violates probation, he could face up to ten years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.
Shelly Renae Southerland, 33 from Wellington, pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate and was sentenced to 18 months in the State Jail Division of TDCJ for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance.
On November 2, 2015, Southerland originally pleaded to the charges from the October 6, 2015, offense in Collingsworth County, when he was arrested by Collingsworth County Deputy Billy Doss. The State filed the motion to adjudicate on December 22, 2015, alleging four violations of community supervision.
Southerland is also required to pay $376 in court costs to Collingsworth County, a $1,000 fine, and $180 restitution.
Bryson Thomas McElroy was placed on probation for a period of three years for the third degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. McElroy plead to an information filed by the State on January 27, 2016, and was placed on deferred adjudication.
McElroy, 20 from Delwin, FL, was arrested in Childress County for the offense on August 10, 2014, by Childress Police Department Sergeant Jerrald Johnson. If McElroy violates probation, he could face up to ten years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.
Flavio Estrada was placed on probation for two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Estrada pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.
Estrada, 34 from Amarillo, was arrested in Childress County for the offense on July 14, 2015 by Todd Gambol. Estrada plead to an information filed by the State on September 3. If Estrada violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.
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