District court delivers three convictions

The 100th District Court heard three pleas resulting in convictions when it met in Clarendon October 7. 

District Attorney Luke Inman, assisted by Greg Buckley, prosecuted the cases for the State of Texas with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.

A total of $9,000 in fines was assessed as a result of the pleas that took place on October 7.  In addition to the fines, the defendants were required to pay a total of $1,128 in court costs.
Bradley Ray Southerland pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate Guilt of Defendant and was convicted and sentenced to ten years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Southerland, a 36-year-old Wellington resident, was originally indicted by the Collingsworth County Grand Jury on February 22, 2010.

On March 5, 2010, Southerland pleaded guilty to the second degree felony offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that occurred on November 7, 2009, in Collingsworth County. 

The 100th Judicial District Community Supervision Department forwarded a violation report to the District Attorney’s office on September 2, 2010.  The State filed the motion to adjudicate on September 16, 2010, alleging four violations of community supervision.

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon is defined as a 3g offense in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, requiring Southerland to complete at least 50 percent of the sentence before becoming parole eligible, according to Inman.

Southerland pleaded true to all violations contained in the State’s motion and was sentenced to ten years in the TDCJ.  Southerland is also required to pay $376 in court costs to Collingsworth County, and a $5,000 fine.

Jeffrey Neil Henson pleaded to two third degree felonies resulting in two, eight-year convictions.

Henson pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Revoke Community Supervision and was convicted and sentenced to eight years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

On March 8, 2010, Henson originally pleaded guilty to the third degree felony offense of driving while intoxicated 3rd or more that occurred on September 19, 2009, in Hall County. 

The State filed the motion to revoke on September 1, 2010, alleging five violations of community supervision after receiving the violation report on August 19, 2010.

One of those violations was for another DWI offense while on probation that occurred on July 15, 2010.  Henson pleaded guilty to the complaint and information filed by Inman on October 6, 2010 for the additional third degree felony offense.

Henson pleaded true to all violations contained in the State’s motion and was sentenced to eight years in the TDCJ, along with pleading guilty to the new DWI offense.  Henson is required to pay $752 in court costs to Hall County, and a $4,000 fine.

On October 18, the court met in Panhandle and heard 13 pleas, resulting in eight convictions and five deferred adjudications. 

Inman, assisted by Scott Sherwood, prosecuted the cases with Judge Messer presiding.

A total of $43,500 in fines was assessed as a result of the pleas that took place on October 18, $9,500 of which was paid in full to the Carson County Clerk’s Office on that date.  In addition to the fines, the defendants were required to pay a total of $4,321 in court costs and $840 in restitution.

Christopher Lee Allred pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate Guilt of Defendant and was convicted and sentenced to two, 10-year sentences in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Marlon Dwayne Taylor was convicted of the Class A Misdemeanor offense of possession of marijuana.  Taylor was convicted and sentenced to one day in the Carson County Jail. 

Jesse Joseph Godinez Jr. was placed on probation for a period of four years for the third degree felony offense of possession of marihuana.  Godinez pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Shane Allen Nowka was placed on probation for a period of two years for the third degree felony offense of possession of marihuana.  Nowka pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Luis Alfonso Ruiz Vega was placed on probation for a period of five years for the state jail felony offense of money laundering.  Vega was convicted and sentenced to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ, but the sentence was probated for a period of five years. 

Bilal Jamal Woodard was placed on probation for a period of two years for the second degree felony offense of possession of marihuana.  Woodard was convicted and sentenced to ten years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ, but the sentence was probated for a period of two years. 

Kimberly Michelle Newman was placed on probation for a period of three years for the second degree felony offense of possession of certain chemicals with intent to manufacture a controlled substance.  Newman pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the second degree felony offense.

Zachary Wade Skinner was placed on probation for a period of five years for the second degree felony offense of possession of certain chemicals with intent to manufacture a controlled substance.  Skinner pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the second degree felony offense.

Joseph Ben Willis was convicted of the Class A Misdemeanor offense of assault.  Willis was convicted and sentenced to six months in the Carson County Jail, but the sentence was probated for a period of one year. 

Tyrone Woods Campbell was convicted of the Class A Misdemeanor offense of possession of marihuana.  Campbell was convicted and sentenced to one day in the Carson County Jail. 

Iris Ramona Douglas was placed on probation for a period of three years for the third degree felony offense of possession of marihuana.  Douglas pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Donnell Lamarris Spanks was placed on probation for a period of five years for the third degree felony offense of possession of marihuana.  Spanks was convicted and sentenced to ten years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ, but the sentence was probated for a period of five years.