Guilty plea gets woman three years on probation

A Clarendon woman was placed on deferred adjudication Monday after pleading guilty to aggregated theft when the district court met in Wellington.

Amanda Renee Roys was placed on probation for a period of three years for the third degree felony offense of aggregation of amounts involved in theft.  Roys pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Roys, a 26-year-old resident of Clarendon, was arrested in Collingsworth County for the offense that took place on July 9, 2009.  Roys was the secretary of Collingsworth County Attorney
Keith Davis where the aggregated thefts took place.

“Texas Ranger Jay Foster did an excellent job in investigating this case which resulted in the plea today,” said Inman. “His expertise in aggregated theft investigations is exception and is very appreciated by my office.” 

Roys pleaded guilty to a complaint and information filed by the State on August 26, 2010. 
If Roys violates probation, she could face up to 10 years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.

A total of $1,000 in fines was assessed as a result of the plea that took place on November 1.  In addition to the fines, the defendant was required to pay a total of $376 in court costs and $15,233.79 in restitution.

District Attorney Luke Inman prosecuted the case for the State of Texas with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.

The court also met in Memphis last Friday, October 29, and heard one plea resulting in a conviction.

Jeffrey Mark Butler was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 

Butler, 27-year-old Turkey resident, was convicted and sentenced to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ, but the sentence was probated for a period of two years. 

“Hall County Chief Deputy Tom Heck responded to domestic disturbance and did a thorough investigation into that matter which resulted in a felony conviction today,” said Inman.
Butler was arrested in Hall County on May 17, 2010, and was later indicted by a Hall County Grand Jury on June 29, 2010.

A total of $1,000 in fines was assessed as a result of the plea that took place on October 29.  In addition to the fines, the defendant was required to pay a total of $376 in court costs.