COURT NEWS

Courtney Shelton, Criminal District Attorney, releases the following information on cases disposed of in the 5th Judicial District Court for the Month of July and August 2025 with Bill Miller, Presiding Judge:

Jail/ Prison Sentences JULY David Lee Byrd Age: 47 Hughes Springs, Tx Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 7 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $355.00 in court cost Offense: Evading Arrest or Detention with a Previous Conviction Sentence: 7 years Institutional Division, TDCJ (Run concurrently) Daniel Lee Clark Age: 44 Texarkana, AR Offense: Burglary of a Habitation Sentence: 5 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $355.00 in court cost Offense: Theft of Material Copper <$20K Sentence: 8 months State Jail Division, TDCJ (Run concurrently) Zackery Ervin Jones Age: 34 Hughes Springs, Tx Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 5 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $1,000.00 fine and $370.00 in court cost Offense: Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements Sentence: 5 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $1,000.00 fine Offense: Possession of Marijuana Sentence: 12 months State Jail Division, TDCJ Pay $1,000.00 fine (Run concurrently) Jacob Mckinley Keener Age: 29 Bivins, Tx Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 5 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $1,000.00 fine and $355.00 in court cost Offense: Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information Sentence: 12 months State Jail Division, TDCJ (Run concurrently) Zachary James Moll Age: 21 Linden, Tx Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: Guilt Adjudicated, 8 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $2,000.00 fine, $180.00 restitution, and $404.00 in court cost Offense: Evading Arrest with a Vehicle Sentence: 8 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $355.00 in court cost Offense: Tampering with Physical Evidence Sentence: 8 years Institutional Division, TDCJ (Run concurrently) David Brandon Norris Age: 40 Dayton, Tx Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle Sentence: 12 months State Jail Division, TDCJ Pay $355.00 in court cost Vincent Pasquale Riddle Age: 33 Frankfort, IL Offense: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Sentence: 60 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $10,000.00 fine and $420.00 in court cost Qualan Deandre Sheppard Age: 35 Vivian, La Offense: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Sentence: 6 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Offense: Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility Sentence: 6 years Institutional Division, TDCJ (Run concurrently) Brandon Dean Strickland Age: 47 Hughes Springs, Tx Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 10 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $420.00 in court cost Offense: Attempted Tampering with Physical Evidence Sentence: 10 years Institutional Division, TDCJ (Run concurrently) Rodney Odale Wesley Age: 57 Hughes Springs, TX Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 8 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $355.00 in court cost Willie Carl Woodson Jr Age: 57 Hughes Springs, TX Offense: Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle Sentence: 7 years Institutional Division, TDCJ Pay $420.00 in court cost

AUGUST

Tavarius Jamal Taylor Age: 21 Little Rock, AR Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 2 days county jail Pay $2,000.00 fine and $170.00 court cost

Community Supervision Sentences JULY Stephen Jerrel Bishop Age: 56 Ore City, Tx Offense: Evading Arrest or Detention with A Vehicle Sentence: 10 years Institutional Division, TDCJ suspended, 8 years community Pay $1,000.00 fine and $404.00 in court cost Cortyvia Monae Gillette Age: 26 Fort Worth, TX Offense: Evading Arrest or Detention with A Vehicle Sentence: 10 years Institutional Division, TDCJ suspended, 10 years community Pay $1,000.00 fine and $454.00 in court cost Offense: Driving While Intoxicated Sentence: 180 days county jail suspended, 2 Years community supervision.

Pay $500.00 fine (Run concurrently) Carlina Ann Mccomb Age: 37 Atlanta, Tx Offense: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Sentence: 10 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $3,000.00 fine and $404.00 in court cost Michael Curtis Miles Age: 56 Hughes Springs, TX Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 10 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $3,000.00 fine, $180.00 restitution, and $404.00 in court cost Delanie Charles Stiger Age: 45 Avinger, TX Offense: Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon Sentence: 12 months Deferred Adjudication Pay $500.00 and $219.00 in court cost

AUGUST

Christopher Cade Dupree Age: 32 Atlanta, TX Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Sentence: 10 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $2,000.00 fine and $404.00 in court cost Offense: Burglary of a Building Sentence: 5 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $500.00 fine (Run concurrently) Xzaviar Antywan Edwards Age: 25 Atlanta, TX Offense: Attempted Tampering with Physical Evidence Sentence: 5 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $1,500.00 and $404.00 in court cost Queen City, TX Offense: Theft of Property >=$100<$750 Sentence: 12 months Deferred Adjudication Pay $500.00 and $219.00 in court cost Dusty Nichole Miller Age: 25 Atlanta, TX Offense: Fraudulent Use Debit Card Information Less Than 5 Items Sentence: 5 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $1,000.00 fine $690.21 restitution, and $404.00 in court cost Evan Alan Quinalty Age: 47 Linden, TX Offense: Arson Sentence: 10 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $500.00 fine and Riccardo Trevon Ross Age: 28 Linden, TX Offense: Tampering with Physical Evidence Sentence: 5 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $1,000.00 fine and $389.00 in court cost Offense: Evading Arrest or Detention Sentence: 115 days county jail (Run concurrently) Payton D-Anne Wertz Age: 27 Hughes Springs, TX Offense: Endangering a Child (X4) Sentence: 5 years Deferred Adjudication Pay $500.00 fine each and $404.00 in court cost (Run concurrently)