EIGHT SENTENCED IN DISTRICT COURT
A Brenham man has been sentenced two years in prison after his probation was revoked.
53-year old Daniel Huff was arrested back in June of 2014 for Unauthorized use of a Motor Vehicle. In this week’s session of 21st Judicial District Huff’s probation was revoked and he was sentenced to two years in TDCJ. He was also fined $1000.
24-year old Charles Edward Bartley of Brenham had his probation revoked and was sentenced to eight months in jail for a 2010 conviction for Evading Arrest in a Vehicle.
Also in District Court:
55-year old Johnny Michael Mathis of Montgomery was placed on six years’ probation and fined $1500 for Third Offense Driving While Intoxicated. Mathis must also complete 250 hours of community service and had his driver’s license suspended for a year.
32-year old Austin Bishop of Austin was placed on 10 years’ probation and fined $1500 for Online Solicitation of a Minor. Bishop must also perform 500 hours of community service and spend 180 days in the Washington County Jail.
65-year Michael McReynolds of Brenham was placed on eight years’ probation for Aggravated Assault/Family Violence. McReynolds must also complete 200 hours of community service.
29-year Natasha Monique Johnson of Columbus was placed on five years’ probation and fined $1500 for Injury to a Disabled Individual. Johnson must also perform 300 hours community service.
30-year old Arturo Rodriguez of Brenham was placed on four years’ probation and fined $1500 for Evading Arrest in a Motor Vehicle. Rodriguez must also complete 160 hours of community service.
46-year old Katherine Lovings was placed on three years’ probation for each of three charges of Forgery of a Financial Instrument involving the Elderly. Lovings must also perform 120 hours of community service.
I don’t understand why Third Offense DWI always gets probation! He did get his license suspended but shouldn’t that have already been taken away? Most of these crimes get only a slap on the wrist. Do we need a new judge? Our crime will only get worse if there is no accountability.
Mr. Mathis would probably disagree with your assessment of a “slap on the wrist.” Maybe the guy hasn’t had a DWI in 30 years and has no other criminal history, maybe there was a problem with the case, or the officer moved… All are more plausible than, “no one at the courthouse cares about DWI’s, or crime in general.”
Just a quick search of this website shows slightly more than half the DWI’s have ended in prison. It looked like about half of those got their probation revoked.
Neither District Judge, or the District Attorney, or the Sheriff drew an opponent this year. It must not be as bad as you think it is. Find someone in the know and ask if things have gotten better or worse in the last 4 years. If it’s gotten worse, file your papers to run.
Probation for aggravated assault, really?