SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKS IN THREE ON CHARGES INCLUDING EVADING & RESISTING ARREST, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, CRIMINAL TRESPASS

  

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported three arrests between Tuesday and Thursday.

Close to 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Corporal Rosa Salinas initiated a traffic stop in the 3000 block of Highway 290 East for following too closely.  Upon making contact, she reported detecting an odor of marijuana, so a search of the vehicle was conducted.  The driver, 25-year-old Bryan Torres Guerrero Jr. of El Campo, was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail.  Guerrero was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2, 1-4 Grams.

At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Deputy Robert Neuendorff and Lieutenant Eric Crosby attempted to execute an arrest warrant in the 100 block of East Main Street when they say the subject fled on foot.  The subject was apprehended at a nearby business and transported to the Washington County Jail.  36-year-old Anthony Lee Vela of Brenham was charged with Evading Arrest or Detention; Resisting Arrest, Search or Transport; and Motion to Revoke Probation – Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1/1B, Less Than a Gram. 

Around 2:45 a.m. Thursday, Deputy Chris Holmes reported observing a suspicious person sitting in a parking lot in the 8700 block of Highway 290 East.  The individual, identified as 59-year-old Joe Lee Phillips of Chappell Hill, had an active criminal trespass warning on file for the location and was taken into custody.  Phillips was transported to the Washington County Jail and charged with Criminal Trespass.