THREE SENTENCED IN DISTRICT COURT
Three people pleaded guilty and were sentenced last week in 21st and 335th Judicial District Court, before Judge Carson Campbell.
30-year-old Xavier Alvin-Malik Taylor of Brenham, sentenced to 9 months in state jail for Abandoning/Endangering a Child, a state jail felony. Taylor also had his probation revoked and was sentenced to 9 months in state jail for Evading Arrest/Detention with Previous Conviction, a state jail felony.
27-year-old Benjamin James Gantt of Burton, sentenced to 5 years’ probation for Assault of a Family Member Impeding Breath/Circulation, a third degree felony. Gantt was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, perform 150 hours of community service, complete a batterers intervention program and maintain no contact with the victim in the case.
18-year-old Kaden Guerrero of Brenham, sentenced to 5 years’ deferred adjudication probation for Injury to a Child, a third degree felony. Guerrero must also pay a $500 fine and $50 crime stoppers fee, perform 100 hours of community service, complete a batterers intervention program and take anger management classes. Additionally, he was sentenced to 3 years’ deferred adjudication probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2, Less Than a Gram, a state jail felony. The conditions of probation include paying a $50 crime stoppers fee and $180 lab fee, as well as completing a drug offender education program.