SIXTEEN SENTENCED IN BUSY WEEK OF DISTRICT COURT

(Washington Co. Jail)
A Brenham man has been sentenced to six years in prison in this week’s session of 21st District Court.
27-year old Ernest James Dever Jr. pleaded guilty to Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver – a second degree felony. He was sentenced to six years in prison and fined over $7,000.
Dever was also sentenced to 10 months on each of two counts of Possession of a controlled substance. The sentences will run concurrently.
Also sentenced to prison time was 27-year old Roy Newton Rogers of Brenham on a charge of Online solicitation of a minor under 14.
Rogers was sentenced to five years behind bars and must register as a sex offender upon his release.
Fourteen others were also sentenced in 21st District Court this week, including:
32-year old Mechael Kelly Burns of Santa Fe, was sentenced to seven years in prison for first degree felony Possession of a controlled substance.
46-year old Danny Leo Bonura of Brenham, sentenced to two-and-a-half years I prison for Credit card abuse.
35-year old Bradley Daniel Burden of Brenham had his probation revoked and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for a 2014 conviction for felony Possession of a controlled substance.
28-year old James Charles McRae of Bellville had his 2013 probation revoked for Theft of copper. He was sentenced to one year in jail.
31-year old Deandre Green of Washington had his probation for felony theft adjudicated and was sentenced to 10 months in jail.
34-year old Brandi Pittman of Brenham was sentenced to nine months in jail and fined $400 after her probation was adjudicated for a 2012 conviction for Tampering with a government record.
23-year old Gabino Ibarra Jr. of Houston was sentenced to nine months and fined $1000 after his probation was adjudicated for Theft between $1500-and-$20,000.
34-year old Jose Adolfo Oviedo of San Antonio was placed on eight years’ probation on each of two charges: felony Possession of a controlled substance and Tampering with physical evidence. Oviedo was also fined a total of $3,000 and ordered to perform a total of 400 hours of community service.
34-year old John Cody Lowe of Bellville was placed on seven years’ probation and fined $1500 for felony Possession of a controlled substance. Lowe must also perform 300 hours of community service.
56-year old Erwin Moore of Houston was placed on 10 years’ probation and ordered to pay over $14,000 restitution for Theft of livestock.
48-year old Emmitt Moore Jr. of Hempstead was placed on five years’ probation and ordered to perform 160 hours community service for Theft of less than $1500 with two previous convictions.
Three people, 60-year old Michael Amule Smith, 29-year old Lacey Andrade and 31-year old Carlos Ramirez, all of Brenham, were placed on three years’ probation on separate charges of Possession of a contolled substance.
Smith was fined $1000, while Andrade and Ramirez were each fined $1500.
