Five Donley County cases were among 29 pleas heard by the district court August 24 when it met in Childress.
District Attorney Luke Inman, along with Assistant District Attorney Harley Caudle, prosecuted the cases for the State of Texas, with the Honorable Judge Ron Enns presiding by assignment.
Jason David Herbert, 47, from Clarendon, was placed on four years probation for the first degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance in a drug free zone.
Herbert was arrested by Donley County Sheriff’s Deputy Vincent Marasco on May 29 and he pleaded to an information filed by the State on July 12.
Herbert was also ordered to pay a $4,000 fine to Donley County, $340 in court costs, $180 lab fee, and complete 400 hours of community service. If his probation is revoked, Herbert faces up to 99 years or life in the Institutional Division of TDCJ.
Mehgan Matthews, 39, from Iowa Park, was placed on ten years probation for the third degree felony offense of theft of service.
Matthews was arrested by Sheriff Butch Blackburn on March 25, 2021. Matthews was indicted by a Donley County Grand Jury on January 19, 2022.
Matthews was also ordered to pay $290 in court costs, $109,000 in restitution, and complete 200 hours of community service. If her probation is revoked, Matthews faces up to 10 years in the Institutional Division of TDCJ.
Paul Glynn Stewart, 61, from Arlington, was placed on three years probation for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance in penalty group two, Tetrahydrocannabinol.
Stewart was arrested by DPS Trooper Kelly Hill on September 9, 2022. Stewart was indicted by a Donley County Grand Jury on January 30, 2023.
Stewart was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine to Donley County, $290 in court costs, $180 restitution, and complete 100 hours of community service. If his probation is revoked, he faces up to two years in the State Jail Division of TDCJ.
Brandon Le Houghton, 29, from Hollister, Calif., was placed on three years probation for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, Tetrahydrocannabinol.
Houghton was arrested by Donley County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Stevens on June 12. Houghton pleaded to an information filed by the State on June 26.
Houghton was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine to Donley County, $290 in court costs, $180 restitution, and complete 100 hours of community service. If his probation is revoked, Houghton faces up to two years in the State Jail.
Donna Marie Hendon, 30, from Fort Worth, was placed on three years probation for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance in penalty group two, Tetrahydrocannabinol.
Hendon was arrested by Stevens on June 4 in Donley County. Hendon pleaded to an information filed by the State on June 16.
Hendon was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine, $290 in court costs, $180 restitution, and complete 100 hours of community service. If her probation is revoked, Hendon faces up to two years in the State Jail Division of TDCJ.
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