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The activity matters because the courthouse disposition schedule changed for several defendants: some received deferred adjudication and probation; others had pleas accepted with sentencing reset pending pre-sentence investigations.

Notable on-the-record plea actions and case-management orders included:
• Kennedy Webb pleaded guilty to a state-jail felony (false alarm/report to emergency services, cause 25VCCR0258) under a two-year deferred adjudication agreement with a $500 fine and a no-contact condition with named persons; court waived a pre-sentence report and deferred adjudication was ordered.
• Mark Hebert entered a guilty plea to a third-degree felony driving-while-intoxicated (third or more) and the court reset the case for a pre-sentence report and later sentencing; the plea agreement contemplated a five-year probated sentence, a $1,000 fine and other conditions to be determined at sentencing.
• Alexis Bourgeois Cooper pleaded guilty to a state-jail felony theft charge and the court reset the matter for sentencing and ordered a probation pre-sentence report to give the judge more information before sentencing.
• Crystal Bogan pleaded guilty to state-jail felony theft and the judge accepted the plea but reset for a pre-sentence report and future sentencing; the plea agreement referenced a four-year deferred adjudication and a $1,000 fine.
• Erica Messina pleaded guilty to evading arrest or detention with a vehicle; the court accepted the plea and ordered a pre-sentence report before sentencing.

For cases where the judge waived pre-sentence reports and followed plea terms, the court explained the rights being waived (including appellate rights) and warned noncitizen defendants of immigration consequences where required by law. In other matters the court specifically instructed defendants to stop by probation departments to start pre-sentence investigations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judge Raquel West's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","At the July 21 docket the court accepted multiple guilty pleas and either deferred sentencing, ordered pre-sentence reports, or set sentencing/reset dates in several cases.","taxTitle","252nd District Court, District Court Judges, Judicial, Texas","taxId",66306,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6162606,"Judge declines to revoke probation for Gustavo Vasquez, orders reporting changes and follow-up with probation office",294,3059000,3353000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2&start=3059&end=3353","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2/thumbnail_3059000.jpg","/articles/6162606/Texas/Judge-declines-to-revoke-probation-for-Gustavo-Vasquez-orders-reporting-changes-and-follow-up-with-probation-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6162606-aeda6f4a25bc671398ab3a38b1576577/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175997&Signature=Cf6vqtV3gWprU3frz~8klxq0XJueJtXF02T9QPOWFYsdzEn8uQT4vSlzMZV8Pdssi2u028fgoC3wa1KMzw7Qom~9x-ag4z4y7mAUUpqgkAYetYh5yGWWqEBkapWs0aLEFy5EY4FSmEylBDKTO3oOEebkykzrJpxHeiyg2OC44rsBnpO3aLxFqwrLtyoVj8XLn-cWmnjZ-ZpWmLmmTX9RTEoYxi7FqHRZsNkivvZLUHMCqDW18NuvnUeAkNLqsUela4AEfgJ2YmDhVoiaCOE5Fu5B6JLo7w6Y4~dZGWOACn6wfMYJ5LWNlfvEBANzrU5UseNb-Dkru6AY6agnHlxLXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge declined to revoke the probation of Gustavo Vasquez at a July 21 hearing but ordered immediate case management changes and follow-up with probation staff after finding inconsistencies in reporting and registration attempts.

The court said probation and treatment records showed Vasquez had made some attempts to comply but that his reported progress with provider Dr. Asteras was “below average and needs improvement.” The judge said it was difficult to revoke probation when there was evidence the defendant was attempting compliance and noted apparent communication lapses from an officer at the Port Arthur Police Department who had not returned calls or emails.

The judge ordered Vasquez to continue on probation, to make every effort to register and to document weekly contact attempts with probation and the reporting officer. The judge said he would move Vasquez to a different, higher-reporting caseload “so that he has to report more often” until registration and reporting problems were resolved. The court also instructed probation staff to contact the Port Arthur chief to determine why Officer Clark had not responded to calls and emails and to address any systemic reporting issues.

The judge emphasized that Vasquez must attend treatment appointments with Dr. Asteras and follow program requirements closely; the court warned that “below average and needs improvement is not going to be acceptable” going forward. The defendant was ordered to document calls and keep probation informed of attempts to register so the record shows a good-faith effort to comply.

Those directions preserved the probation sentence while raising supervision intensity and directing administrative follow-up to fix reporting gaps in another agency that the court said could place the community at risk if left unresolved.","At a probation-revocation hearing, the judge found evidence the defendant had attempted compliance and continued probation while directing a transfer to a higher-reporting caseload and instructing staff to contact a Port Arthur officer about reporting breakdowns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6162610,"Defendant pleads guilty to reduced murder charge and is sentenced to 20 years",322,5589000,5911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2&start=5589&end=5911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2/thumbnail_5589000.jpg","/articles/6162610/Texas/Defendant-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-murder-charge-and-is-sentenced-to-20-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6162610-d94ef40fe1139bb89baf2a707fd82f44/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175997&Signature=YUcEWb8x5sBiaNx5MiQQyzeWOsqcpV6aPaWonPfTEAemycBu-U7qCoK008gMQD5AojUiDNyWYV-BZ94xBY5sCvzfFTwfTW-taS~pFwRXWkK3uT9i749w9s3KfdxNRN5eNCVtgs5RPvrzByjs7KKXE7W-pLmwrJFlbSBXPiJoyTDqJyEVBKmB7AfOyVeDda4mplZmmRRWHKsk75tUYBWHz1vf~ZZNd48WKPBR6XssrEoJ7opT2IfoeRegyW-GSWwmOoObFQZLaofJHpU3xevxppvL74Dkfw3zVy8gE5qO15h6rXZeKqI3OWwpf2Dn173tzzu4MY4IP7IQKFf~DzMQ~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trisha Tarrant pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony (lesser included) and the court sentenced her to 20 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the judge announced at the July 21 hearing.

The case matters because the plea ended a homicide prosecution and produced a 20-year term to run consecutive to an earlier judgment in VanZant County, Texas; the court also entered the usual written admonishments about firearm possession and the defendant’s waiver of appellate rights.

On the record the judge confirmed that Tarrant said she entered her plea freely and voluntarily and that she understood the rights she was giving up. The judge said he would “find sufficient evidence to find you guilty, and at this time, find you guilty of the first degree felony offense of murder. Sentence you in accordance with your agreement to a term of 20 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections.” The court advised Tarrant of the firearm-restriction admonition and handed her a written certification of the trial-court admonition.

A victim impact statement was submitted and read into the record. The court accepted the statement on the record and provided copies to counsel and to the defendant. The judge instructed counsel to complete remaining paperwork, including discovery certifications, before the defendant was returned to custody for service of sentence.

The court also noted the plea produced a waiver of the defendant’s right to appeal and entered the formal written judgment consistent with the plea agreement.","Trisha Tarrant pleaded guilty to the lesser included first-degree murder charge and was sentenced to 20 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; the court accepted victim-impact material on the record.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6162615,"Judge denies motion to quash indictment in aggravated-assault case; trial set for next week",304,4898000,5202000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2&start=4898&end=5202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2/thumbnail_4898000.jpg","/articles/6162615/Texas/Judge-denies-motion-to-quash-indictment-in-aggravated-assault-case-trial-set-for-next-week","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6162615-706d5fdaae6339e85eea5b1950084576/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175997&Signature=AcaPr5eIP0cLpWjAumMxF6hpt4mCghKn5AK0I9gnk9utU-xtW7D-58qy4NBKDi0i11vdEge9aGb1ysAJnkCO~ePusd7pib0Urt4eRSps36ubwLsyxk0koO9DOM95Yb314OfyXJCMO~hYQ9Tsbp8crI1VIjzw8NMkQn0Vh57EL0j9yRDGM6LYdEsu3OIQZ48aHRm-I5XTz0L~R61eKwTJ~jbfKmcyRnyoAte1Wgdiyvis4Yh1g8YEtxJAJMtj6YlyhZoKqcU2vHf-zfFf5j2nz6Wb3ClMHLqPC6tGg7qIgbtudJ~mXZFeOVEsy2VR7Zug3DOJTviLQrjjl8W3D1jfww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge denied a defense motion to quash the reckless-conduct language in an aggravated-assault indictment and confirmed the case will proceed to trial next week with jury selection.

The motion was filed by the defense, which argued the indictment’s reckless-allegation lacked the statutory specificity required to inform the defense what acts the state intends to prove were reckless. The defense cited case law requiring the state to plead the “acts and circumstances” relied on to constitute recklessness.

Mister Gertz, defense counsel, urged the court to require the state to plead more specifically or to strike the reckless theory. The prosecutor, Mister Hoffpower, told the court the indictment tracks the aggravated-assault statute and routinely pleads intentional, knowing and reckless alternatives. The judge reviewed Article 21.15 language cited by defense and concluded the indictment sufficiently alleges the operative act — the defendant’s shaking with his hands — as the basis for intentional, knowing or reckless theories. The judge said he was “going to deny the motion to quash.”

The judge directed counsel to raise any further pretrial issues promptly; the defense said it might renew the challenge depending on evidence presented at trial. The court confirmed the case will be the first jury-selection matter on the calendar next Monday afternoon.

That ruling means the state will be permitted to present evidence at trial under any of the three culpable mental-state alternatives (intentional, knowing, reckless) alleged in the indictment, and the defense will preserve its objection for trial if it believes the evidence does not support a reckless theory.
","In cause 230782, the judge denied the defense's motion to quash parts of the indictment that allege recklessness in an aggravated-assault charge and kept jury selection on next week's trial calendar.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6162620,"Judge takes judicial notice, enters judgments on bond-forfeiture docket",463,1255000,1718000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2&start=1255&end=1718","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5438037-d9d43d82a32a6a96bf8548738559c7b2/thumbnail_1255000.jpg","/articles/6162620/Texas/Judge-takes-judicial-notice-enters-judgments-on-bond-forfeiture-docket","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6162620-a262350c14b5359897b49d4ec4c2967b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175997&Signature=R5sZ6RBayJl~6K7lFFgcKtVnmcbk9SZv0PYddmJo222azn5QjQpHLsQGwwpBecGYqnCCiVhvuhNEsGBy9yny418eXI5vNqMfnU9zbixXk6kTCekALPsAOfGZBzzT8nlfXWflbNcywhWdwisMI-tuL3Ue9pX3pGzae3EPP11JVc-Mj-qz99JUXBTY17YjvDl0CoRdudUMDE99WHeEcJQ6VSuWUK25Vi7J8HZxaBjqkwUCg5pl4QQdsmTxH50yzZ7JW3d2Y2HS3ZrYUZ1q-bwWLW0y0vquTxF8Kk-i492CKY1DHx6VbWLzqx-Y94KK5Ru~Tx8XGdMfECIVQJC7044hlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge took judicial notice of the court’s bond-forfeiture docket dated July 21, 2025, and ordered judgments on the listed bond-forfeiture matters after several defendants failed to appear.

The action matters because the court’s judgments either forfeit posted bonds or reset bonds to secure new appearances; those results can return defendants to custody or require new security to avoid arrest.

At the July 21 proceeding the judge called for readiness on the bond-forfeiture docket and, after noting multiple nonappearances, said the court would “take judicial notice of the bond forfeiture docket dated, today, 07/21/2025.” The prosecutor responded, “the state would request that the court take judicial notice of the underlying criminal case and the bond forfeiture case in each 1 of the cases listed on the court's, bond forfeiture docket of today's date.” The judge then said, “I will do that as well. Judgment's entered in each case.”

Individual entries announced in court included forfeiture or reset orders for nonappearance. For example, the judge announced forfeiture and reset of bonds at $100,000 for several matters noted on the docket, and specifically referenced cause numbers 250737 and 250738 as bond forfeitures for nonappearance. Court staff told several defendants to step forward to receive reset notices where the judge elected to reset rather than immediately revoke bail.

The courtroom exchange also recorded defendants who said they had attempted to hire counsel or were trying to arrange transportation; the judge or clerk instructed some to obtain counsel and to take reset notices to newly hired attorneys. The transcript shows the court routinely reset some matters when attorneys said they had a plea or mitigation packet pending, and entered forfeiture judgments for cases where defendants were absent and no counsel had appeared.

The proceedings focused on case management and ensuring the record reflected judicial action on the docket rather than exploring underlying merits of the listed criminal charges. Those affected will receive the court’s written orders; defendants with reset notices were told to see the clerk to collect the notice and to contact counsel if hired.","A Jefferson County judge took judicial notice of the court's bond-forfeiture docket dated July 21, 2025, entered judgments and ordered forfeitures or resets for multiple cases, citing nonappearance by defendants.","actionData","errors"]

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