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Taylor had pleaded guilty to an assault-on-a-peace-officer second-degree felony and to a state-jail felony for credit-card abuse; the plea agreement capped the assault at five years and the financial offense at 12 months. The court reviewed a pre-sentence report and numerous jail incident reports and heard defense counsel's explanation that Taylor was struggling with mental-health issues and adverse medication effects while incarcerated.
The judge noted the jail record showed no incident reports since April 2025 and that Taylor reported improvement on a single medication currently prescribed. The court deferred adjudication in the assault case for 10 years and in the card-abuse case for five years, ordered a $500 fine in each case and required Taylor to enter and successfully complete the special-needs safety program, which combines mental-health and substance-use treatment and includes aftercare. The judge also noted pending matters in Fort Bend County must be resolved before Taylor could begin certain parts of the safety program.
Defense counsel and probation noted that Taylor had made progress during the most recent custody period. The judge emphasized the treatment focus of the dispositions: the sentence structure aims to provide treatment up front and supervision after release as a pathway to avoid a criminal conviction if Taylor complies.
The court handed Taylor the trial-court certifications and instructed probation to coordinate enrollment in the special-needs safety program after out-of-county holds were resolved.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judge Raquel West's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","Melissa Taylor was placed on deferred adjudication with treatment requirements after the court found mental-health issues and jail write-ups associated with medication problems; the judge ordered participation in a special-needs safety program and probation with monitoring.","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},6144429,"Court defers adjudication for Peyton Woodruff and orders substance and mental-health assessment and treatment",67,6439000,6506000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4&start=6439&end=6506","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4/thumbnail_6439000.jpg","/articles/6144429/Texas/Court-defers-adjudication-for-Peyton-Woodruff-and-orders-substance-and-mental-health-assessment-and-treatment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144429-fee7cf4c6acc496b3a42824217e66549/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431177&Signature=OVGQ2L5tKi6HbOHsWGsnkMcEg6ppRsjOHjzYsJwKv9Zx8WkivWxKgdUz7u-bmcYFrAT39mnWndaiHcPl2XdUhgYX0wdRzZWXtNjzfe~8StY3T~VLTN5tmdNg-yKdcJYIv~0orzf7zC1gi50XvriEUNNphdndWs6YekK71t1MJXvXMd0x2WbbZKdxLxpD98iLgqSyfkSVftM5tp2csE3Vz6LC-4FtWOjroZwOk4gZSIWCpShLa2JUgGvas0kbmjtofqHqS8gUxvKtskoeQ-qaDzabAIvgTp4pxgALWUVH26WkX8vpeJ9dz6THis7NI9Cl53ah0P96yui1wrpxLxe6IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge on Thursday deferred adjudication and placed Peyton Woodruff on probation in two separate cases: a state-jail felony burglary count and a second-degree felony robbery count. The court ordered substance-abuse and mental-health assessments and required any recommended treatment as conditions of probation.
Woodruff entered guilty pleas earlier. The court accepted pleas but deferred finding and placed her on probation for five years in the burglary case and ten years in the robbery case; each case included a $500 fine. The judge ordered a substance-abuse assessment and any recommended treatment and directed that mental-health recommendations be followed, explaining those steps were intended to address substance and mental-health issues the pre-sentence report raised.
The judge also ordered no contact with two identified victims, Toni Morrison and Logan Kotlerich, and with an identified ex-boyfriend, John Toups. The court told Woodruff that compliance with probation would avoid a felony conviction, but warned that violation could lead to revocation and exposure to the full range of punishment for the underlying offenses.
Prosecutor Mister Coleman urged a more punitive sentence; defense counsel argued that Woodruff's lack of prior criminal history and stated acceptance of responsibility supported probation and treatment. The court noted the pending local police drug case and instructed defense and prosecutor to monitor any outstanding investigations that could affect the disposition.","A judge deferred adjudication for Peyton Woodruff on burglary and robbery counts, placing her on probation with substance-abuse assessment and mental-health services and ordering no contact with named victims and one named person.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6144434,"Court denies bond reduction for Jordan Thomas, cites missed court date and new aggravated-assault allegation",0,10370000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4&start=10370&end=10370","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4/thumbnail_10370000.jpg","/articles/6144434/Texas/Court-denies-bond-reduction-for-Jordan-Thomas-cites-missed-court-date-and-new-aggravated-assault-allegation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144434-305969fdd97e3ef868f03115be331ee8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431177&Signature=jpVYgHlo-CV8GOa6XOv8j8RngUMg8xP2-CeVyEhyN8d-d60zYAgFP2Fd~MvQbQ9r681pN6zDwWJalkJ0OP6p9TL92qC8XhQYtMuNsMMgvVl1w6ZrRAimuzn7J~No79p2LBVYObtPtF4Uw789NbyVd2GA8HeuFSzL9uHH16n7Q9DHGTJE4Ry2iBHqKi1FCcyKR8aOh2P2NSHgsSm1Dlu04segScw4zZlkVV4MrQikTjkpI1W0~vKx2gZL5QZr9iWqYUeAkCbYQF-XDcCzXSuGUYhykl1c8f6iyesiTrNh4ysUJ6EnJ7mg7AnnmF5ZZtfBPJ-vQgFTo9EQ6V0Yla-YFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge on Thursday denied Jordan Thomas's request to reduce a $100,000 bond, citing Thomas's prior failure to appear in June 2024 and a subsequent aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon allegation that occurred while Thomas was out on bond.
Thomas had asked the court to lower his bond, saying his family had been unable to raise the amount and that he subsequently turned himself in in December. The court reviewed a history that included a bond forfeiture for nonappearance and the filing of a new aggravated-assault charge dated Aug. 18, 2024. Prosecutors opposed the reduction, noting the severity of the new allegation and the timing of the incident while Thomas was on bond for the prior case.
The judge said the combination of failing to appear and the subsequent serious allegation weighed against reducing bond, denied the motion and left the $100,000 bond in place. The judge ordered an announcement at the next court date and instructed the clerk to keep the matter on the docket for further scheduling.
Thomas will remain in custody pending further proceedings. The court record shows the state may pursue the aggravated-assault case in addition to the earlier charges; Thomas previously had a trial-set case and other pending matters referenced during the hearing.","A judge denied Jordan Thomas's motion to reduce a $100,000 bond after hearing that he missed a prior court date, later turned himself in and faces an aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon allegation that the court said raised safety concerns while he was previously on bond.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6144439,"Judge defers sentence and places Camden Jackson on seven-year deferred probation tied to ISF program",82,4330000,4412000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4&start=4330&end=4412","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4/thumbnail_4330000.jpg","/articles/6144439/Texas/Judge-defers-sentence-and-places-Camden-Jackson-on-seven-year-deferred-probation-tied-to-ISF-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144439-c6b602850772f6a07a1cc97287bc9ed4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431177&Signature=mDm4S-h5-vO5CppLUZbY4ug90cDU0e-5erZTM0Qfi56JNhK41QF7z0p-GgLzf6Hatan2LNEmIZ6aKQqV1EP8wPOGi1ThIQIE7TvhOIBVHRL8bJ~4Es01pzRXF~zsCMWOFsptbhA-4h6fwe0OUFYq662O1KMYxr-oLBR89FPmJmm7Hn4ZemwfUO~pSiCEDYupwhCQ~mbOUdSApZx65OHSGVnslyNfSaTXlQaoTrnfJq7E-C3qBHRVUgWLutEi7jrBWRKazuLON7BZz8H1ihs4GLU8b4UqgGBI~PCw8cyWMg0RXgLhMkw3B0fP0CdukSzZXWcikEB4Jecb7tvLIzY6Cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge on Thursday deferred adjudication and placed Camden Jackson on seven years of deferred probation but made the terms strict: any incident report during the county jail stay, while resolving out-of-county matters or after placement in the Intermediate Sanctions Facility (ISF), will be treated as a probation violation.
Jackson pleaded guilty earlier to organized criminal activity, a second-degree felony. At the hearing the court reviewed some 16 pages of jail incident reports and a pre-sentence report. The judge and prosecutor described repeated disciplinary write-ups in the Jefferson County Jail and highlighted a positive drug-detection incident and possession of shanks while in custody.
The court agreed to follow the plea agreement and deferred adjudication for seven years, ordered a $500 fine and required Jackson to enter and successfully complete the cognitive track of the ISF program, a treatment-and-supervision regimen geared toward younger defendants. The judge warned that the ISF program will be 0-tolerance: a single incident report could trigger a motion to revoke probation and return Jackson to prison. The judge emphasized that Jackson must also resolve related pending cases in Hardin County before entering ISF and must comply with rules while detained there.
Defense counsel noted the intention for Jackson to resolve out-of-county matters and enter ISF, and family members in court said they would support Jackson's compliance. The judge repeatedly cautioned Jackson that probation is an opportunity to avoid a felony conviction but that any serious lapse would subject him to revocation and exposure to a prison term for the second-degree felony range.
The court handed Jackson trial-court certifications reflecting the agreement and admonished him about firearm-possession ineligibility under Texas law.","A judge deferred adjudication for Camden Jackson and placed him on a stringent seven-year deferred probation tied to the county's ISF (Intermediate Sanctions Facility) program, with zero-tolerance for jail incident reports and instructions to resolve pending out-of-county cases first.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":90,"_43":113,"_45":113,"_47":114,"_49":115,"_51":116,"_53":117,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":118,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":119,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6144444,"Judge sentences Bryce Thomas to combined terms for weapons, theft and indecency but suspends one term and places him on probation",3342000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4&start=3342&end=3342","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5534112-94fb4481d2f9f1dd0b9b642a3b39c2f4/thumbnail_3342000.jpg","/articles/6144444/Texas/Judge-sentences-Bryce-Thomas-to-combined-terms-for-weapons-theft-and-indecency-but-suspends-one-term-and-places-him-on-probation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144444-5b22de58cff303d431456e937f40fc0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431177&Signature=gk5TJFCO8Rwd38UssVX5xWYRPDU4ON3ubNcYQYL2bM~rbFWTCLgHMIOzF~T1PbCvw34UERR9tKCmgmywBCq2xzaFs1DsCjj-1reJvchdOjw5~aVjG5bFZQ~CTQYf1bJpFFXZl7~cBZWLiAUqQbFZZFzJnMHfP8Z3VuvjxIk3g6ea1ic2NJao5P2c7s6YlcAVsFfTUgI1DVLtQVnIaagoHNnYcXaoboDacPGBQ75Vc7f2GDyx6Z70OsZYGGwlyz8AEflKToNmJxhEzH6DThXeimPSS4GH5484CIFEcjfBE4f8IP5B5gtq6EpqDASTM9P5CdEJFj2ggkv5H0IIWscV4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Jefferson County judge on Thursday sentenced Bryce Thomas on multiple felony convictions involving prohibited weapons, a theft of a firearm and indecency with a child by exposure, ordering prison time on three counts and deferring proceedings and probation on another count.
The judge found sufficient evidence to convict Thomas of possession of prohibited weapons on two third-degree felony counts and sentenced him to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on each of those counts. For a state-jail-felony theft of a firearm charge the court imposed a two-year state-jail sentence. For a third-degree indecency-with-a-child-by-exposure count the judge deferred adjudication, suspended a 10‑year institutional sentence and placed Thomas on probation for 10 years with conditions, including treatment and a $500 fine.
The judge told Thomas he would receive credit for time already served on each sentence and warned that the suspended probation would run consecutively, meaning the probation period would not begin until after any prison time is served. The court also provided a written admonishment that, because of the judgments, Thomas is ineligible under Texas law to possess a firearm or ammunition.
Prosecutor Mister Coleman urged a significant sentence, describing the facts the state says show thefts from patrol vehicles, conversion of a weapon to fully automatic fire and conspiracy with a juvenile. Defense counsel Mister Burbank pressed for leniency and referenced Thomas’s youth and prior status; Thomas addressed the court briefly and acknowledged poor decisions while in custody. The judge said the lengthier prison terms were driven in part by the custody time Thomas already has served and by the seriousness of the weapon allegations.
The court also discussed that a probation term can be ordered to run consecutively after incarceration; after confirming authority and practice with counsel, the judge directed that the ten-year probation in the deferred case would run consecutive to the imposed prison terms. If Thomas violates that probation, the judge warned, he could face up to the full term in that count. Thomas was given copies of the trial-court certifications and the written firearm-admonishment before being returned to custody.
Less critical details: the state had filed a sentencing memorandum and the pre-sentence report and jail incident reports were considered by the court. The court noted a number of incident reports in Thomas’s jail file and referenced them in explaining the decision to impose prison time on several counts rather than probation on all counts.","A judge handed down multi-part sentences Thursday in the cases of Bryce Thomas, imposing prison terms for two prohibited-weapon counts and theft of a firearm, and suspending sentence for an indecency count and placing Thomas on 10 years’ probation, with conditions including treatment and a fine.","actionData","errors"]

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