Judge Boyd suspends sentence and places Javier Salazar on eight years of probation after no-contest plea to evading arrest

Javier Alejandro Salazar entered a no-contest plea in 187th District Court to a charge of evading arrest with a vehicle and received a 10-year sentence suspended and probated for eight years.

During the plea colloquy the court reviewed admonishments, the range of punishment and plea paperwork with Salazar and his attorney Blair Meadows. The parties told the court the state recommended community supervision for a 10-year term; the court accepted the agreement but imposed an eight-year term of probation with substantial conditions.

Judge Stephanie Boyd sentenced Salazar to a 10-year prison term, suspended and probated for eight years. Conditions listed in the judgment and read in court included regular reporting by Zoom or in person, random UAs, a defensive driving course, proof of employment within 30 days, a ban on employment with minors or as a home-health provider, 100 hours of community service or restitution, field visits for three months, and parenting classes (completion of which would satisfy some community-service hours). The court emphasized public-safety risk posed by evading and told Salazar to work with probation to meet conditions.

The court also advised Salazar on the limits of appeal under the plea bargain and noted the felony prohibition on owning or possessing weapons. The sentence and conditions reflect the plea agreement accepted and the court's exercise of discretion in determining the specific supervisory conditions.