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De Jesus accepts deferred adjudication in child-endangerment case; court sets supervision and services
Summary
Estrella Hernandez de Jesus pleaded guilty to abandoning or endangering a child, received a four-year deferred adjudication term and was ordered to complete parenting classes, TAP evaluation and community service; CPS involvement and supervised contact were addressed.
Estrella Hernandez de Jesus pleaded guilty in the 187th District Court to abandoning or endangering a child and received four years of deferred adjudication with multiple supervision conditions.
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted the plea, deferred a finding of guilt and imposed conditions recommended by the state and probation: no unsupervised contact with minors, a TAP evaluation in custody with follow-through on recommendations, 150 hours of community-service restitution and parenting classes with a partial deduction of community-service hours for completion. The court also ordered regular random UAs and monthly field visits by probation.
The record shows the children were left alone and a neighbor intervened after the younger child was found crying and banging on a window. The judge emphasized that the conduct placed the children at risk and ordered no contact with a named adult, Adrian Ruiz, and no unsupervised contact with minors. Child Protective Services (CPS) compliance and any parenting or supervised-contact plan would be coordinated through CPS; the judge said CPS could arrange supervised visitation if appropriate.
Defense counsel described the defendant’s arrangements for temporary caregiving and employment plans on release; the judge directed the probation department to schedule the TAP evaluation in custody and to follow the CPS plan. The court also set field visits and other reporting to ensure compliance and ordered behavioral and parental education as part of supervision.
The court reminded the defendant that, because she entered the plea and waived appeal, she had limited appellate remedies. The judge urged the defendant to prioritize her children’s safety as probation and CPS oversight proceed.
