Court orders treatment referral for Rick Anthony Contreras after supervision violation

The court found that Rick Anthony Contreras violated a condition of his deferred adjudication and, after hearing from the defendant and counsel, accepted the parties’ agreement to deny an adjudication that would impose a prison term and instead ordered referral to an in-custody substance-treatment program (referred to in the hearing as SADA then corrected verbally to SADEC) followed by aftercare.

Contreras told the court he had missed reporting and that the period followed the death of his son; he acknowledged past substance use including methamphetamine and marijuana. The judge questioned him about frequency and employment. The parties told the court they agreed that a treatment referral was appropriate; the court instructed probation and the clerk to process the referral and directed conditions that included no residing with minors and no contact with the complainant.

The judge also discussed the limits of the court’s authority over custodial credit and stated that credits or trustee status are determined by jail or sheriff policies. The court encouraged the defendant to be candid with probation and to seek help, and the judge asked probation to assist with placement where possible.

The court entered the disposition on the record: violation found true, adjudication denied in favor of a treatment referral and aftercare, and behavioral conditions recorded in open court.