Judge Stephanie Boyd issues deferred adjudications, probation conditions and bond limits in courtroom docket

Judge Stephanie Boyd presided over a docket of plea hearings in the 187th District Court during which she imposed deferred adjudication and probation conditions, set restitution deadlines and added bond limits for multiple defendants.

The orders affect defendants in several separate cases, including an affirmed sentence in a DWI matter, two deferred adjudications with specific reporting and treatment requirements, a deferred adjudication tied to restitution payments, and a bond condition prohibiting driving pending a contested hearing.

The actions matter to victims, probation officials and employers because they include restitution amounts, requirements for random drug testing or ignition interlock/GPS, and limits on employment in certain jobs. Several orders also include deadlines for payment or compliance that the court set at later dates.

In the most significant sentencing announced from the bench, the court accepted a plea in a driving‑while‑intoxicated third‑or‑more case and imposed a prison sentence that was suspended in favor of probation. The transcript records the court's disposition as "10 years in prison suspended and probated for 8 years," with a $2,000 fine to be probated, 200 hours of community‑service restitution, a requirement of 90 sober meetings in 90 days, a TAP (treatment) evaluation, referral to felony drug court, DWI education and a two‑year driver's license suspension. The judge also offered a choice on short custodial time: 10 days in the Bexar County Jail or 30 days on GPS (partial, for employment only) and set a GPS installation deadline later in the record.

In a separate pair of cases (case numbers 2025CR004949 and 2025CR004950), the court sentenced Jared Michael Wade to concurrent deferred adjudications of six years with standard conditions. The judge described the terms from the bench: "The court is gonna send it to you to 6 years deferred adjudication. There's regular reporting by Zoom or in person, regular random UAs, proof of employment within 30 days, no employment as a home health care provider or with minors, 100 hours of community service restitution. I'm gonna order parenting classes. Once those are completed, the community service hours will be deemed satisfied." The court also ordered no contact with the named victim and monthly field visits for an initial period.

The court imposed a five‑year deferred adjudication in the case of Mariano Rendon (cause 2024CR2339B) with conditions that include regular reporting (by Zoom or in‑person), random drug testing, proof of employment once released, no employment with minors or in certain caregiving positions, anger‑management and a TAP evaluation, 200 hours of community service with 100 hours waived upon completion of anger management, and a no‑contact order with the named complainant.

Jordan Christopher Armstead's plea was concluded and the court ordered two years of deferred adjudication with conditions including regular reporting, random UAs, proof of employment within 30 days, prohibition on working with minors or as a home health caregiver, 200 hours of community service (or trade school certification as an alternative) and monthly field visits for three months. The judge explicitly linked early termination consideration to completion of ordered programming and employment progress.

In the matter of Efron Martinez Soto (2025CR000850), the court accepted the parties’ plea framework and set a payment deadline for restitution. Soto had already paid $2,000 toward a $10,800 restitution total; the court reset the case for a compliance check on September 8 and recorded the remaining balance as $8,800 to be paid by that date.

The court also modified bond conditions for Mario Alberto Vargas in an alleged offense that remains set for a contested hearing, adding a no‑driving condition until the contested hearing scheduled for Sept. 8, 2025. The judge stated the restriction was being imposed to protect the community while the contested hearing remains pending.

Several matters were continued or reset for plea deadlines or contested hearings; multiple defendants were told to sign reset forms and return on the dates set for status checks.

Cases and outcomes at a glance: • Evigan (Ed) Liao — DWI (third or more): plea accepted; sentence entered as 10 years in prison suspended and probated for 8 years; $2,000 fine probated; 200 hours community service; 90 sober meetings; TAP evaluation; referral to felony drug court; ignition interlock for half the term; GPS installation required by a court‑set date; field visits monthly. (Transcript: court pronouncement of suspended sentence and conditions.) • Jared Michael Wade — Causes 2025CR004950 and 2025CR004949: six years deferred adjudication (concurrent) with reporting, random UAs, proof of employment, no employment with minors/home health, 100 hours community service (waived upon parenting class completion as specified), parenting classes; no contact with victim; monthly field visits. (Transcript: judge read sentence and conditions.) • Mariano Rendon (2024CR2339B) — five years deferred adjudication with reporting, random UAs, proof of employment after release, no employment with minors/home health, anger management, TAP evaluation, 200 hours community service (100 waived after anger management), no contact with named individual. (Transcript: court order.) • Jordan Christopher Armstead — two years deferred adjudication with reporting by Zoom or in person, random UAs, proof of employment within 30 days, job restrictions (no home‑health/minor employment), community service or trade‑school alternative, monthly field visits. (Transcript: plea and sentencing language.) • Efron Martinez Soto (2025CR000850) — restitution originally $10,800 to Gregory Brooks; $2,000 paid; court reset compliance hearing to Sept. 8 with remaining balance $8,800 due. (Transcript: prosecutor and court discussed payments and set date.) • Mario Alberto Vargas — contested hearing set for Sept. 8, 2025; bond condition added: no driving pending the hearing. (Transcript: court set bond condition.)

The court repeatedly told defendants that, because plea bargains included waivers of appeal, they did not have permission to appeal absent specific pretrial motions. Several orders clarified that deferred adjudication does not appear as a conviction but will remain on court records and that revocation could expose defendants to the maximum sentence in the underlying felony range.

The court recessed after taking pleas and sentencing where agreements were complete and scheduled return dates on reset forms for other matters.