Defendant Jeffrey Guerrero granted deferred adjudication; court and providers plan inpatient treatment transfer

A Bexar County court accepted a plea from Jeffrey Guerrero and deferred a finding of guilt while arranging for mental-health treatment and potential residential placement, records and courtroom remarks show.

Guerrero entered a plea of no contest to arson-related charges. His attorney and the state agreed to a plea package; the court deferred the finding of guilt and offered two weeks for the defense to submit supporting material in lieu of a pre-sentence investigation. The defense waived a PSI and TAP evaluation and elected a two-week reset.

The judge discussed treatment options on the record and confirmed that Salvation Army residential services had agreed to accept Guerrero. Court staff and defense counsel discussed transport logistics; the judge said transport could be arranged through the court’s mental-health transport coordination (referred to in court as PICU). The judge summarized the next steps and said, “The only thing he has said to me from the first moment I met him was I want help.”

The court ordered a mental-health evaluation (to be completed in custody or via the program’s intake as appropriate), a TAP evaluation out of custody, and specified conditions the defendant must meet if released to the residential program. The court’s orders included a requirement to follow program recommendations, community-service hours, proof of income or SSI within 90 days, and a statement that probation will conduct monthly field visits until further notice.

Defense counsel and the program’s representative indicated an intent to coordinate transportation and immediate entry into the residential program if the logistics are finalized. The judge instructed probation and defense to coordinate transfer arrangements and to report back to the court at the next setting.