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Court revokes Samuel Ramirez’s probation, sentences him to prison after repeated failures to report
Summary
A Bexar County court found Samuel Ramirez in violation of probation for failing to report and sentenced him to two years in prison after hearing family testimony and noting repeated noncompliance and new violent incidents.
A Bexar County court revoked the probation of Samuel Ramirez on a finding that he failed to report to his supervision officer and sentenced him to two years in prison, the court record shows.
The sentence followed the state’s presentation that Ramirez “failed to report to the supervision officer as directed” for multiple months in 2024 and the defendant’s admission that the violation was “true.” The court also entered an affirmative finding of family violence and ordered no contact with the victim named in court documents.
The judge told Ramirez she had weighed the family testimony and the defendant’s probation record when deciding the outcome. “Nobody can help somebody if he doesn't show up to be helped,” the judge said during the hearing. The judge added that Ramirez was 29 and had not completed required probation tasks since early 2022, noting, “At some point in time, if you had a difficult childhood ... these are your choices, they're not your parents.”
Ramirez’s father, Efren Ramirez, and his mother, Lisa Ramirez, both testified that they are seeking help for their son and described behavioral changes and concerns about his mental health. Efren Ramirez told the court his son had become withdrawn and that the family had tried to secure treatment. His mother said the family had tried to obtain medical assistance and that the son “is depressed.”
Prosecutors asked the court to revoke and sentence Ramirez given the missed reporting, new violent incidents, and what the state described as insufficient compliance with supervision requirements. Probation recommended revocation in its court summary. The judge found the violation true and imposed the two-year sentence with credit for any time served; the court ordered restitution where applicable and explained limitations on the defendant’s rights following the conviction.
The record shows the court allowed the victim’s relatives to testify and considered the family’s statements in reaching the decision. The judge told the defendant he would not be allowed to reside with his parents while on probation if the court had instead continued probation.
