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Court orders 3 years deferred adjudication, mental-health referrals and no-contact terms for Leslie O'Banion
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd placed Leslie O'Banion on three years' deferred adjudication with probation conditions including mental-health case management, random drug tests, anger-management requirements, and no contact with named individuals and addresses.
Leslie O'Banion was sentenced to three years of deferred adjudication in the 187th District Court and was given a package of probation conditions focused on mental-health treatment and supervision.
Judge Stephanie Boyd announced, “Court is gonna send you to 3 years deferred adjudication. I'm sorry. 3 years deferred adjudication, regular reporting by Zoom or in person, regular random UAs, dollars 1,500 fine, time and money to run concurrent.” The judge also assigned additional conditions, including placement on the MC caseload, a referral to the Center for Healthcare Services, signing releases for mental-health records and an anger-management course.
Court discussion showed concern about the defendant's mental-health evaluation (the transcript references an “MC evaluation”), including notes that some information was outdated and that the defendant reported plans to continue medication and follow-up care after release. Probation recommended obtaining authorizations to contact treating providers and placing O'Banion on the MC caseload. The court ordered a TAP evaluation and a referral to felony drug court for assessment, and directed that, if the drug court or mental-health court accepted her, the court could consider procedural steps to facilitate placement there.
As conditions of probation the court imposed no-contact orders with named persons and specific addresses, prohibited employment as a home-health provider or work involving minors, required proof of employment or SSI within 30 days of release, and set field visits one time per month until further notice. The judge also ordered that community-service and any restitution-related conditions be followed and that the defendant not have unsupervised contact with minors.
Defense counsel Dwight Jones and probation representatives discussed the need for an authorization to obtain medical records and a transition plan for medication; the defendant told the court she has follow-up appointments and a pharmacy arranged on release. The court emphasized compliance with treatment and warned that interruptions in the defendant's participation could lead to revocation steps.
The judge recorded trial-court certification of appellate rights and again reiterated the ban on weapon ownership in any cause with an affirmative family-violence finding. The court also ordered a TAP evaluation to be completed while O'Banion was in custody, and instructed probation to return the defendant to court if evaluations recommend continued in-custody treatment rather than release.
