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252nd District Court records multiple guilty pleas and sentences, several cases reset for further reports
Summary
The judge in the 252nd District Court accepted guilty pleas and issued sentences in a series of criminal cases and reset several probation and sentencing matters for updated reports and hearings.
A judge in the 252nd District Court took a string of pleas and announced sentences and resets across the court docket, including multi‑year prison terms, county jail sentences and orders to prepare presentence reports.
The most consequential outcomes included a five‑year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Joshua Bell after the court accepted a guilty plea to driving while intoxicated (third or more), and a four‑year institutional sentence for Daniel Pollard following a guilty plea to credit or debit card abuse. Milton Harris Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to theft of property. The court also sentenced Max Morrell to 60 days in county jail after a guilty plea to burglary of a building; James Robinson received 180 days in state jail after pleading guilty to tampering with an electronic monitoring device; and Dorian Westbrooks was sentenced to 180 days in the Jefferson County Jail under Texas Penal Code section 12.44 after pleading guilty to theft of property.
Other matters were continued to allow probation or pre‑sentence reporting. The court found Brandon Jamal Clayton Jr. had entered pleas of true to multiple probation violation counts but continued him on probation and placed him on a high‑needs caseload with requirements to pursue his GED and participate in outpatient programming; Antoine Dill and others had revocation matters reset so probation departments could update reports; and several defendants who entered guilty pleas were reset for sentencing so probation could prepare pre‑sentence reports.
Why it matters: The rulings will send several defendants to state custody and impose local jail terms, while the court’s continued reliance on updated probation reports and pre‑sentence investigations signals officials are weighing rehabilitation and supervision options in contested revocation and sentencing matters.
Court actions and outcomes (at a glance): Joshua Bell — plea accepted; sentenced to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (case no. 2240579). Daniel Pollard — plea accepted; sentenced to four years (case no. 25DCCR0020). Milton Harris Jr. — plea accepted; sentenced to five years (case no. 25DCCR0042). Max Morrell — plea accepted; sentenced to 60 days in Jefferson County Jail (case no. 24DCCR2304). James Robinson — plea accepted; sentenced to 180 days in state jail (case no. 23DCCR2108). Dorian Westbrooks — plea accepted; sentenced to 180 days in Jefferson County Jail under section 12.44 of the Penal Code (case no. 24DCCR2345). Several other pleas were accepted and those defendants were reset for sentencing or for pre‑sentence reports.
The court repeatedly handed defendants the trial court certification and a written admonishment that, because of the convictions, they are ineligible under Texas law to possess firearms or ammunition; the admonishment was given to each defendant when the judge followed plea agreements.
Next steps: Cases that were reset will return on later dockets for sentencing or hearings when pre‑sentence or probation reports are completed and when the state has had an opportunity to present witnesses on disputed adjudication counts.
