Bexar County dockets: multiple pleas, revocations and sentences handed down

Judge Stephanie Boyd presided over a crowded criminal docket that included pleas, revocations and sentencing decisions affecting multiple defendants, ranging from prison terms after revoked supervision to deferred adjudication with treatment referrals.

The court repeatedly emphasized treatment and evaluation options alongside custodial sentences, directing several defendants toward felony drug court, therapeutic-community placements or TAP evaluations while imposing fines, restitution and reporting requirements where the plea agreements called for them.

The most consequential public outcomes included a revocation and prison sentence after a defendant admitted a supervision violation; guilty pleas that produced prison terms and fines in felony cases; deferred-adjudication orders tied to treatment evaluations; and at least one dismissal for lack of a witness. Below are the case-by-case outcomes the court announced on the record.

Elliot Scott Vela — revocation and prison: Judge Boyd found a violation of community-supervision conditions true after Vela pleaded "true" to the motion to revoke and, after Vela said he preferred treatment but the court weighed options, sentenced him to three years in prison with credit for time served. The court also ordered a referral to a therapeutic community and noted a waiver of appeal linked to a plea-bargain certification. The court placed “no contact” restrictions on named individuals in the file. Vela told the court, "I'll take the program," when offered treatment as an alternative to a prison term.

Elizabeth Romo — arson plea, prison term and fine: Romo pleaded no contest to an arson-related count the state proceeded on as a first-degree felony; the court accepted the plea and imposed a six-year term in prison, to run concurrent with a related matter, and a $2,000 fine, with credit for time served. The court also ordered no-contact restrictions named in the record.

Israel Medellin Jr. — revocation and prison with therapeutic referral: After the court found a violation of a supervision condition true, Medellin was found guilty on the motion to revoke and sentenced to four years in prison with credit for time served. The court requested a therapeutic-community placement and retained jurisdiction for parole/placement follow-up.

Gonzalo Garcia — deferred adjudication, restitution, community service and conditions: Garcia pleaded and the court granted deferred adjudication for a multi-year term (the court ordered three years deferred adjudication). The order includes restitution of $2,216.75, 200 hours of community-service restitution (waived if the defendant obtains higher education), proof of employment within 30 days, regular random UAs and monthly field visits; probation will supervise compliance.

Stephanie Lynn Gonzales — deferred adjudication and treatment referrals: The court granted deferred adjudication (four years) and ordered a TAP evaluation, a felony-drug-court referral and an Esperanza Court referral where appropriate. The judge instructed probation to pursue in-custody and outpatient placement recommendations as evaluations dictate and reiterated that treatment placements do not extend a custodial term but address needs identified in evaluation.

Jessica Doberman — deferred adjudication, restitution and driving restriction: Doberman received three years deferred adjudication, 200 hours of community-service restitution and parenting classes; parenting completion will satisfy part of the hours. The court also ordered $1,946.55 in restitution to the listed victim, random UAs, and a restriction prohibiting driving until the court approves a license verification or asks for further court review.

Dalen Newman — concurrent deferred adjudication terms, restitution and conditions: Newman pleaded no contest or otherwise accepted plea terms in two cause numbers. The court imposed a concurrent structure: one case deferred for one year, the related state-jail-level matter deferred for three years, restitution of $629.99 to Academy, 100 hours of community-service restitution with 50 hours satisfied after parenting-class completion and additional relief if the defendant completes trade-school or higher education. Reporting, random UAs and monthly field visits were ordered.

Case dismissals and continuances: The state dismissed the matter against Miguel Santabanas Jr. because a key witness was unavailable. Several other dockets were continued for discovery or for pretrial evaluations; the court repeatedly reset contested jury matters to Thursday for jury selection when witnesses and attorneys could appear.

Why it matters: The docket shows the court balancing punishment, supervision and treatment — using deferred adjudication plus program referrals where probation and evaluations indicate a clinical need, while also imposing prison sentences where supervision violations or new criminal conduct were found true. Several orders tie future placement or program enrollment to availability and external acceptance (for example, a felony drug court referral), meaning defendants’ ultimate placements can change depending on outside programs’ decisions.

What’s next: Probation will supervise conditions and arrange ordered evaluations and treatment referrals; defendants ordered to remain in custody will be processed for placement credits and therapeutic-community referrals where indicated. Several matters were rescheduled for Thursday for jury selection or further proceedings.

Methodology note: This summary reflects the 187th District Court docket as recorded in the transcript; direct quotes in the story are taken from the court record and attributed to the speakers who said them on the record.