Judge sets $100,000 bonds, GPS monitoring and drug-patch condition for Willridge

A judge in the 252nd District Court on a docket call ordered $100,000 bonds in each of three deferred-probation cases against Jameldrin Willridge and imposed strict supervision conditions if he posts bond.

The court granted the state's motion to set bonds after reviewing Willridge's probation file and investigative material that included a CODIS/fingerprint hit linking him to a burglary-of-habitation allegation. The judge said the defendant’s prior felony history and earlier probation problems weighed in favor of bond with heavy conditions.

“You will have a GPS monitoring device on that will require you also to be on house arrest at wherever that is, which means you cannot leave home except to come to court or visit with your attorney without my permission,” the judge said. The court also ordered that a drug patch be placed within 24 hours if Willridge makes bond and warned that positive tests could result in bond revocation or a finding of no bond.

The judge explained that the residence for GPS monitoring must be a parent’s home and said the court will require an address for supervision. The judge described the conditions as measures to protect public safety while allowing a bond option, and noted that jail incident reports in Willridge’s file were concerning.

Willridge was not sentenced at the hearing; court staff will return the cases to the judge for future announcements if conditions are met or for sentencing proceedings if bond is not made.