Court hears probation-revocation case against Eric Cantu; GPS data and complainant testimony presented amid subpoena fight

The 187th District Court on Jan. 27 heard evidence in State v. Eric Cantu (cause nos. 2024 CR1237 and 2024 CR1238), where the State alleges Cantu violated terms of his community supervision by leaving his residence without authorization and by involvement in a reported burglary.

Prosecutors introduced testimony and records from Bear County probation and the sheriff’s GPS-monitoring unit showing an unapproved leave on Dec. 4, 2025. Deputy Taryn Smith, a member of the county’s GPS unit, described how the third-party monitoring platform (Sentinel DNA) reports events and runs “stops” and “points” reports. She testified the system logged an unapproved-leave event at about 10:59:48 p.m., showed the monitor leaving the residential zone at roughly 10:55:49 p.m., and later recorded a zero-motion point at about 11:40:49 p.m. Smith said she reviewed the Sentinel notes and contacted the participant; according to the third-party notes and a subsequent call, the participant said he left to address an emergency involving his daughter. Smith testified the reports and the stop-address data formed the basis for her opinion that an unscheduled leave occurred.

Bear County probation officer Chloe Campos earlier described how…