July 25, 2025 - A Shelby County Grand Jury delivered 12 indictments on Monday, July 21, 2025. The grand jury was impaneled for the July 2025 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.
Luther Isaiah Glenn was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on November 30, 2023, Glenn threatened Christefer Deromus Bell with imminent bodily injury by shooting at the said victim and used or exhibited a .380 Glock handgun, during commission of the assault. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Jayme Soto was indicted for organized retail theft >=$2,500 <$30K, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on February 5, 2025, Soto intentionally conducted an activity in which Soto possessed stolen retail merchandise, to-wit: Texas Lottery Tickets by scratching off tickets that were not paid for while working for Timpson Quick Stop, Inc., and the total value of the merchandise involved in the activity was $2,500 or more but less than $30,000. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Reginald Eugene Belinoski was indicted for failure to comply with sex offender registration, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on June 6, 2024, while knowing that he was required to register under Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure because of reportable conviction based upon aggravated sexual assault of a child Belinoski, after having established a new online identifier not already included on Belinoski's sex offender registration form, failed to comply with a requirement of Chapter 62. The indictment alleges Belinoski failed to report in to the primary registration authority, namely, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Belinoski failed to report the establishment within seven days from the change. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Christopher Lamar Pleasant was indicted for tampering with physical evidence, third degree felony (punishment enhancement - 2nd degree 2-20 years). The indictment alleges, on March 16, 2025, while knowing that an official proceeding of a warrant service was in progress Pleasant concealed methamphetamine with intent to impair its availability as evidence in the official proceeding. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Johnny Ray Taylor was indicted for evading arrest with a motor vehicle, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on March 25, 2025, Taylor used a vehicle to intentionally flee from Officer Aaron Jones, a person Taylor knew was a peace officer who was attempting lawfully to arrest or detain him. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Peyton James Hathaway was indicted for tampering with physical evidence, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on January 13, 2025, while knowing that an investigation was pending through an attempted traffic stop Hathaway destroyed or concealed a paper sack containing approximately 10 vape pens, with intent to impair its availability as evidence in the investigation. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Peyton James Hathaway was indicted for evading arrest with a motor vehicle, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on January 13, 2025, while using a vehicle Hathaway intentionally fled DPS Sgt. Aaron Shelton, a person Hathaway knew was a peace officer who was attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Hathaway. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Jatiea Markvia Yarbrough was indicted for hindering apprehension or prosecution, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on April 19, 2025, Yarbrough did then and there with intent to hinder the arrest of Droxius Dewhart under the authority of a warrant or capias, provided or aided in providing Dewhart with the means to avoid arrest, namely, conceal his location and provide false or misleading information to law enforcement about where he was currently located. (273rd Judicial District Court)
(Dates in parenthesis indicate the date of the alleged incident):
- Alvin Jerome Davis, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (Punishment enhancement - 3rd degree)(July 7, 2024). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Jorge Velazquez, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (September 16, 2024). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Blake Bostick, felony driving while intoxicated, third degree felony (third degree felony). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Christopher Lamar Pleasant, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=200G<400G (methamphetamine), second degree felony (Punishment enhancement - Life or 15-99 years) (February 18, 2024). (123rd Judicial District Court)
Indictments and Information are not a conviction, and are a matter of public record. All individuals are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
