March 30, 2023 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 29 indictments on Thursday, March 28, 2023. The grand jury was impaneled for the January 2023 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.
Carlos Manuel Caporali was indicted for murder, first degree felony. The indictment alleges, on February 8, 2023, Caporali caused serious bodily injury to Yuri Barahona and caused the death of Barahona by intentionally and knowingly committing an act clearly dangerous to human life, namely by shooting her in the head. (Related articles: Sheriff's Department, Area Law Enforcement Investigate Death of Joaquin Woman (Suspect in Custody | Sheriff Reports Additional Details on Arrest of Joaquin Murder Suspect)
Ricardo Cortes Pacheco was indicted for criminal negligent homicide, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on August 18, 2022, Pacheco by criminal negligence caused the death of Ethan Strother by swerving onto the shoulder of the road, striking Strother.
Airiel Jasmine Burleson was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, family violence, first degree felony. The indictment alleges, on December 2, 2022, Burleson recklessly caused serious bodily injury to Bryce Jacob Harris by causing lacerations to his head and hand. It is further alleged in the indictment, Burleson exhibited a deadly weapon: a pot, frying pan and a knife during commission of the assault against Harris, a member of her household.
Danny Ross was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on October 5, 2022, Ross recklessly caused bodily injury to an individual by causing lacerations to the back of her throat and pulling her hair out. The indictment further alleges Ross exhibited a deadly weapon, a toothbrush, during commission of the assault.
Leslie Danielle Lowe was indicted for diversion of a controlled substance by registrants, dispensers and certain other persons, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on March 15, 2022, Lowe knowingly converted to his use or benefit a controlled substance, namely, 274 dosage units of Phentermine 37.5; 48 dosage units of Alprazolam 1 mg; 47 dosage units of Lorazepam 0.5, all schedule IV controlled substances. In addition the indictment alleges, 41 dosage units of Acetaminophen/Codeine 300-30 mg, a schedule III narcotic, to which Lowe had access to by virtue of her employment as a Pharmacy Tech at Center Texas Walmart.
Dylan Jones was indicted for burglary of a building, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on January 19, 2022, Jones entered a habitation without the effective consent of Robert Quigley, the owner, and attempted to commit or committed theft of a Playstation 3, Kendra Scott Jewelry, knives, and guns owned by Robert and Amanda Quigley.
Jorge Vazquez was indicted for violation of a protective order, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on September 2, 2022, Vazquez violated the terms of an order issued by Judge Donna Hughes, Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, entered on June 29, 2022. The indictment further alleges Vazquez engaged in conduct two or more times that constituted an offense under Section 25.07 of the Texas Penal Code, namely: going to the protected residence on July 15, 2022, where the protected victim lived (which was a protected place), taking the keys to the home and to the protected person's vehicle, and then threatening her that he would call immigration if she called the police. The indictment further states that Vazquez returned to the protected residence where the protected person lived on July 16, 2022, and told her she had to leave the residence and that he would be coming back to make sure she was gone. All of these acts were violations of the terms of the order entered by Judge Hughes, which as still in effect.
Kevin Wayne Nelson was indicted for evading arrest in a motor vehicle, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on November 13, 2022, Nelson intentionally fled from Texas Game Wardens Austin Cryer and Sam Anderson, persons the defendant knew to be peace officers attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Nelson.
Tramarcus Yarbrough was indicted for burglary of a vehicle with previous convictions, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on September 7, 2022, Yarbrough broke into a grey Hyundai Genesis owned by Jaekrystal Bell, without the owner's consent, and with intent to commit burglary of a building. The indictment further shows Yarbrough was twice previously convicted for similar offenses in Nacogdoches county.
David Slater was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The indictment alleges, on January 15, 2023, Slater recklessly caused bodily injury to Joseph Nicholas Caruso by cutting his ear, and Slater did then and there exhibit a knife during the commission of said assault.
Miguel Angel Suarez was indicted for assault by choking. The indictment alleges, on September 6, 2022, Suarez caused bodily injury to Isabella Espinoza, a member of Suarez's household, by impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of Espinoza by applying pressure to the throat or neck of Espinoza.
Jonathan Padron was indicted for online solicitation of a minor under 14, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on December 19, 2022, Padron being a person 17 years of age or older with the intent to commit the offense of prohibited sexual conduct, intentionally communicate by an electronic message service in a sexually explicit manner, namely by talking on Snapchat about “doing the nasty” with an individual younger than 14 years of age.
Allen Wood was indicted for abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence. The indictment alleges, on January 2, 2023, Wood engaged in conduct that placed a child younger than 15 years of age in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment by firing a gun in the bedroom of the child.
Beverly Kay Hurst was indicted for abandoning or endangering a child, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on October 26, 2021, engaged in conduct that placed a child younger than 15 years of age in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment by having a controlled substance in the presence of the child.
Allen Wood was indicted for deadly conduct discharge firearm, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on January 2, 2023, Wood threatened to commit an offense involving violence to a person or property, namely, firing a gun in the bedroom where the victims were. The indictment alleges Wood had intent to place Wilton Wood, and a child younger than 15 years of age in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. Wilton Wood and the child were members of Wood’s family.
Nakeysha Chantrell Roberts was indicted for theft of property >=$2,500<$30,000, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on November 4, 2022, Roberts took a Honda Rancher four-wheeler of the value of $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 from Thelma Jean Moore, the owner.
Jacorey Semone Johnson was indicted for evading arrest in a motor vehicle, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on February 23, 2023, while using a vehicle Johnson fled from Center Police Officer Jerry Payne, a person Johnson knew to be a peace officer who was attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Johnson.
Demarion Jerrell Latham was indicted for evading arrest with a motor vehicle, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on December 24, 2022, while using a vehicle Latham fled from Center Police Officer Brian Wright, a person Latham knew to be a peace officer who was attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Latham.
Beverly Kay Hurst was indicted for escape, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on February 21, 2023, Hurst escaped from the custody of the Shelby County Sheriff when Hurst failed to turn herself in as ordered in the Judgement Adjudicating Guilt entered by the court on February 15, 2023, convicting her of the offense of possession of a controlled substance, a felony.
(Dates in parenthesis indicate the date of the alleged incident):
- Eddie McKinley Johnson, failure to comply with sex offender registration, third degree felony (July 29, 2022). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Vanessa Kay Beeler, driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, state jail felony (September 30, 2022). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Dennis Jacoby Jackson, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (September 11, 2022). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Christopher Jernigan, possession of a controlled substance PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G (methamphetamine), third degree felony (December 12, 2022). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Cheyenne Sanford, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (September 22, 2022). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Laci Jean Wardell, possession of a controlled substance PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G (methamphetamine), third degree felony (November 29, 2022). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Robert Paul Prichard, possession of a controlled substance PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G (methamphetamine), third degree felony (January 5, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Michael Dewayne Watts, possession of a controlled substance PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G (phencyclidine), third degree felony (January 5, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Esbeide Martinez Jaimes, felony driving while intoxicated, third degree felony (January 8, 2023). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Beverly Kay Hurst, possession of substance in penalty group 1(methamphetamine in an amount of 400 grams or more), life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 15 years (October 26, 2021)
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.
