November 15, 2023 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 31 indictments on Thursday, October 5, 2023. The grand jury was impaneled for the July 2023 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.
Denim Smith was indicted for murder, first degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 27, 2023, Smith caused the death of Camo Morton by shooting Morton in the head. (123rd Judicial District Court) (Related article: Law Enforcement Officials Investigate Shooting Incident on CR 4855).
Jaxon Blaine Fleming was indicted for intoxication assault, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on February 18, 2023, Fleming operated a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, and by reason of such intoxication, caused serious bodily injury to others, namely, Douglas Leo Jackson and Rileigh Peyton Windham, by accident or mistake, namely by driving the motor vehicle into a tree. (123rd Judicial District Court) (Related article: Truck Strikes Tree Head On on FM 138)
Jonathon Bernard Miles was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on June 5, 2023, Miles recklessly caused bodily injury to Charles Hervey by striking him in the head and neck. It's further alleges Miles then and there exhibited a deadly weapon, to-wit: a metal pipe, during the commission of said assault. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Sheena Marie Smith was indicted for injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on August 5, 2023, Smith caused bodily injury Linda Blount, an individual 65 years of age or older, by striking her in the head and causing her to fall to the ground. (123rd Judicial District Court)
William Michael Pinkston was indicted for evading arrest in a motor vehicle, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on May 20, 2023, Pinkston intentionally fled [Texas Game Warden] Austin Cryer, a person Pinkston knew was a peace officer who was attempting lawfully to arrest or detain Pinkston who used a motor vehicle while in flight. (273rd Judicial District Court)
William Michael Pinkston was indicted for abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on May 20, 2023, Pinkston engaged in conduct that placed two children younger than 15 years og age in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment, by transporting the children unsecured in a towed boat on a public highway. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Eric Damian Posada-Valencia was indicted for arson, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on August 20, 2023, Posada-Valencia intentionally started a fire by incinerating trash, and in so doing, Posada-Valencia recklessly damaged or destroyed a building or habitation belonging to Joseph Wayne LeBlanc by starting a fire during a county wide dry weather burn ban. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Austin James Swearingen was indicted for fraudulent possession/use credit or debit card =>10<50, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 8, 2023, with intent to harm or defraud another Swearingen possessed credit or debit card in formation to-wit: account numbers and expiration dates of credit or debit cards of five or more account holders without the consent of the account holders. The indictment further alleges the number of items so ppossessed was 10 or more by less than 50. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Raven Sammie Lee Cashion was indicted for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on August 16, 2023, Cashion operated a motor vehicle namely a blue 200 Dodge Dakota truck without the effective consent of Jasus Garcia, the owner. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Justin Lamar Taylor was indicted for continuous violence against the family, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 5, 2023, Taylor recklessly caused bodily injury to Madeline Speights, a member of Taylor's family, by striking with hands and feet. The indictment further alleges, on or about May 15, 2023, Taylor recklessly caused bodily injury to Speights, a member of Taylor's family, by choking and striking with hands and feet. The conduct by Taylor occurred during a period that was 12 months or less in duration. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Sahannah Stubblefield was indicted for theft of property, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on September 2, 2022, Stubblefield took a 2017 Polaris Razr 1000 of the value of $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 from Trey Williams, the owner, without consent of Williams and with intent to deprive Stubblefield of the property. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Joe Daniel Adams was indicted for evading arrest with a motor vehicle, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on April 18, 2023, Adams used a vehicle to intentionally flee from [Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies] Aaron Jones, Chad Hooper and David Haley, persons Adams knew to be peace officers who were attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Adams. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Jose Alfredo Nunez Gutierrez was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 14, 2023, Gutierrez threatened Luis Ortiz with imminent bodily injury by using and exhibiting a deadly weapon, namely a pickup truck. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Brian McQueen Daniels was indicted for assault of a pregnant person, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 19, 2023, Daniels recklessly caused bodily injury to Komeaka Crawford, who was a pregnant woman. The indictment further alleges Daniels knew Crawford was a pregnant woman at the time of the offense and Daniels committed the offense by striking Crawford in the head with a crossbow. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Dmarco Kevon Johnson was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on August 18, 2023, Johnson threatened Ladesmeiona Bowen with imminent bodily injury by pressing a hand gun to her head and verbally threatening to kill her, and used or exhibited a firearm during the commission of the assault. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Thomas Bradshaw was indicted for abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on March 21, 2023, Bradshaw 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. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Tierra Lashun Byrd was indicted for theft of property >=$2,500<$30k, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on June 25, 2018, pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct that began on or about June 25, 2018, and continued until on or about June 27, 2019, Byrd took 22 wireless speakers, two desktop computers, two wireless cameras, two night owl camera systems, six wireless headsets, and other miscellaneous electronic items from Walmart, the owner, with intent to deprive Walmart of the property at the aggregate value of $2,500 or more but less than $30,000. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Roy Curtis Jacobs was indicted for unlawful possession of firearm by a felon, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on April 7, 2023, Jacobs possessed a firearm having been previously convicted of the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance on January 24, 2019, and before the fifth anniversary of Jacobs release from confinement following conviction of the felony. (273rd Judicial District Court)
Brandi Michelle Chevalier was indicted for theft of property >=$2,500<$30k, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on June 25, 2018, pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct that began on or about June 25, 2018, and continued until on or about June 27, 2019, Chevalier took 22 wireless speakers, two desktop computers, two wireless cameras, two night owl camera systems, six wireless headsets, and other miscellaneous electronic items from Walmart, the owner, with intent to deprive Walmart of the property at the aggregate value of $2,500 or more but less than $30,000. (123rd Judicial District Court)
Joseph Randell Gipson was indicted for evading arrest, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on May 25, 2023, Gipson fled Officer Jernigan, a person Gipson knew was a peace officer attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Gipson.
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Kenith Yeager was indicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child, first degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 1, 2022, Yeager caused digital penetration of a child who was then and there younger than 6 years of age and not the spouse of Yeager. (123rd Judicial District Court)
(Dates in parenthesis indicate the date of the alleged incident):
- Ruben Menuz Soto, Jr., possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=4G<200G (methamphetamine), second degree felony (June 23, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Jennifer Marie Newman, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (May 31, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Brittany Leann Dickerson, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (May 31, 2023). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Jermaine Terrance Preston, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=4G<200G (methamphetamine), second degree felony (July 23, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Shawn Lynn Kunkel, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B <1G (methamphetamine), state jail felony (June 21, 2023). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Laderika Shaquion Barnes, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=4G<200G (phencyclidine), second degree felony (March 11, 2023). (123rd Judicial District Court)
- Aaron Joe Cody Porter, felony driving while intoxicated, third degree felony (April 17, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Jalandon Sir Fredrick Stansberry, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=4G<200G (methamphetamine), second degree felony (April 27, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Lisa Jones Jacobs, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=4G<200G (methamphetamine), second degree felony (April 7, 2023). (273rd Judicial District Court)
- Roy Curtis Jacobs, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B >=4G<200G (methamphetamine), second degree felony (April 7, 2023). (273rd 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.
