Jan 12, 2021
One of two individuals charged in connection with the alleged theft of thousands of dollars from the Greenville Independent School District has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
One of two individuals charged in connection with the alleged theft of thousands of dollars from the Greenville Independent School District has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Tevin Jamal Brookins, 28, of Greenville, had been indicted on a felony charge of theft of property by a public servant of the value of $2,500 or more but less than $30,000. He had pleaded not guilty and a trial date had not been set in the case. But during a Jan. 7 hearing in the 196th District Court Brookins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft of between $750 and $2,500. Under a plea agreement, Brookins was sentenced to 56 days in the Hunt County Detention Center, with 56 days served.