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th District Court by Judge Mike Smith.
Colby Ray Owings, on probation for the felony offenses of Burglary of a Habitation and Arson, was revoked and sentenced to 8 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Owings, on probation for the state jail offenses of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, was revoked and sentenced to 2 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division.
Charles Art Bishop pled guilty to the felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance-Drug Free Zone and was sentenced to 5 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Bishop pled guilty to the state jail felony offense of Burglary of a Building and was sentenced to 6 months, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division. Further, Bishop, on probation for the state jail felony offenses of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Endangering a Child was revoked and sentenced to 6 months, Texas
According to District Attorney Micheal Murray, two felony cases were recently heard in Mills County District Court, Judge Mike Smith, presiding.
Amber Scheree Sims, pled guilty to the felony offense of Delivery of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to Twenty (20) years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Further, Sims, pled guilty to the felony offense of Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence and was sentenced to Ten (10) years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Ernie Escamilla, pled guilty to the state jail felony offense of Unauthorized Use of Vehicle and was sentenced to Eight (8) months, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division.
The office of District Attorney Micheal Murray issued the following press release Wednesday regarding felony cases recently heard in 35th District Court by Judge Mike Smith:
Amber Scheree Sims pled guilty to the felony offense of Delivery of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to 20 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Further, Sims pled guilty to the felony offense of Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence and was sentenced to 10 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Ernie Escamilla pled guilty to the state jail felony offense of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and was sentenced to 8 months, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division.
Brownwood Bulletin
A Brownwood man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a 35th Judicial District Court jury convicted him of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.
The jury convicted Shawn Ray Wishert, 56, on Thursday, and Wishert will not be eligible for parole due to the severity of the offense, District Attorney Micheal Murray s office said via email.
According to the email:
Assistant district attorneys LorAnn Garrett Newman and Alex Hunn empaneled a jury Monday and presented evidence over the following two days. The jury found Wishert guilty and sentenced him to life Thursday.