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Crawford presides over busy docket

Several people were placed on probation for offenses ranging from tampering with drugs, injury toward a child, assault, burglary and drinking while driving.Presiding over a busy docket on June 8th, Judge Jessica R. Crawford had six cases for trial.

Lavaca County Court Update: Prison Time and a Fleeing Defendant

Proceedings in Lavaca County District Court on March 24 resulted in multiple plea agreements, two probation sentences and an eight-year prison term, while one defendant fled before sentencing, according to the Lavaca County Attorney’s Office.Visiting Judge William C.
Deandre Tireon Enoch, 23, formerly of Yoakum, entered a plea deal Monday for manslaughter in the killing of 31-year-old John Scott Calloway of Hallettsville in 2021, both of whom should up at rural party on the county's east side. His sentencing in the case is scheduled for Jan. 27. Readers likely this case a mistrial in 2022 when it was discovered that assistant prosecutor Kelley Bazie had allowed law license to lapse, a point the defense made right after she finished her opening arguments in the case.

Deandre Tireon Enoch, 23, formerly of Yoakum, entered a plea deal Monday for manslaughter in the killing of 31-year-old John Scott Calloway of Hallettsville in 2021, both of whom should up at rural party on the county's east side. His sentencing in the case is scheduled for Jan. 27. Readers likely this case a mistrial in 2022 when it was discovered that assistant prosecutor Kelley Bazie had allowed law license to lapse, a point the defense made right after she finished her opening arguments in the case.

Enock enters guilty plea for manslaughter

The Yoakum man whose murder trial was awarded a mistrial in 2022 after it was revealed that the lawyer prosecuting him had allowed her law license to expire appeared before State District Judge William D. Old III on Monday to accept a plea deal in the case.