The following 22 cases were presented to the GRAND JURY and indicted as True Bills with 4 “No Bills” on September 14, 2023:

USHIKA SHANTA CRAWFORD, 43, of Rockdale, State Jail Felony, Terroristic Threat of Peace Officer

TROY DEON THOMAS, 38, of Bryan, 3^rd Degree Felony, DWI 3^rd or More and State Jail Felony, Terroristic Threat of Peace Officer

CORBIN RAY DODD, 20, of Montgomery, 2^nd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 4-400 Grams

EDWARD CYRIL WILSON, III, 50, of Rockdale, State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram

DONNIE WAYNE BURKS, JR., 22, of Franklin, State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram

FERNANDO PENALOSA, 17, of Cameron, State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram

VICTOR ALEX PALMER, 23, of Tijeras, New Mexico, State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram

VINSUN ANTHONY PALMER, 24, of Boy Ranch, New Mexico, State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram

JAMES PATRICK CLAYTON ASHMORE, 28, of Brazoria, State Jail Felony, Theft $2,500 - $30K

PAYDEN UTAH CHURCH, 30, of Lexington, 2^nd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 4-200 Grams

SAMYR ASHTON MARADIAGA, 36, of Lexington, 2^nd Degree Felony, Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon and 3^rd Degree Felony, Assault Family Violence – Impede Breathing

ARLANDO SETH AYALA, 46, of Rockdale, 2^nd Degree Felony, Sex Offender Duty to Register with Previous Conviction

DARRYL JOSEPY GAYHART, 62, of Rockdale, 3^rd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 1-4 Grams

JESUIS VALDEZ, JR. 48, of Rockdale, 3^rd Degree Felony, Assault Family Violence – Impede Breathing

SHEREBA ANN WEBBER, 42, of Cameron, 3^rd Degree Felony, Evading with Vehicle and State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram

ALYSIA LASHAE HOUSTON, 48, of Cameron, 3^rd Degree Felony, Theft $2,500 - $30k – From Elderly

JULIUS WILLIAM SIMMONE, 76, of Cameron, 3^rd Degree Felony, Theft $2,500 - $30k  - From Elderly

EZEQUIEL CASTRO-ESCALANTE, 34, of Cameron, 3^rd Degree Felony, Bail Jumping – Failure to Appear

LINZIE NICOLE BURNES, 27, of Cameron, 3^rd Degree Felony, Bail Jumping – Failure to Appear

The four (4) No Bills, were Captain John Vargas from the Milam County Sheriff’s Department, Officer Stephen Wall from Rockdale Police Department, and Detective Justin Anastasiades and Lieutenant Antony Maskunas from Cameron Police Department, who were justified in using deadly force in their self-defense in the May 11^th, 2023, shooting which resulted in the death of an individual who they were attempting to take into custody pursuant to an Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon warrant.

Texas Ranger Sergeant Kenneth Shields investigated and testified regarding this matter.

District Attorney, W.W. Torrey presented the case to the Grand Jury.