Two inmates — both convicted murderers — who attempted to escape a prison in Bee County last July could spend up to 10 more years in prison.

Bee County grand jurors issued indictments against Abelino Monge and Jeremy Steven Robinson in connection with the July 30, 2008, escape attempt.

The two inmates were serving time at the William G. McConnell Unit just east of Beeville.

Both face third degree felony convictions because of the alleged attempt.

According to court records, Monge’s charge was enhanced because he had a previous felony conviction in Harris County on a charge of capital murder on July 22, 2005.

Robinson, who was found hiding in a garbage bin, had previous felony convictions on numerous charges. His convictions included charges of burglary of a building, credit card abuse and forgery-passing, all on Dec. 17, 1993 in Cooke County, on a charge of murder in Harris County on May 25, 2005 and on two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity in Denton County on April 29, 1994.

Bonds on both defendants were set at $30,000.

Bee County grand jurors also issued other third degree felony indictments when they met last Thursday at the Bee County Courthouse.

Others indicted included:

•Adolph Padron, Jr. on a charge of burglary of a building, enhanced to a third degree felony.

In convicted of the charge, Padron could be sentenced to anywhere from two to ten years in a state prison unit and fined as much as $10,000.

Bee County deputies alleged that the defendant entered a building owned by a Bee County man without his permission and with the intent to commit theft on July 7, 2008.

The charge was enhanced because the defendant had a previous felony conviction on a charge of arson on July 24, 2002 in Harris County.

Bond was set at $5,000 by District Judge Joel Johnson.

•Melissa Yvette Briseno on a charge of tampering with physical evidence, a third degree felony.

Beeville Police Department detectives alleged that Briseno concealed a knife by throwing it away to impair its availability as evidence in an investigation on Oct. 4, 2008.

Bond was $5,000.

•Roberto Rodriguez on a charge of theft, enhanced to a third degree felony.

According to city investigators Rodriguez took a chain saw from another man on April 15, 2008.

The charge was enhanced because the defendant had previous felony convictions on charges of theft in Bee County on Dec. 6, 2000, on a charge of burglary of a vehicle on Jan. 24, 2001 and on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on Aug. 13, 2001, both in Nueces County.

Bond was $2,000.

•Jose Salazar, III on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony.

Deputies alleged that Salazar operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on April 5, 2008.

Bond was $1,500.

•Perry Bernard Scott on a charge of possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility. The offense is a third degree felony.

Deputies claimed that Scott had marijuana in his possession while in custody in the Bee County Jail on Oct. 25, 2008.

Bond was $5,000.

•Joshua Uriel Armstrong on six counts of delivery of marijuana, one-quarter ounce to five pounds in a drug-free zone. All were third degree felonies.

According deputies, Armstrong delivered the drug on three consecutive days on April 28, 29 and 30, 2008.

Three of the transactions were made within 1,000 feet of the A.C. Jones High School campus at 1902 N. Adams St. and three were made within 1,000 feet of Treviño Park at 1100 West Sylvia St.

Bond was $10,000.

•Gabriel Lee Benitez on three counts of delivery of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone, all third degree felonies.

In the first count deputies alleged that he delivered less than one gram of cocaine on March 6, 2008.

In the next two counts investigators claimed that Benitez then delivered less than 28 grams of diazepam on March 26 and 27, 2008.

All three transactions allegedly took place within 1,000 feet of the A.C. jones High School campus at 1902 N. Adams St.

Bond was $10,000.

Grand jurors also indicted a third Texas Department of Criminal justice inmate on third degree felony charges.

That inmate, Tareyton Lee, was indicted on a charge of assault on a public servant, enhanced to a third degree felony. TDCJ investigators claimed that Lee struck a correctional officer in the face with his hand at the Raul R. “Rudy” Garza Unit on June 13, 2008. Bond was $20,000.