posted June 4 -

A 24-year-old Beeville woman faces two possible life sentences if she is convicted of two charges listed in a four-count indictment returned last Thursday by the Bee County Grand Jury.

Priscilla Rose Alvarez was charged by Bee County Sheriff’s Office investigators with two first degree felonies punishable by prison terms of from five to 99 years or life and fines of as much as $10,000.

One count was on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, one to four grams in a drug-free zone.

Another was on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, one to four grams in a drug-free zone with intent to deliver.

Both charges were enhanced to first degree felonies because the defendant had two previous felony convictions.

The other two counts of the indictment were on two identical charges of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram in a drug-free zone, enhanced to second degree felonies.

According to the indictment, the incident leading to the first count, the first degree felony delivery charge, took place on July 12, 2007 and the fourth count, the first degree possession charge, took place on July 28, 2007. Both incidents which resulted in the two second degree felony charges, allegedly took place on July 13, 2007.

Deputies alleged that all four offenses took place within 1,000 feet of the Kids World Day Care Center, 1826 S. Washington St.

The felony convictions that led to the enhancement of the charges reportedly were handed down in Bee County on March 29, 2005, on a charge of forgery and on April 14, 2005, in San Patricio County on a charge of negligent homicide.

District Judge Joel Johnson set bond on the defendant at $25,000.

Others indicted on felony charges last week included:

•Eli Anthony Rodriguez on two separate counts, one of which was a first degree felony and the other of which was a second degree felony.

The initial charge in the indictment was on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, cocaine, one to four grams in a drug-free zone. That charge is second degree felony.

The final count of the indictment listed a charge of engaging in organized criminal activity, a first degree felony.

Both counts stemmed from an incident on Jan. 24, according to deputies.

Bond was $8,000.

•Michelle Menchaca on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, one to four grams, with intent to deliver in a drug-free zone. The charge is a first degree felony.

Beeville Police Department investigators filed the change in connection with an incident that took place on Jan. 7.

According to detectives, the offense took place within 1,000 feet of the Bernardo Sandoval, Sr. Municipal Swimming Pool, 103 S. Quinn St.

Bond was $5,000.

•Jose Salazar, III on a charge of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault, a second degree felony.

Police alleged that Salazar entered the home of a local woman on Jan. 20 intending to assault someone in the residence.

Bond was $5,000

•Chris Noel Reyes in a four-count indictment on various narcotics charges.

Counts one, two and three all were on charges of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram, each of which is a state jail felony punishable by a term of from six months to two years in a state jail facility and a fines of as much as $10,000 on each charge.

The second count of the indictment was the most serious. Deputies alleged that Reyes delivered between one and four grams of cocaine in that incident, making the offense a second degree felony.

Sheriff’s investigators alleged that each of the transactions cited in the document occurred on Sept. 14, 2007.

Bond was $2,500.

•David Tyson Homeyer in a two-count indictment on charges of intoxication assault, both third degree felonies. Third degree felonies are punishable by a prison term of from two to ten years and a fine of as much as $10,000.

Highway Patrol Trooper Pete Nava filed the charge in connection with a Dec. 23, 2007, accident in which Homeyer allegedly drove a vehicle into a tree while he was intoxicated. The accident reportedly left two people injured.

Bond was $10,000.

•Lynn Purnell Hartsfield on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony.

According to Highway Patrol Trooper Santiago Montez, Hartsfield operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance on Dec. 1, 2007.

The indictment showed that the defendant had previous DWI convictions on April 22, 1987, July 25, 1990, Aug. 13, 2003, and on April 20, 2005, all in Bee County.

Bond was $3,000.

•Mario Alcaraz Ortega on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram. The offense is a state jail felony.

Deputies alleged that the defendant had the drug in his possession on Dec. 3, 2007.

Bond was $2,500.

•Ken Wayne Brown on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, less than one gram. The charge is a state jail felony.

Trooper Montez filed the charge in connection with an encounter with defendant in which he allegedly discovered him with the drug on Dec. 31, 2007.

Bond was $2,000.

•Valerie Nicole Vasquez on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram, a state jail felony.

According to deputies, Vasquez had the narcotic on Dec. 19, 2007.

Bond was $1,500.