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Bee County man charged with cattle rustling
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Bee County grand jurors returned indictments against some suspects previously charged with state jail felonies when they met on Sept. 3.

If convicted on a state jail felony charge, a defendant could be sentenced to up to two years in state jail facility and fined as much as $10,000.

Grand jury indictments do not indicate guilt or innocence. Grand jurors only determine whether or not prosecutors have sufficient evidence in a criminal case to warrant a trial on a charge.

Those indicted included:

•Daniel Villarreal on a charge of evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

Beeville Police Department investigators alleged that Villarreal used a vehicle to flee from Patrolman Art Gamez on June 21.

A $1,500 bond was set by District Judge Janna Whatley.

•Phillip Brandon Salge on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram.

Bee County Sheriff’s Office deputies filed the charge in connection with an April 10 arrest.

Bond was $500.

•Liza Marie Garcia on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram.

Investigators alleged that the drug was in the defendant’s possession on June 5.

Bond was $1,500.

•Frank Barcenas on a charge cattle theft.

According to state investigators, Barcenas took seven head of cattle worth between $1,500 and $20,000 from a local man on June 19.

Bond was $5,000.

•Mona Lisa Perez on a charge of possession of marijuana, four ounces to five pounds.

Deputies filed the charge in connection with a May 13 incident.

Bond was $2,000.

•Ryan Andrew Oden on a charge of possession of marijuana, four ounces to five pounds.

Deputies alleged that Oden had the drug on May 2.

Bond was $3,000.

•Joshua Scott Cummings on a charge of possession of marijuana, four ounces to five pounds.

County investigators accused the defendant of having the drug on May 13.

Bond was $2,000.

•Juan A. Briones on two counts of driving while intoxicated with a passenger under the age of 15 in the vehicle.

Highway Patrol Trooper Shawn Stephenson arrested the defendant on that charge on June 13.

Bond was $1,500.
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