Justin Rene Bartash, 18, and Abel “A.J.” Flores, 17, were each named in two separate indictments on charges of retaliation, a third degree felony, and criminal mischief, a state jail felony.
According to the language on the retaliation indictments, investigators with the Bee County Sheriff’s Office alleged that the defendants retaliated against a principal at the Pettus Independent School District during an incident on May 29.
In the criminal mischief indictments, deputies said the two men scratched the paint on the victim’s 2008 Chevrolet pickup that day.
If convicted of the third degree felony charges, each defendant could be sentenced 10 years in a state prison and fined as much as $10,000.
The state jail felony charges carry a maximum penalty of two years in a state jail facility and a fine of $10,000.
District Judge M.E. “Mike” Welborn set bonds at $5,000 on each suspect and on each of the indictments.
Sheriff’s Investigator Steve Martin said Flores allegedly committed the offense just days after turning 17. That allowed prosecutors to charge the defendant as an adult.
Others indicted on felony charges on July 6 were:
•James Charles Weber on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony.
Highway Patrol Trooper Carlos Martinez arrested the suspect on March 12.
Weber had previous DWI convictions on April 8, 1991, in Nueces County and on Aug. 1, 1996, in Bexar County.
Bond was $2,500.
•Armando Acevedo in a two-count indictment on charges of DWI with a passenger under the age of 15 in the vehicle.
The charge is a state jail felony.
According to Trooper Shawn Stephenson, Acevedo had two children under the age of 15 in his vehicle when he was arrested on a DWI charge on April 4.
Bond was $5,000.
•Mark Carter on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, less than one gram.
The offense is a state jail felony.
Beeville Police Department detectives alleged that Carter possessed the drug on Nov. 20, 2009.
Bond was $5,000.
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