The 91st Criminal District Attorney’s Office would like to update the citizens of Eastland County on the efforts and progress they have made in regard to handling the backlog of cases created by the COVID pandemic.
The 91st Criminal District Attorney’s Office has tried several felonies since the first of the year in an effort to rectify the backlog. On February 8, 2022, Assistant D.A. Paul Lewallen and Assistant D.A. Brenda Vickers tried case styled “The State of Texas v. Nickolas Winn Clark”. Defendant, Nickolas Winn Clark was charged with Burglary of a Habitation. The case was presented to the jury and a “Guilty” verdict was delivered by the jury. Thereafter, the Honorable Judge Steven Herod assessed punishment at 18 years in the Correctional Institutions Division, TDC.
On May 4, 2022, ADA Lewallen and ADA Vickers presented the case styled “The State of Texas v. Carmen Medina Carmona” to an Eastland County Jury. Defendant, Carmona was charged with Possession of Marihuana, 2000 pounds or less but more than 50 pounds. Defendant Carmona and her husband Oscar Soto were stopped for a traffic violation by a local DPS Trooper. Due to the training of our highly experienced DPS Trooper more than 160 pounds of Marihuana was discovered and seized. The Eastland County Jury at the conclusion of the presentation of the case found the Defendant Carmona “Guilty” and assessed her punishment at 8 years in the Correctional Institutions Division, TDC.
