Cuero Record

DA prosecutes felony drug case

By Staff Report,

2024-04-24

DA prosecutes felony drug case Staff Report Wed, 04/24/2024 - 06:08 Image Body

The 24th Judicial District Attorney’s office tried a possession of controlled substance case before a DeWitt County jury last week. Alfredo Villarreal was found guilty of the second degree felony on Tuesday, April 16, and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Gray and First Assistant Timothy Poynter tried the case, calling the Cuero Police to testify about the methamphetamine which was found on Villarreal. There was a total 4.43 grams seized during the arrest.

The case was heard by the Honorable Julie Bauknight of the 267th Judicial District Court. The defendant faced between two and twenty years in prison.

Villarreal went to prison in 2018 for a drug charge. This will be his second trip to prison for drug related charges.

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