35th District Court sentences include 40 years for Sexual Assault of a Child

January 4, 2023 at 2:50 pm Derrick Stuckly

The office of District Attorney Micheal Murray issued the following press release Wednesday regarding felony cases heard in 35th District Court by Judge Mike Smith.

Edward Lloye Wells pled guilty to the felony offense of Sexual Assault of Child and was sentenced to 40 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Further, Wells pled guilty to the felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver-Drug Free Zone and was sentenced to 20 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Wells also pled guilty to the felony offense of Failure to Register as Sex Offender and was sentenced to 10 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Johnny Austin Watson pled guilty to the felony offense of Stalking and was sentenced to 8 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Further, Watson, on probation for the felony offense of Escape While in Custody, was adjudicated and sentenced to 8 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Jessica Medcalf pled guilty to the felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver and was sentenced to 8 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Jason Daniel Toner pled guilty to two separate felony offenses of Burglary of a Habitation and was sentenced to 7 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
William Dwayne Covington, on probation for the felony offense of Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence, was revoked and sentenced to 6 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Matthew Wright pled guilty to the felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to 5 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Bobby Williams, on probation for the felony offense of Burglary of a Habitation, was adjudicated and sentenced to 5 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Eve O’Neil O’Connor pled guilty to the felony offense of Injury to a Disabled Individual and was sentenced to 2 years, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Further, O’ Connor, on probation for two separate state jail felony offenses of Theft-Enhanced, was revoked and sentenced to 12 months, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division.