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CLARENDON – On Wednesday, June 7, six pleas took place in the 100th Judicial District Court via the internet-based meeting app Zoom.

Luke Inman, the District Attorney for the 100th Judicial District, along with Assistant District Attorney Harley Caudle, prosecuted the case for the State of Texas, with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.

Cherissa Andrea Walker, 34, was sentenced to two days in the Carson County Jail for the Class A misdemeanor offense of possession of marijuana.

Walker, from Chiloquin, Ore., was arrested in Carson County by DPS Trooper Alexandrea Moroles on June 6, 2021, and pleaded guilty to an information filed by the State on Oct. 12, 2022.

Walker was also ordered to pay an upfront fine of $4,000 to Carson County, $340 in upfront court costs, and a $180 upfront lab fee.

Dustin Bart Barber, 41 from Perryton, was placed on two years probation for the Class A misdemeanor offense of deadly conduct.

Barber was arrested by DPS Trooper David Stambaugh on Jan. 13, 2023, and pleaded guilty to an information filed by the State on March 20.

Barber was also ordered to pay a $3,000 fine to Carson County, $340 in court costs, $60 restitution, and complete 100 hours of community service. If his probation is revoked, Barber faces up to one year in the Carson County Jail.

Bronson Noah Smith, 25 from Ventura, Calif., was placed on two years probation for the Class A misdemeanor offense of unlawful use of a criminal instrument.

Smith was arrested in Carson County by DPS Trooper Clayton Blacksher on Jan. 11, 2022, and pleaded guilty to an information filed by the State on September 27, 2022.

Smith was also ordered to pay a $4,000 upfront fine, $340 in court costs, and complete 100 hours of community service. If his probation is revoked, Smith faces up to one year in the Carson County Jail.

Jessica Beth Wakely, 41 from Knoxville, Tenn., was placed on two years probation for the Class A misdemeanor offense of possession of marijuana and the Class A misdemeanor offense of unlawful use of a criminal instrument.

Wakely was arrested in Carson County by Moroles on July 4, 2022, and pleaded guilty to an information filed by the State on Jan. 3.

Wakely was also ordered to pay a $4,000 upfront fine for both cases, $340 in court costs in both cases, $180 restitution in both cases, and complete 100 hours of community service. If her probation is revoked, Wakely faces up to one year in the Carson County Jail.

Juan Eduardo Chavez, 27, was placed on two years probation for the Class A misdemeanor offense of unlawful use of a criminal instrument.

Chavez, from Saint Petersburg, Fla., was arrested by Donley County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Stevens on Feb. 19, and pleaded guilty to an information filed by the State on March 16.

Chavez was also ordered to pay a $4,000 upfront fine, $290 in court costs, $180 restitution, and complete 100 hours of community service. If his probation is revoked, Chavez faces up to one year in the Donley County Jail.