A Bryan man entered guilty pleas in Brazos County district court last week (December 4) to six crimes. Online jail records show four of the guilty pleas by 33 year old Gilberto Castillo Jr. were for stealing four guns on December 23, 2023. Castillo was sentenced to two years in prison. As part of a plea agreement, Castillo also admitted but prosecution was barred for evading arrest in December 2020 and misdemeanor possession of marijuana in May of 2019. The jail records also shows Castillo has been in jail since January 9, 2024. During that time, he has completed punishment for convictions of vehicle burglary and evading arrest in June 2023 and misdemeanor theft in December 2023.
In May of 2018, a suspect in a burglary north of Kurten was stopped by the victim’s neighbor after the neighbor fired two shots into the ground then held the suspect at gunpoint with a rifle. In September 2020, the 20 year old Eric Derrow Jr. of Somerville pleaded guilty to burglary of a building. Court records show probation was modified in November 2021. Then last Friday, Derrow had probation revoked and he was sentenced to two years in a state jail. Online records show Derrow’s punishment also covers guilty pleas to possessing a controlled substance and marijuana in December 2022.