A former employee at the Brazos County jail has admitted to smuggling drugs, tobacco, and money for an inmate. 21 year old Cody Jones, who moved to Somerville since his arrest a year ago, was given eight years probation from a five year prison sentence. He was ordered to perform 200 hours community service and pay a $1,000 dollar fine. The inmate who is accused of receiving the contraband, 41 year old Roy Arevalo Sr., is awaiting trial on multiple charges, including engaging in organized criminal activity with Jones.
A Hearne man has admitted to storing narcotics in the walk-in freezer of a Bryan fast food restaurant. 32 year old Richard Dunn was arrested more than two years ago following an undercover operation at Long John Silvers where he was seen selling PCP in the parking lot and storing a bottle in a box of red sauce in the freezer. Dunn was sentenced to 17 years, and he is also being held on drug possession charges in Bell County.
A Bryan man has entered a plea agreement to an attempted robbery of a convenience store near the Brazos County Expo in August of 2013. 29 year old Artemio Deleon spent nearly two years in jail before he was released in February. He returned to jail earlier this month after he was sentenced to three years for the holdup at Sunrise Food Mart on Leonard Road. Deleon kept one hand in his pocket while giving the store clerk a note demanding money. After the clerk told Deleon she wasn’t going to read the note because she did have her glasses, he left the store.
A Bryan man has admitted to taking his father’s pickup without his permission and leading Bryan police on a pursuit involving multiple crashes. As part of a plea agreement involving eight crimes, 27 year old Rafael Villarreal was sentenced to four years. He has already served more than seven months since his arrest last August. According to the arrest report, by the time the hour-long pursuit ended, the truck hit a mobile home, a mailbox, and a utility pole. One patrol vehicle was also damaged.
