Judge Stephen Williams presided over the June 11 session of the Jackson County District Court. See the docket highlights below.
•Leonardo Martinez Baez and his attorneys Keith Weiser and Chris Isles appeared briefly in the courtroom but did not stand before the judge or address the court. Baez was arrested in July of 2022 after walking into the Sheriff’s Office and confessing to murdering his wife before attempting suicide. Baez has been in the custody of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office since.
•Bryan Lee Hadley agreed via plea deal to serve three concurrent five-year sentences for three felonies. Hadley pleaded guilty to two counts of Indecency with a Child, and one count of Attempted Sexual Assault. Hadley also agreed to register as a sex offender, and to have no contact with three separate victims.
•Corey Dean Ferguson was sentenced to 45 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for two counts of Manufacturing/Delivering a Controlled Substance. The two 45year sentenced will run concurrently.
•Aron Cirilo Padilla- Medina pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault of a Child in exchange for 8 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
•Jose Miguel Salazar, accused of murder in the October 2024 death of Jasmine Ramirez, appeared on the docket but did not appear in the courtroom. His case was reset for a future date.
