During the week of Monday, October 19, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 individuals were booked into the Austin County Jail following arrests made across the county. This report provides a summary of those bookings, including names, physical descriptions, arresting agencies, charges filed, plain-language explanations of those charges, and bond information when applicable.
All individuals listed are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. This report is intended to offer the public a clear and informative snapshot of recent law enforcement activity in Austin County during the specified time period.
HEATH, CASH JAMES
Description: 160 lbs White Male
Address: Bellville, TX 77418
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Abandoning or Endangering a Child – Intentional, Knowing, Reckless or Criminally Negligent
– Expired Registration
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly leaving a child without necessary care or placing a child in a situation that could threaten the child’s physical or mental health or safety.
– Allegedly operating a vehicle with registration that had expired.
Bond:
No Bond
Not Set
LOWE, JOHN CODY
Description: 300 lbs White Male
Address: Bellville, TX 77418
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Failure to Appear / Duty on Striking a Highway Fixture or Landscape Worth $200 or More
– Probation Violation / Driving While Intoxicated
Explanation Of Charges:
– The entry lists a failure to appear and an allegation involving failure to stop or meet legal duties after striking a highway fixture or landscape property valued at $200 or more.
– Allegedly violating probation in a case involving driving while intoxicated.
Bond:
$1,000 Surety Bond
$500 Surety Bond
SEBASTIAN, MIGUEL TOMAS
Description: 159 lbs White Male
Address: Houston, TX 77074
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Smuggling of Persons
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly transporting, concealing, harboring or assisting a person in a way prohibited by Texas law.
Bond:
$20,000 Surety Bond
ORTIZ, ERIC EMILIANO
Description: 120 lbs Hispanic Male
Address: Rosenberg, TX 77471
Arresting Agency: Sealy Police Department
Charges:
– Possession of Marijuana – Less Than 2 Ounces
– Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
– Allegedly carrying a weapon in circumstances prohibited by law.
Bond:
$1,000 Surety Bond
$4,000 Surety Bond
DIAZ, ANTONIO RENE
Description: 220 lbs White Male
Address: Houston, TX 77034
Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges:
– Driving While License Invalid with a Previous Conviction or Suspension Without Financial Responsibility
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly driving while the person’s license was invalid after a prior conviction or suspension, without the required proof of financial responsibility.
Bond:
$5,000 Surety Bond
ZAVALA MARTINEZ, HENRRY EDENILSON
Description: 220 lbs White Male
Address: Houston, TX 77084
Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges:
– Driving While Intoxicated
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated.
Bond:
$5,000 Surety Bond
LAWRENCE, ELDRIDGE SPRINGS, JR.
Description: 275 lbs Black Male
Address: Eagle Lake, TX 77434
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Collision Involving Injury
Explanation Of Charges:
– The booking lists an allegation involving a collision in which a person was injured. The report does not provide further details.
Bond:
$8,000 Surety Bond
ZAMARRON-NAVARRO, PEDRO ALBERTO
Description: 132 lbs White Male
Address: San Antonio, TX 78264
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Bond Forfeiture / Driving While Intoxicated with a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.15 or More
– Illegal Alien
Explanation Of Charges:
– The entry lists a bond-forfeiture matter in a driving-while-intoxicated case alleging a blood alcohol concentration of at least 0.15.
– The booking record lists this charge without a statute or additional detail, so its specific allegation cannot be determined from the record.
Bond:
$5,000 Surety Bond
No Bond
MENENDEZ, YONLIS GIL
Description: 190 lbs Hispanic Male
Address: Houston, TX 77063
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Theft of Property Valued at $30,000 or More but Less Than $150,000
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly taking property without the owner’s consent, with the listed value between $30,000 and $150,000.
Bond:
$30,000 Surety Bond
NINO, VERONICA SORIANO
Description: 105 lbs Hispanic Female
Address: Brookshire, TX 77423
Arresting Agency: Wallis Police Department
Charges:
– Harassment
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly engaging in conduct, such as repeated communications or threats, that is prohibited under Texas harassment law.
Bond:
$1,000 Surety Bond
PREZAS, JARED EDWARD
Description: 275 lbs White Male
Address: Del Rio, TX 78840
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Bond Forfeiture / Possession of a Penalty Group 1 or 1-B Controlled Substance – 4 Grams or More but Less Than 200 Grams
Explanation Of Charges:
– The entry lists a bond-forfeiture matter and an allegation of possessing 4 grams or more, but less than 200 grams, of a substance classified in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B.
Bond:
$60,000 Surety Bond
$6,000 Cash Bond
HUNDL, JOSEPH RYAN
Description: 165 lbs White Male
Address: Sealy, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Sealy Police Department
Charges:
– Burglary of a Habitation
– Criminal Trespass
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly entering or remaining in a home or other place used for overnight lodging without the owner’s effective consent and with intent to commit another offense.
– Allegedly entering or remaining on another person’s property without effective consent after notice that entry was forbidden or that the person must leave.
Bond:
$50,000 Surety Bond
$10,000 Surety Bond
GASCA, RUBEN
Description: 140 lbs Hispanic Male
Address: Katy, TX 77449
Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges:
– Driving While License Invalid with a Previous Conviction or Suspension Without Financial Responsibility
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly driving while the person’s license was invalid after a prior conviction or suspension, without the required proof of financial responsibility.
Bond:
$1,000 Surety Bond
GALINDO, RICARDO ALFREDO
Description: 270 lbs White Male
Address: Houston, TX 77072
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Probation Violation / Possession of a Penalty Group 1 or 1-B Controlled Substance – 400 Grams or More
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly violating probation in a case involving possession of 400 grams or more of a substance classified in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B.
Bond:
No Bond
PEREZ, BLANE COLTON
Description: 200 lbs White Male
Address: Sealy, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Probation Violation / Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly violating probation in a case involving evading an officer while using a vehicle.
Bond:
No Bond
SCOTT, JHASE TRAVON
Description: 158 lbs Black Male
Address: La Grange, TX 78945
Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges:
– Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Person Subject to a Family Violence, Court Order or Gang-Related Restriction
– Possession of Marijuana – Less Than 2 Ounces
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly possessing a firearm while subject to a legal restriction described in the booking entry. The entry does not specify which restriction applies.
– Allegedly possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
Bond:
$4,000 Surety Bond
$4,000 Surety Bond
RUIZ, RAMIRO
Description: 210 lbs Other Male
Address: Houston, TX 77028
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Probation Violation / Possession of More Than 50 Pounds but No More Than 2,000 Pounds of Marijuana
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly violating probation in a case involving possession of more than 50 pounds but no more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana.
Bond:
No Bond
MIKULENCAK, STEVEN
Description: 175 lbs White Male
Address: Hempstead, TX 77445
Arresting Agency: Bellville Police Department; Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges:
– Probation Violation / Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle
– Bond Forfeiture / Driving While License Invalid with a Previous Conviction or Suspension Without Financial Responsibility
– Expired Registration
– Driving While License Invalid
– Failure to Appear
– Expired Registration
– Driving While License Invalid
– Failure to Appear
– Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility
– Failure to Appear
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly violating probation in a case involving evading an officer while using a vehicle.
– The entry lists a bond-forfeiture matter involving an allegation of driving while the person’s license was invalid after a prior conviction or suspension, without required proof of financial responsibility.
– Allegedly operating a vehicle with registration that had expired.
– Allegedly driving while the person’s license was invalid.
– Allegedly failing to appear in court as required.
– Allegedly operating a vehicle with registration that had expired.
– Allegedly driving while the person’s license was invalid.
– Allegedly failing to appear in court as required.
– Allegedly operating a vehicle without the required proof of financial responsibility.
– Allegedly failing to appear in court as required.
Bond:
No Bond
$10,000 Surety Bond
$520 Surety Bond
$949 Surety Bond
$910 Surety Bond
$585 Surety Bond
$1,014 Surety Bond
$975 Surety Bond
$949 Surety Bond
$910 Surety Bond
SWOFFORD, WILLIAM EARL
Description: 185 lbs White Male
Address: Hutto, TX 78634
Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges:
– Driving While Intoxicated
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated.
Bond:
$2,000 Surety Bond
JOHNSON, JAVION
Description: 210 lbs Black Male
Address: Sealy, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Sealy Police Department
Charges:
– Burglary of a Habitation
– Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
Explanation Of Charges:
– Allegedly entering or remaining in a home or other place used for overnight lodging without the owner’s effective consent and with intent to commit another offense.
– Allegedly operating another person’s vehicle without the owner’s effective consent.
Bond:
$10,000 Surety Bond
$8,000 Surety Bond
