During the week of Monday, August 31, 2026 – Sunday, September 6, 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.
DENNIS, DEANDRE ALEXANDER
Description: 155 lbs Black Male
Address: Address not listed
Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges: Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon
Driving While Intoxicated
Explanation Of Charges:
Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon means allegedly carrying a weapon in circumstances prohibited by Texas law.
Driving While Intoxicated means allegedly operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated.
Bond: 1000.00/Surety Bond
Bond: 1000.00/Surety Bond
MINKS, CHARLES ALLEN
Description: 145 lbs White Male
Address: BROOKSHIRE, TX 77423
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear – Felony
Explanation Of Charges:
Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear means allegedly failing to appear in court as required after being released under a condition requiring an appearance. The report classifies the charge as a felony.
Bond: No Bond
GARCIA, JESSE, III
Description: 135 lbs White Male
Address: WALLIS, TX 77485
Arresting Agency: Wallis Police Department
Charges: Forgery of a Financial Instrument
Explanation Of Charges:
Forgery of a Financial Instrument means allegedly making, altering, completing, executing or using a financial instrument in a way that constitutes forgery.
Bond: 2000.00/Surety Bond
TARVER, TIMOTHY EUGENE
Description: 240 lbs Black Male
Address: SEALY, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B, Less Than 1 Gram
Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence With Intent to Impair
Explanation Of Charges:
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B, Less Than 1 Gram means allegedly possessing less than 1 gram of a substance classified in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B.
Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence With Intent to Impair means allegedly altering, destroying, concealing or creating evidence with the intent to affect its availability or use in an investigation or official proceeding.
Bond: 20000.00/Surety Bond
Bond: 30000.00/Surety Bond
SHUPAK, BRADLEY
Description: 177 lbs White Male
Address: SEALY, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Attempt to Commit Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, 4 Grams or More but Less Than 200 Grams
Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, 1 Gram or More but Less Than 4 Grams
Explanation Of Charges:
Attempt to Commit Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, 4 Grams or More but Less Than 200 Grams means allegedly attempting to manufacture or deliver between 4 and less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, 1 Gram or More but Less Than 4 Grams means allegedly manufacturing or delivering between 1 and less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
Bond: Not Set
Bond: Not Set
VARGAS, MACEY DAWN
Description: 117 lbs White Female
Address: WALLIS, TX 77485
Arresting Agency: GENERIC
Charges: Driving With License Invalid With Previous Conviction/Suspension/Administrative License Revocation Refusal
Explanation Of Charges:
This charge means allegedly driving while the person’s license was invalid after a previous conviction or suspension, including circumstances involving an administrative license revocation refusal.
Bond: 1000.00/Surety Bond
MAXIMKIN, EVGENY PETROVICH
Description: 145 lbs White Male
Address: AUSTIN, TX 78748
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Illegal Alien
Probation Violation/Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B, 1 Gram or More but Less Than 4 Grams
Explanation Of Charges:
Illegal Alien is the wording used in the booking report for an alleged immigration-related violation.
Probation Violation/Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B, 1 Gram or More but Less Than 4 Grams means an alleged probation violation connected to a controlled-substance possession case involving between 1 and less than 4 grams.
Bond: No Bond
Bond: No Bond
BENDER, JEREMY JACOB RYAN
Description: 145 lbs White Male
Address: NEW ULM, TX 78950
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Possession of Child Pornography, More Than 50 Visual Depictions
Possession With Intent to Promote Child Pornography
Explanation Of Charges:
Possession of Child Pornography, More Than 50 Visual Depictions means allegedly possessing more than 50 visual depictions classified as child pornography.
Possession With Intent to Promote Child Pornography means allegedly possessing child pornography with the intent to promote or distribute it.
Bond: 100000.00/Surety Bond
Bond: 150000.00/Surety Bond
CITIZEN, DONALD RAY, JR
Description: 225 lbs Black Male
Address: HUMBLE, TX 77383
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Failure to Comply With Sex Offender Duty to Register – Lifetime/Annual
Explanation Of Charges:
This charge means allegedly failing to comply with a sex-offender registration requirement that applies for life and requires annual registration.
Bond: 50000.00/Surety Bond
LEWIS, EDDIE RAY, JR
Description: 215 lbs Black MaleAddress: HOUSTON, TX 77073
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Criminal Mischief, $2,500 or More but Less Than $30,000
Parole/Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse
Explanation Of Charges:
Criminal Mischief, $2,500 or More but Less Than $30,000 means allegedly intentionally or knowingly damaging or tampering with property, with the alleged loss falling within that value range.
Parole/Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse indicates an alleged parole matter connected to a credit card or debit card abuse offense.
Bond: No Bond
Bond: No Bond
AMPONSAH, PRINCE
Description: 225 lbs Black Male
Address: HOUSTON, TX 77020
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Theft of Property, $100 or More but Less Than $750, Two or More Previous Convictions
Parole/Evading Arrest or Detention With a Vehicle
Explanation Of Charges:
Theft of Property, $100 or More but Less Than $750, Two or More Previous Convictions means allegedly unlawfully taking property valued from $100 to less than $750, with the report noting two or more previous convictions.
Parole/Evading Arrest or Detention With a Vehicle indicates an alleged parole matter connected to evading arrest or detention while using a vehicle.
Bond: 30000.00/Surety Bond
Bond: No Bond
SEALS, KENNETH WAYNE, JR
Description: 162 lbs Black Male
Address: SEALY, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Sealy Police Department
Charges: Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1-B, 1 Gram or More but Less Than 4 Grams, Drug-Free Zone
Explanation Of Charges:
This charge means allegedly manufacturing or delivering between 1 and less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1-B controlled substance in a designated drug-free zone.
Bond: 25000.00/Surety Bond
GILLUM, JA MARIAN EUGENE
Description: 150 lbs Black Male
Address: HEMPSTEAD, TX 77445
Arresting Agency: Austin County Sheriff’s Office
Charges: Driving While Intoxicated
Explanation Of Charges:
Driving While Intoxicated means allegedly operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated.
Bond: 10000.00/Surety Bond
NAVARRO, DAVID ANTHONY
Description: 160 lbs White Male
Address: SEALY, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Sealy Police Department
Charges: Public Intoxication
Interference With Public Duties
Resisting Arrest, Search or Transportation
Explanation Of Charges:
Public Intoxication means allegedly being intoxicated in a public place to a degree that may endanger the person or another.
Interference With Public Duties means allegedly interfering with a peace officer or other public servant who was performing an official duty.
Resisting Arrest, Search or Transportation means allegedly using force to prevent or obstruct an arrest, search or transportation by an officer.
Bond: 1000.00/Personal Recognizance Bond
Bond: 5000.00/Surety Bond
Bond: 7000.00/Surety Bond
SANCHEZ, LEONARDO ALFONSO
Description: 200 lbs White Male
Address: SEALY, TX 77474
Arresting Agency: Sealy Police Department
Charges: Driving With License Invalid With Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility
Parole/Prohibited Substance or Item in Correctional or Civil Commitment Facility
Explanation Of Charges:
Driving With License Invalid With Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility means allegedly driving with an invalid license after a previous conviction or suspension while also lacking required financial responsibility.
Parole/Prohibited Substance or Item in Correctional or Civil Commitment Facility indicates an alleged parole matter connected to possessing or introducing a prohibited substance or item in a correctional or civil commitment facility.
Bond: 2000.00/Surety Bond
Bond: No Bond
