Jason Dameion Watson, 46, pleaded guilty to possession of more than 400 grams of methamphetamine and tampering with evidence in Waco. A judge sentenced him to eight years in prison after prosecutors reduced their plea offer multiple times and waived the habitual criminal allegation.
McLennan County District Attorney's Officeprosecutors
Teresa Freemanco-defendant
The facts
Watson pleaded guilty to possession of more than 400 grams of methamphetamine and tampering with evidence.1
Prosecutors waived the habitual criminal allegation as part of the plea agreement.1
Watson was indicted in November 2025 as a habitual criminal with prior felony convictions for assault family violence and methamphetamine possession.1
If convicted at trial, jurors would have been instructed to sentence Watson to at least 25 years, up to life in prison.1
Waco police arrested Watson and Teresa Freeman in May 2025 after a traffic stop; police allege they dumped methamphetamine into liquid in metal tumblers.1
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Jason P. Darling Watson understood the trial risk and was ready to move on and mitigate losses.1
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Wood County Sheriff's Office, Released statement about inmate death; Texas Rangers, Conducting investigation into inmate death
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$$500,000 for murder charge bond
Cody Allen Laviolette, Indicted for murder and tampering with physical evidence; Kelly Taylor Mariah Little, Deceased mother of three; District Judge Travis Kitchens, Set bond amounts and 3 more
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Demerrion Keith Crayton, defendant; pleaded guilty to murder; Michael Everett Jr., victim; killed November 2023; Jason P. Darling, Crayton's attorney and 2 more
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$$5,000 for bond per charge
Mark Edward Wilkins, homeowner, arrested and charged; McAllen Police Department, responding officers
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Alberto Chavez, 21-year-old man arrested and charged with murder; Victor Chavez, 27-year-old man from Memphis, Texas, murder victim; Texas Rangers, assisted with investigation and 1 more
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Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Division, investigating the death; Pct. 4 Constable's Office, responded to disturbance and pursued the man; Sgt. Jason Brown, HCSO spokesman at scene
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Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office, Investigator
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$$30,000 for bond
Mario Alberto Morales, ICE officer, defendant; Miguel Parra Hernandez, injured undocumented immigrant from Mexico; Sean Teare, Harris County District Attorney and 1 more