  Grayson County jury sentences Mancilla to life in prison. by press release November 29, 2012 A
Grayson County jury today sentenced Jessie Eugene Mancilla, 33, of
Sherman to life in prison and imposed a $10,000 fine on drug charges.
In December of 2011, Sherman police detectives were driving in Gunter as part of their investigation of recent Sherman burglaries. Detectives Nic Emmons and Shawn Kelly saw a vehicle which matched the description used in the Sherman crimes and turned around to follow it. The vehicle accelerated and pulled into a residential drive where officers observed a plastic bag fly out of the front passenger window. Believing narcotics had been discarded, officers detained the occupants and found Mancilla to be the passenger in the vehicle. The officers found the baggie which had been thrown from the vehicle, and it contained methamphetamine. In the vehicle, officers found additional matching baggies, drug paraphernalia, and items commonly used in burglaries. Upon searching Mancilla's person, officers found more plastic baggies and a small digital scale commonly used to package and weigh narcotics. After less than a day of testimony, and 2 hours of deliberation jurors found Mancilla guilty of Possession of a Controlled Substance - Methamphetamine, More than 1 Gram But Less Than 4 Grams, With Intent To Deliver. The charge was originally a 2nd Degree Felony, punishable by 2 - 20 years in prison. However, the charge was enhanced because of Mancilla's prior criminal history, making it punishable by 5 - 99 years in prison, or life, and up to a $10,000 fine. On Wednesday, Assistant District Attorneys Bi Hunt and Britton Brooks spent the day during the punishment portion of the trial presenting to the jury dozens of prior crimes that Mancilla had committed in the past, including charges of multiple thefts, burglaries, drug offenses, and assaults. Jurors learned that Mancilla had been sentenced to prison in 2008 on a four year sentence for methamphetamine possession. He served approximately 2 and one half years before being released on parole. "This guy was a career criminal,: said Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown. "We appreciate this jury for taking him off the streets, hopefully for good. They understood that he was incapable of abiding by social norms and had been given every chance to straighten out. The jury did exactly what they needed to. We have to get the message to these theives and burglars." Mancilla will be eligible for parole after 30 years. He was represensted by Sherman attorney Rick Dunn.  Texas Department of Criminal Justice at Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
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