COURT REPORTS

Allegations of fleeing police and drugs mean upcoming felony trials for several Wharton County residents following grand jury deliberations.

A grand jury indictment does not mean a person is guilty of the crime or crimes they stand accused of in the court. Instead, the indictment is a citizen verdict that a prosecutor has enough evidence to proceed with felony charges.

Those indicted during January deliberations of the Wharton County Grand Jury include:

• Shirley Persons Pigott, 59, of 301 Woodway in Victoria for two counts of evading with a motor vehicle. She allegedly used a vehicle to flee from two Department of Public Safety troopers on Sept. 29, 2007. The prosecutor also is alleging that the vehicle was used as a deadly weapon in the incident.

Superceding Indictments

A superceding indictment is one that changes information on an indictment issued during an earlier grand jury session. Charges can be modified or information clarified.

Handed down were indictments on:

• Llewellyn Scott, 31, of 12265 Fondren #1306 in Houston for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of intent to deliver and one count of tampering with physical evidence. He allegedly had 400 grams of codeine and 200 to 400 grams of Xanex on July 29, 2007 with the intent to sell. Scott is also accused of trying to destroy the evidence when a Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to arrest him.

Scott has prior felony convictions for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance.

• Andrew Richard Valdez, 18, of 501 Pierce in El Campo for delivery of a controlled substance. He allegedly attempted to sell between 1 to 4 grams of cocaine on Oct. 13, 2006.