Seven people headed to prison after hearings in 132nd District Court

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Seven people are headed to prison after recent hearings in District Judge Ernie B. Armstrong’s courtroom.
Levi Brett Hataway, 24, of Snyder, was given a pair of sentences related to an August 2018 incident in which he was found in possession of a controlled substance, a second degree felony.
On that charge, he was given a 10-year sentence and ordered to pay $954 in court and attorney fees and $180 in restitution.
On Aug. 25, 2018, he was found in possession of more than four grams, but less than 200 grams, of methamphetamine.
Hataway was given a second 10-year sentence after missing a court hearing in April. He was charged with bail jumping and failure to appear. On that charge he was ordered to pay $884 in court costs and attorney fees.
The sentences will be served concurrently.
Rashodd Quincy Ishmel, 36, of Sweetwater, had his probation revoked on a 2016 drug conviction after he was convicted of third degree felony evading arrest in Childress County in May 2017, and failing to report to his probation officer, make monthly probation, fine, restitution and performing community service multiple times between June 2017 and March 2018. He also failed to appear at probation performance reviews in January and July 2017.
Ishmel was originally given a two-year sentence, probated five years, and ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
In February 2016, Ishmel was found in possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine.
Machele Cathleen Flores, 38, of Snyder, had her probation revoked on a 2017 drug conviction.
In September 2017, Flores was given a two-year sentence, probated five years, on a state jail felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. 
Her probation was revoked after she failed to pay her monthly probation and other fees in June, July or August and failed to participate in her drug or alcohol abuse treatment plan earlier this year.
Flores’ original sentence stemmed from a September 2017 incident in which she was found in possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine.
Chanda Muller, 43, of Sweetwater, had her probation revoked on a 2014 state jail felony drug conviction.
Muller was originally given a two-year sentence, probated five years, and ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
Her probation was revoked after she failed to report to her probation officer between October 2016 and August 2017.
Muller’s original charge stemmed from a December 2014 incident in which she was found in possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine.
Ashley Marie Elizondo, 24, of Lubbock, had her probation revoked on a 2017 drug conviction.
Elizondo was originally given a 10-year probated sentence. Her probation was revoked after she was found to have consumed alcohol three times in June and July 2018, cocaine in July 2018 and heroin in July 2018.
She also failed to report to her probation officer and failed to make monthly probation, fine and restitution payments, or to perform community service, multiple times between May 2018 and March 2019. She also failed to appear for a probation performance review, failed to complete the re-entry court intensive supervision program in Lubbock and was arrested in Midland County.
Elizondo’s original charge stemmed from an incident in which she was found in possession of between one and four grams of methamphetamine.
Jared Garcia, 34, of Huntsville, was given a 10-year sentence after entering a plea agreement to a third degree felony charge of possession of a prohibited item in a correctional facility. He was also ordered to pay $284 in court costs. 
On Aug. 24, 2017, Garcia was found in possession of a cell phone while confined at the Price Daniel Unit. 
The sentence will be served consecutively with an October 2003 murder conviction sentence handed down in Nueces County.
Matthew Jacob Lara, 23, of Snyder, had his probation revoked on a 2015 third degree felony theft conviction.
Lara was originally given a 10-year probated sentence and ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
His probation was revoked after he failed to complete treatment at the Roy K. Robb CRTC and was discharged due to continued violations and lack of progress.
Lara’s original charge stemmed from a June 2015 incident during which he attempted to steal electronic equipment valued at between $20,000 and $100,000 from his victim.