Fred Harrison, Jr. The Willacy County and District Attorney’s Office announces that on December 15, 2009, Fred Harrison, Jr., 43, of Sebastian, TX, was found guilty by a Willacy County jury in the 197th District Court for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd.

Prior to trial a plea offer was made, however the defendant refused to take responsibly for his actions. On December 14, 2009 a jury, comprised of Willacy County residents was selected to hear the evidence in the case. After hearing testimony from the witnesses, the jury deliberated for approximately 25 minutes and found the defendant guilty. The jury sentenced the defendant to 8 years in prison and $1,000.00 fine. After trial Ammerman stated, “I am very pleased with the verdict and I believe the jury sent a loud and clear message about a standard of conduct that is unacceptable in Willacy County.”

The Willacy County and District Attorney’s Office will aggressively prosecute Driving While Intoxicated and would like to thank Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Valente Rosas and Trooper Eugenio Garcia for their participation on this case. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Bernard W. Ammerman and First Assistant District Attorney Scott Greenbaum.