08/27/2026
On Wednesday, August 26th, a jury in the 13th District Court found Kameron Jones Guilty of the Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group One, 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams. Jones was found after an anonymous 911 call reporting a naked, sweating, and aggressive man on the streets of Corsicana. CPD Corporal Micheal Brooks was the first on scene and saw Jones bowing up, swearing, and clearly under the effects of a narcotic. Corporal Brooks took commendable efforts to deescalate the situation. However, it took three officers to successfully restrain Jones without injury to any involved. A trail of the defendant’s clothing was located, which led officers to a cigarette carton which contained a large quantity of Phencyclidine (P*P), a dangerous hallucinogenic liquid narcotic. Many of our most violent crimes are committed by defendants while they ar under the influence of P*P. Thanks to the officer’s professionalism, investigation, and testimony, the jury found Jones guilty as charged.
In this case we saw the common defense tactic of requesting independent re-testing of the drugs after the DPS lab had confirmed it was P*P. This is usually a stall tactic requested shortly before the case is set for trial, as we have never seen a case where an independent lab found a different result. In this case the testing by both labs consumed enough of the substance to reduce the quantity of P*P from about 8 grams to about 2 grams, prompting an argument for a reduced charge. Fortunately, both the State’s chemist and the defendant’s chemist agreed that it was about 8 grams before all of the testing.
The case was tried by First Assistant Amber Slaton and ADA Jacob Shaw. Due to Jones’s actions that night and prior violent felony history, Jones was sentenced to 25 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
