A former Wichita County probation supervisor accused of lying on the stand has pleaded guilty to perjury in connection with a hearing to consider revoking a woman's probation in 2019, court documents show.
It came to light at the hearing that the woman's baby was adopted by a probation officer, prompting Wichita County District Attorney John Gillespie to call for a Texas Ranger to launch a corruption probe.
Multiple investigations resulted in charges and a shakeup in the Wichita County Adult Probation Department. Four probation workers were charged, including former supervisor Valerie Faith Vonada Thomerson. The resolution of her case wraps up criminal charges known to be related to the probe.
Thomerson of Bowie was placed on probation for a perjury charge as part of a plea bargain in connection with a May 17, 2019, hearing in 30th District Court, according to court records.
Thomerson pleaded guilty Nov. 29 in Wichita County Court At Law No. 2 and was placed on six months' deferred-adjudication probation for the misdemeanor charge, court documents show.
If Thomerson, 61, successfully completes the probation, she can avoid a misdemeanor conviction on her record.
A felony charge of aggravated perjury against her was dismissed as part of the plea bargain, according to court records.
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