According to a press release from the Grimes County District Attorney’s Office, “On Wednesday, October 22, 2024, John Victor May, age 55, pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance (POCS).
On December 21, 2023, Grimes County Sheriff’s Deputies and two Game Wardens responded to a welfare concern on CR 172 in Iola. A man working in the area, heard loud arguing behind a residence and then heard a gunshot.
Deputies, who were investigating the report came in contact with John May. Law enforcement confirmed May had a felony warrant out of Gaines, County Texas and arrested him. During a subsequent search of his person, May was found to have methamphetamine in his front pants pocket. May was arrested and posted bond.
On December 25, 2023, John May was stopped on a traffic stop by a Grimes County Sheriff’s Deputy. May was arrested again for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Tampering with Evidence for trying to destroy the narcotics by chewing them with his mouth. He again posted bond.
On May 2, 2024, John May was arrested for Evading in a Vehicle after leading a Grimes County Sheriff’s Deputy on a lengthy pursuit from Grimes into Brazos County.
On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, a Grimes County jury was selected to hear the 12/21/2023 POCS case. Assistant District Attorney Tammy Thomas was prosecuting the case. ADA Thomas intended to prove the 12/21/2023 POCS case during the guilt/innocence phase of the trial and then put on evidence of the two separate pending Grimes County felony cases during the punishment phase of the trial. ADA Thomas also planned to put on evidence of multiple pending drug related felonies from Brazos County, which included a manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance case.
Due to prior felony convictions, May faced a habitual offender punishment range of 25 years to life in prison. The State also intended to put on those priors in the punishment phase of the trial.
John May accepted a plea agreement for 35 years in prison prior to the start of the evidence presentation to the jury. The plea was done before 12 District Judge David Moorman.”
“John May has been committing crimes in Grimes County for almost twenty years. He is involved in the distribution of illegal narcotics. He is a drain on law enforcement resources in the Brazos Valley. Having him out of our community will make it a safer place to live.”— Assistant District Attorney Tammy Thomas
Mugshot from Grimes County District Attorney’s Office Press Release