Dimmit County Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Injury to a Child

(Press Release) District Attorney Roberto Serna reported that on September 12, 2016, Keisha Nicole Cruz entered a guilty plea to the offense of Recklessly causing Injury to a Child. She was sentenced that day to 6 years confinement in prison. D. A. Serna noted that on June 28, 2016, Gerald De Leon was sentenced in Dimmit County to 7 years confinement in prison for the same offense arising out of the same incident.

District Attorney Serna would like to thank Assistant District Attorneys Alberto Rodriguez and Robert Lee Little, and District Attorney Investigators Erasmo Ramon and Richard Guzman for their hard work in the preparation and presentation of these cases. D.A. Serna would also like to thank the Dimmit County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Ranger Randy Garcia for their efforts in the investigation of the case. District Attorney Serna pledges to the public that he and his office will continue to ensure the safety and protection of the public by prosecuting individuals who injure children and who commit other felony offenses in Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala Counties.