A Hemphill County Grand Jury returned three felony indictments last Thursday following a hearing in 31st Judicial District Court.

Francisco Peralta, 42, was indicted on a February 9, 2024, charge of driving while intoxicated—a third-degree felony offense. Peralta had prior convictions in Castro County on a 1999 DWI charge, and in 2013 for an offense related to the operation of a motor vehicle. His bond was set at $15,000.

Andrew Dale Young, 37, was indicted on a March 11, 2024, charge of possessing four or more grams, but less than 200 grams, of a methamphetamine. The second-degree felony was enhanced to first-degree based on a prior 2010 felony conviction in Hemphill County for possessing a prohibited substance in a correctional facility, a third-degree felony. His bond was set at $75,000.

Marc Christen Savard, 41, was indicted on a February 25, 2024, charge of driving while intoxicated in a vehicle with occupied by a passenger under 15 years of age, a State Jail felony. Savard’s bond was set at $12,500.