Bandera - Home invader gets 5 years

Defendant in home invasion case in Bandera gets 5 years. According to the Bandera Bulletin, Kothan Hernandez pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation with intent to commit a felony other than theft, a first-degree felony. Hernandez along with Josiah Morrison and Christian Franco broke into the home of Chelsie Dawe and Jayden Rasmussen in 2024. Dawe testified at Hernandez hearing and ask that he be sentenced to prison rather than a deferred adjudication as requested by his attorney. Despite pleas from his family, Judge Patrick Maguire took Hernandez's conduct after the home invasion into consideration. Maguire pointed to social media posts featuring firearms and possible indirect threats made online.