April 14, 2026 - The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office reports that on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 123rd Judicial District Court Judge LeAnn Kay Rafferty presided over an open plea on punishment in a possession of a controlled substance case of methamphetamine greater than four grams. The defendant, Adria Polley, was sentenced for 60 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division (TDCJ-ID).
The defendant had multiple prior convictions, which included three prior incarcerations in the penitentiary for similar offenses over the course of the last twenty years. The case was successfully prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Stroud. The defendant will be eligible for parole in five years.
“While we would like this sentence to represent a significant period of incarceration, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles simply doesn’t live in the same world we do. This defendant will likely serve significantly less than 10 calendar years on this conviction from the court,” said Karren Price, 123rd Judicial District Attorney.
