On Monday, November 16, 2015, Jeffrey Lee Heflin, 48, of Denison, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance – Heroin, and Tampering with Evidence. The sentence was handed down by 59th District Court Judge Rayburn Nall pursuant to a plea agreement which Heflin reached with the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office.
On February 21, 2015, Grayson County Investigators William May received information on the location of a vehicle which had recently been stolen in Sherman. Investigator May and GCSO Investigator Dustin Stacks located the stolen truck in Denison and conducted surveillance on the vehicle. Eventually, a man later identified as Jeffery Heflin entered the vehicle and drove away. When deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, Heflin fled and officers lost sight of the vehicle before locating it again a short time later. Officers were able to stop the vehicle and arrested Heflin, who had been driving. When officers removed Heflin from their patrol car, they discovered a bag which contained methamphetamine and heroin stuffed under the metal cage of the patrol car. When officers inventoried Heflin’s property that night, they discovered two counterfeit one hundred dollar bills.
Heflin had previously been to prison on charges of burglary and forgery and had more than a dozen arrests for various offenses, including assault, weapons offenses, and theft.
“This is a guy that had been around,” said Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown.
“With that many arrests, and with prior attempts to rehabilitate him, he was not getting the message. We appreciate the sheriff’s office for being aggressive with taking people like him off the streets.”
Assistant District Attorney Britton Brooks prosecuted the case. Heflin was represented by Sherman attorney Gaylon Riddels.
