A 48-year-old Bulverde resident, Kristopher Burkholder, was sentenced to two years of probation and a $1,500 fine for possession of methamphetamine, which he continues to claim belonged to someone else.
Burkholder was found guilty of the 2019 charge by a jury last month and went before Fourth Administrative Judicial Region Judge Sid Harle, who was sitting in for 451st District Court Judge Kirsten Cohoon, last week for his sentencing. The prosecution sought a harsher punishment, stating Burkholder refused to take responsibly for his actions.
“Well, just I mean common sense wise, if you’re on bond for possession of methamphetamine that is not yours, and you deny use of the substance, wouldn’t it be wise not to test positive for methamphetamine?” Harle asked the defendant.
