Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Vernon Richard Mathes of Copperas Cove entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated-third or more, which was treated as a Class A misdemeanor. Mathes was sentenced to one year in Lampasas County Jail, probated for two years. He also is to pay a ...