Federal Jury Finds Conroe Man Guilty of Enticing a Minor in Del Rio
DEL RIO, Texas / Monday, September 28, 2026 – A federal jury in Del Rio convicted a Conroe man for enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on May 29, 2025, Brandon Westfall, 26, used an internet dating site to message a user who told him she was 16 years old. Their interactions moved from the dating site to text messages, followed by phone calls and Facetime calls in which Westfall described in detail a number of sexual activities he wanted to engage in with the minor. He further expressed his desire to meet the 16-year-old in Del Rio. To verify her location, Westfall invited the minor female to connect with him on Snapchat. There, Westfall proceeded to send the minor a photo and a sexually graphic video of himself followed by requests for the minor to send him pornographic images of her in return.
FBI special agents arrested Westfall on May 30, 2025, and seized his phone. He was indicted on June 25, 2025, for one count of enticement of a minor. This week, a two-day trial led to a 20-minute jury deliberation and resulted in a guilty verdict. He now faces 10 years to life in federal prison.
The FBI investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph Duarte and Nallely Duarte are prosecuting the case. Donna Myrdahl, Valeria Chapa, Jimie Murdoch and Marisol Rangel assisted with litigation support and trial preparation.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas
