Oct. 14 circuit court

Published 10:42 am Saturday, October 14, 2017

The following criminal cases were resolved in Clark Circuit Court Oct. 5, 2017, with Judge William Clouse presiding.

— James Bryan Devary, flagrant non-support, pleaded guilty, recommended one year, sentencing Nov. 9.

— Kevin Everman, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, amended to complicity, pleaded guilty, sentenced to one year.

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— Larry Murray, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (two counts), pleaded guilty, recommended one year concurrent; failure to wear seat belt, dismissed; first-degree possession of a controlled substance, dismissed; possession of marijuana, dismissed; sentencing Nov. 9.

— Daniel R. Townsend, probation violation, stipulated to violation, sentence imposed.

— Zachary D. Whalen, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, recommended one year and one day, sentencing Nov. 9.

— Zachary D. Whalen, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, recommended  one year and one day; first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (two counts), pleaded guilty, recommended one year and one day concurrent, but consecutive to previous count; sentencing Nov. 9.

— Ernest Lee Christopher Jr., first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years and one day; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 30 days concurrent; unlawful possession of a meth precursor, pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years and one day concurrent; possession of marijuana, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 30 days concurrent.

— Ernest Lee Christopher Jr., flagrant non-support, pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years and one day, concurrent with previous case.

— Ernest Lee Christopher Jr., first-degree bail jumping, amended to misdemeanor, sentenced to 364 days, concurrent with previous cases.

—  Michael Dewayne Ritchie, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years and one day, probated to drug court for three years; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 30 days concurrent; unlawful possession of a meth precursor, pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years and one day concurrent; possession of marijuana, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 30 days.

— Brent Hessing, first-degree criminal abuse, pleaded guilty, sentenced to nine years.

— Brian Scott Miller, second-degree burglary, pleaded guilty, sentenced to seven years; complicity to second-degree burglary, pleaded guilty, sentenced to seven years concurrent.

— Brian Scott Miller, flagrant non-support (two counts), pleaded guilty, sentenced to one year concurrent, concurrent with previous case.

— Dennis Haggard Jr., probation violation, stipulated to violation, probation revoked, sentence imposed.

— Brandon C. Hatton, probation violation, stipulated to violation, returned to alternative sentence and long-term treatment, probation increased to five years.

— Stephen Litteral, probation violation, stipulated to violation, probation revoked, sentence imposed.

— Nicholas McCarty, probation violation, stipulated to violation, sentence imposed (two cases).

— Cortez Townsend, probation violation, stipulated to violation, probation revoked, sentence imposed.

The following civil cases were filed recently in Clark Circuit Court.

— Cabinet for Health and Family Services vs. Jessica Small, child support action.

— Kelly Ann Mays vs. Dwayne Scott Fraley, divorce.

— James Burris vs. Lily Burris, divorce.

— Cabinet for Health and Family Services vs. Michael Hall, child support action.

— Shelda Arleen Miller vs. George Joseph Miller III, divorce.

— Capital One Bank vs. L.B. Faulkner, seeking $6,311.49 plus interest for debt.

— Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises vs. Jennifer Epperson as administrator of David Gale Case estate, unknown spouse, unknown tenant of 263 N. Main St. and Clark County, seeking $118,692.46 plus interest for debt.

— Tommy Patrick vs. Traci L. Patrick, divorce.

— Ruth Nunan vs. Ford Motor Company, seeking damages.