District court news published Aug. 25, 2018

Published 8:54 am Saturday, August 25, 2018

The following criminal cases were resolved in Clark District Court Aug. 15, 2018, with Judge Earl-Ray Neal presiding.

— Zachary T. Clark, theft by unlawful taking, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, 17 days; driving on an expired operator’s license, dismissed.

— Joseph Dewayne Clower, first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, 270 days.

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— William Everman, flagrant non-support, contempt of court, waived to grand jury.

— David A. Farmer, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 135 days conditionally discharged.

— Jeffrey J. Johnson, no or exxpired registration, dismissed; failure to maintain insurance, dismissed; driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined, 30-day license suspension; first-degree fleeing or evading police, dismissed; first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 178 days conditionally discharged; first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence; third-degree criminal mischief, pleaded guilty, two days concurrent; no motorcycle operator’s license, dismissed; reckless driving, dismissed.

— John P. Miller, theft by unlawful taking, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, 360 days, 356 days conditionally discharged.

— Tina M. Neal, failure to wear seat belt, dismissed; failure to maintain insurance, pleaded guilty, five days; no or expired registration place, dismissed; no or expired registration receipt, dismissed; driving on a DUI-suspended operator’s license, amended to driving on a suspended operator’s license, pleaded guilty, five days concurrent; second-degree possession of a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, 360 days, 330 days conditionally discharged; first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.

— Carlton J. Nickell, first-degree criminal trespass, pleaded guilty, nine days.

— Carlton Jacob Nickell, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 171 days conditionally discharged; first-degree promoting contraband, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.

— Leigh A. Owens, first-degree fleeing or evading police, dismissed; first-degree wanton endangerment, amended to second-degree, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 131 days conditionally discharged.

The following criminal cases were resolved in Clark District Court Aug. 13, 2018, with Judge Charles Hardin presiding.

— James Beschorner, driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined, 30-day license suspension; prescription controlled substance not in proper container, dismissed.

— Michael R. Bostic, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days conditionally discharged.

— John E. Boyd, fourth-degree assault, dismissed.

— Mark A. CArgle, possession of marijuana, pleaded guilty, two days; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, two days concurrent; contempt of court, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.

— Sheila N. Conrad, public intoxication, pleaded guilty, 90 days conditionally discharged; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.

— Kevin Everman, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 180 days conditionally discharged.

— Shawn T. Goolman, fraudulent use of a credit card, pleaded guilty, 30 days conditionally discharged, restitution.

— Sarah Nichoel Palmer, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 90 days conditionally discharged; contempt of court, pleaded guilty, one day.

— Benjamin J. Reed, driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined, 30-day license suspension; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle, dismissed.

— Matthew W. Sibcy, driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined, 30-day license suspension.

— Brian Andrew Sims, possession of marijuana, pleaded guilty, fined; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle, dismissed; contempt of court, dismissed.

— Misty A. Spencer, third-degree criminal trespassing, dismissed; resisting arrest, dismissed; second-degree fleeing or evading police, dismissed.

— Aaliyah Stewart, possession of marijuana, dismissed.

— Anita Young, fourth-degree assault, pleaded guilty, 90 days, 54 days conditionally discharged; contempt of court, dismissed.

— Alicia G. Byrd, fugitive from justice, dismissed.

— Daniel Scott Nichols, fugitive from justice, dismissed.

— Michaela Dunn Eastridge, fourth-degree assault, pleaded guilty, 360 days, 180 days conditionally discharged.

— Jeremy D. Griffith, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 135 days conditionally discharged, restitution.