District court news for Oct. 20, 2018
Published 1:13 pm Monday, October 22, 2018
The following criminal cases were resolved in Clark District Court Oct. 10, 2018 with Judge Brandy Oliver Brown presiding.
— James Cahal, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days.
— Daniel J. Harris, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 15 days; contempt of court (two counts), dismissed.
— Eric J. Hatton, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days; third-degree criminal trespassing, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence; contempt of court, dismissed.
— Eric J. Hatton, public intoxication, pleaded guilty, 30 days; second-degree possession of a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— David Riley, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days; contempt of court, dismissed.
— Lindsey Adams, flagrant non-support, dismissed.
— Amber Barker, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 180 days; first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— Amber Barker, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days; first-degree hindering prosecution or apprehension, amended to criminal attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— Brian Barnes, failure to or improper signal, dismissed; first-degree possession of a controlled substance, dismissed; contempt of court, dismissed.
— Carl Combs, public intoxication, pleaded guilty, 90 days, 60 days conditionally discharged; first-degree fleeing or evading police, dismissed; second-degree burglary, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— Carl K. Combs, theft by deception, pleaded guilty, 90 days, 60 days conditionally discharged; contempt of court, pleaded guilty, 10 days concurrent; concurrent with previous case. (two cases)
— John Fugett, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, 360 days, 240 days conditionally discharged; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— Zane Grason Gaunce, theft by unlawful taking, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 135 days conditionally discharged, no Walmart.
— Dusty a. Gilbert, tampering with physical evidence, dismissed; resisting arrest, amended to disorderly conduct, pleaded guilty, three days.
— Robert Haggard, first-degree fleeing or evading police, amended to second-degree, pleaded guilty, 30 days, 26 days conditionally discharged; public intoxication, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— Justin A. Johnson, no or expired registration plate, failure to maintain insurance, no operator’s license, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, waived to grand jury.
— Justin A. Johnson first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession o f marijuana, first-degree promoting contraband, first-degree wanton endangerment (four counts), waived to grand jury.
— Keith J. Klemes, public intoxication, pleaded guilty, five days; third-degree possession of a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, five days concurrent; possessing license while privileges are revoked, pleaded guilty, credit for time served; attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, amended to attempt, dismissed; fraudulent use of ID card, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 135 days conditionally discharged.
— Keith J. Klemes, theft of identity, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, concurrent with previous case.
— Scott R. Novogroski, fourth-degree assault, pleaded guilty, 60 days conditionally discharged; first-degree unlawful imprisonment, dismissed; second-degree unlawful imprisonment (three counts), dismissed.
— Ova Lynn Smith, violation of conditions of release, pleaded guilty, 54 days (three cases).
— Meardie J. Stidham, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, 360 days, 140 days conditionally discharged; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— Brenda G. Taulbee, violation of conditions of release, pleaded guilty, 30 days.
— Brenda G. Taulbee, first-degree promoting contraband, amended to attempt, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 150 days conditionally discharged.
— Shelton Wilkes, second-degree burglary, amended to first-degree criminal trespassing, pleaded guilty, 360 days, 359 days conditionally discharged; third-degree criminal mischief, pleaded guilty, one day concurrent.
— Larry Lykins, fugitive from another state, dismissed.
The following criminal cases were resolved in Clark District Court Oct. 8, 2018 with Judge Charles Hardin presiding.
— Brandi N. Parker, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, seven days; third-degree escape, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.
— David C. Crowell, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 60 days, 49 days conditionally discharged.
— Michael S. Faulconer, driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined, 30-day license suspension; contempt of court, dismissed.
— Stephen Green, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 180 days, 150 days conditionally discharged, restitution.
— James W. Grimes, theft by deception, dismissed.
— Derrick S. Sparks, fourth-degree assault, amended to harassment, pleaded guilty, 90 days, 79 days conditionally discharged.
— Chester Ayers, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days, 27 days conditionally discharged; contempt of court, dismissed.
— Vance E. Brinegar Jr., possession of marijuana, pleaded guilty, fined.
— Keith Jackson, driving on a DUI-suspended operator’s license, amended to no operator’s license in possession, pleaded guilty, fined.
— Rhondalyn Jackson, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days conditionally discharged.
— Tommy E. Little, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days conditionally discharged.
— Jerome T. Moore, one headlight, dismissed; driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, sentencing Dec. 17; failure to notify state of address change, dismissed.
— Laura B. Purcell, driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, fined, 30-day license suspension.
— Brenda Gail Taulbee, third-degree possession of a controlled substance, pleaded guilty, 30 days; possession of drug paraphernalia, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence; contempt of court, pleaded guilty, concurrent sentence.