Several Are Sentenced in Court Monday

Nicholas M. Hall was back in Superior Court Monday, with Judge E. Trenton Brown, III, presiding. Mr. Hall had previously pled guilty to three counts of burglary at three different residences on Lakeshore Drive, and was sentenced in August of 2008 to 10 years with three to serve and banished from Jasper County.

After his release on probation, Mr. Hall was found to have violated his probation by the charges of disorderly conduct, appearing in Jasper County and failure to pay court ordered fines and fees, and was sentenced to 120 days confinement in November of 2012.

After being released from this sentence and while serving on probation once again, Mr. Hall was found to have once again violated his probation via the new charges of entering an automobile with intent to commit a felony or theft in Butts County.

On Tuesday, Mr. Hall’s probation was revoked to two years in the state penal system, with credit for time served since March 22, 2013, and upon release to once again be placed on regular probation supervision as originally ordered.

Also in court Monday, Rachel Martin, who was on probation for giving false information to authorities, was found to have violated her probation via the new charges of aggravated battery and simple battery. Ms. Martin was sentenced to serve 90 days in a probation detention center and to have no contact with the victim.

In addition to the above, the Court accepted 13 guilty pleas with details of charges and sentences as listed below:

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•Timmy Lee Strange, Jr., to burglary and criminal attempt to commit a felony—sentenced to six years with two to serve and the remainder on probation and $1,305 in fines and fees.

•Roberto Torres Williams—to fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, driving while license revoked and possession of marijuana less than one ounce—sentenced to four years with 10 days to serve in the county jail and the remainder on probation and fines and fees of $2,330.

•David A. Hicks to criminal trespass and disorderly conduct—sentenced to 12 months to be served on probation.

•Ricky Sharod Cooper to driving while license revoked and giving false information to a law enforcement officer—sentenced to 12 months to be served on probation and fines and fees of $805.

•Gregory Deonte Norwood to battery and criminal trespass—sentenced to 12 months to be served on probation.

•Suzanna Elizabeth Locklear to hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal and possession of marijuana less than one ounce—sentenced to 24 months to be served on probation and fines and fees of $730.

•Marcus Ryan Kahkonen to reckless driving—sentenced to 12 months to be served on probation and $342.50 in fines and fees.

•Kevin Alfred Lamondo to possession of methamphetamine—sentenced to three years to be served on probation and fines and fees of $930.

•John Scott Austin to possession of methamphetamine—sentenced to five years to be served on probation and fines and fees of $1,805.

•Gregory James Vanhuss of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon—sentenced to three years to be served on probation and fines and fees of $680.

•Maria Ladell Hutcheson to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of drug related objects and possession of marijuana less than one ounce—sentenced to four years to be served on probation and fines and fees of $1,855.

•Jeffery Sean Kidd, II, to interference with government property and obstruction of an officer—sentenced to three years to be served on probation.

•Tony Lee Rooks to possession of prohibited items by inmates—sentenced to four years to be served on probation and fines of $980.

In addition to the above, 35 other cases were continued, and the following individuals failed to appear to answer charges and a bench warrant was issued for the arrests of: Anthony Rashad Wright, Merari Tripp, Jessica Sprayberry, Teresa Schwartz, Riley Merari Tripp, Michael Eugene Couch, Robert Allen Robinson, Terry Steven Bagwell, Michael Samuel Petty, Felton Stephen Walker and Tina Renee King.

Also, on Tuesday, November 19, a jury was selected and a trial was begun for Henry Odom, accused of two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated stalking, the results of which were too late to report in this edition.

Michael Wayne Cox, charged with aggravated assault, simple battery, criminal trespass and three counts of cruelty to children in the third degree, was also scheduled for trial later this week.