Preliminary Hearing Is Held for Mr. Head

On Tuesday, July 30, a preliminary hearing was held in Superior Court with Judge Hulane E. George, presiding, on the case of Christopher E. Head, 35, who is charged with two counts of the sale of meth, possession of meth and possession of marijuana less than one ounce. Mr. Head was arrested and charged on May 3, as reported in The News on May 9.

The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to conduct an inquiry into the case to determine if there was probable cause for the issuance of the warrant, to change the charges if they were misstated and whether the case warrants being presented to the Grand Jury.

The court found probable cause and the case was sent to the prosecutor’s office to be presented to the next Grand Jury.  In the meantime, Mr. Head has been released on a $40,000 bond.

In addition, five probation revocation cases were on the court calendar, with results as follows:

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•Dustin Tyler Lewis, who was on probation for the charge of theft by taking in August of 2012, was found to have violated his probation via the new charges of possession of schedules I and IV drugs and drug related objects.  Mr. Lewis’s First Offender status was revoked and his probation was revoked in full to the State Penal System.

•Oliver Jackson, who was on probation for the charge of felony obstruction in May of 2009, was found to have violated his probation via the new charges of testing positive for marijuana, possession of marijuana and failure to pay.  Mr. Jackson was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail suspended upon entry into a State Detention Center for 150-180 days and upon release probation will be terminated.

•Jarvis Carter, who was on probation for the charge of theft by receiving in February of 2010, was found to have violated his probation via the new charges of testing positive for cocaine and marijuana, and failure to pay.  Mr. Carter was sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail with credit for time served, and upon release to have 60 days to pay $400.  Failure to pay will result in serving an additional 60 days and remaining on active probation supervision.

•Marvis Wyman, who was on probation for the charges of inmate possession of drugs/weapon and disorderly conduct in February of 2012, was found to have violated his probation via the new charge of testing positive for cocaine and alcohol. Mr. Wyman was sentenced serve 90 days in the county jail with credit for time served and upon release be returned to active probation supervision.

•Kenneth Harp, who was on probation for the charges of criminal damage to property and criminal trespass in May of 2010, was found to have violated his probation via the new charges of failure to report and failure to pay.  Mr. Harp was sentenced to serve 60 days in the county jail and upon release be returned to probation subject to original terms and conditions.

Also, in the Magistrate Court on July 19, with Judge Kenneth G. Jackson, presiding, the following two cases were processed:

•Keisha Thomas was found guilty of failure to provide humane care, failure to vaccinate animal against rabies and animal running at large.  Ms. Thomas was sentenced to 12 months probation, 30 hours of community service and a fine of $410.

•Alonzo B. Jeffries failed to appear to answer two counts of deposit account fraud, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.