Teens Plead Not Guilty

Two Monticello teenagers charged in the drive-by shooting of a juvenile in Eatonton on November 9 were indicted on one count each of aggravated assault by a Putnam County Grand Jury, according to a report in The Eatonton Messenger.

Trey Christopher Britt, 17, and Jaylin Tyree Thurman, 18, both of Monticello were indicted in late December. Mr. Britt’s attorney waived arraignment for him Tuesday, basically entering a not-guilty plea, while Mr. Thurman appeared in court, pled not-guilty and said he would hire his own attorney.

Stephen Bradley, chief assistant district attorney of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, said the cases against the remaining three teens who were in the car at the time of the shooting are still under consideration, the story said.

Meanwhile in Jasper Superior Court Tuesday, Judge Hugh V. Wingfield, III, presided over a civil calendar call, and a few criminal cases. The following actions were taken:

•Charles David Perry, who was on probation for conviction on the charge of forgery in the first degree in August of 2010, was found to have violated his probation by failure to pay court ordered fines and fees in arrears of $2,358. Mr. Perry, upon approval of his disability claim, was ordered to continue his probation payments at the rate of $100 per month.

•Darron Greer, who was on probation for conviction on the charge of theft by taking in May of 2011, was found to have violated his probation by the new charge of changing residence without notification and failure to pay court ordered fines and fees. Mr. Greer was released from jail and placed on Intensive Probation Supervision, and upon completion be returned to regular probation.

•James Dean Kirby pled guilty to the charge of reckless conduct and was sentenced to 12 months to be served on probation and fined $300.

Frank Lackey, Teresa Ellington and John W. Andrews, due to appearing in court or payment of court costs, had their outstanding Bench Warrants withdrawn.