District Court news: Jan. 18, 2018

Published 9:12 am Friday, January 19, 2018

NOVEMBER 27

Antonio Guzman Lopez, alcohol intoxication in a public place. Plea of guilty. $100 fine and costs.

Tony L. Thurman, theft by deception include cold checks under $500. Plea of guilty. Restitution, fees and costs.

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Russell W. Benge, expired registration plates – merged, expired Kentucky registration receipt, failure to produce insurance card and no rear view mirror – dismissed. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs; and $100 fine, respectively.

Lee Ann N. Berckley, speeding 10 mph over limit and failure of non-owner operator to maintain insurance – dismissed. Plea of guilty. To attend STS.

Janie Machell Calder, expired registration plates – merged, expired Kentucky registration receipt, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, improper display of registration plates – dismissed and failure to notify address change to Department of Transportation – dismissed. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs; and $1,000 fine, $900 suspended.

Angela Davis, theft by unlawful taking or disp shoplifting under $500. Plea of guilty. $200 fine, 40 days, to serve 10 days, balance probated two years on condition of no further offenses.

Ella Arlene Davis, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs.

Ricky Hinds, alcohol intoxication in a public place. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs.

Donavan W. Mullins, expired Kentucky registration receipt, expired registration plates – merged, failure to produce insurance card, operating vehicle with expired operator’s license – merged and license to be in possession. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs; $100 fine; and $50 fine, respectively.

Christen Pennington, expired registration plates and failure to produce insurance card – dismissed. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs.

Michael Griffin, two counts second-degree criminal possession forged instrument amended to third-degree. Plea of guilty. 180 days on each count, concurrent.

Rickey A. Hendrickson, driving on DUI suspended license, failure to issue insurance card – merged and first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle) amended to second-degree. Plea of guilty. 90 days on each count.

NOVEMBER 30

Kimberly Ballenger, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license and obstructed vision and/or windshield. Plea of guilty. $1,000 fine, $900 suspended and costs; $100 fine; and $25 fine, respectively.

Davis Brown, alcohol intoxication in public place and second-degree disorderly conduct – merged. Plea of guilty. $25 fine, costs, motion granted to convert to five days (credit).

Shawn Haight, receiving stolen property under $500. Plea of guilty. $200 fine.

Tammy R. McNew, failure to produce insurance card. Plea of guilty. $50 fine and costs.

Arlus Morgan, fourth-degree assault domestic violence no visible injury. Plea of guilty. 10 days to serve (credit).

Joshua Morgan, fraudulent use of credit card under $500 within six month period. Plea of guilty. Credit for 60 days.

David L. Padgett, cultivate in marijuana less than five plants. Plea of guilty. $200 fine, 20 days probated one year.

Karla B. Smith, third-degree trafficking in controlled substance drug unspecified. Plea of guilty. $100 fine, 30 days, to serve 10 days, balance probated two years.

Troy Lee Tuggle, operate motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drugs amended to reckless driving. Plea of guilty. $200 fine and costs.

Dylan K. West, operate motor vehicle under influence alcohol/drugs, failure to notify address change to Department of Transportation and no tail lamps. Plea of guilty. $200 fine, $375 fee, counseling, 30 days license suspension, 30 days; $25 fine; and $25 fine, respectively.

Alvin Wayne Gifford, violation of Kentucky EPO. Plea of guilty. Credit for five days and costs.

Robert T. Logsdon, theft by deception include cold checks under $500. Plea of guilty. Restitution, fees and costs.

Andrew Bryan Wilson, speeding 26 mph over amended to 20 over, reckless driving and second-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle). Plea of guilty. $40 fine and costs; $50 fine; and $200 fine, 20 days probated two years.

Dakota L. Padgett, operate motor vehicle under influence alcohol/drugs. Plea of guilty. $350 fine, $375 fee, costs, counseling, 12 months suspension of license and plate, credit for seven days.

DECEMBER 4

Kaci L. Akridge, theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others under $500 and fourth-degree unlawful access to computer. Plea of guilty. 90 days probated two years with no offenses and restitution; and 90 days probated two years with no offenses, consecutively.

Tyler R. Cox, first-degree criminal trespass. 90 days probated two years with no offenses and no contact  with property in Crab Orchard.

Bradley D. Elder, speeding 15 mph over limit and no motorcycle operator’s license – merged. Standard find and costs.

Karen Marie Abbott, alcohol intoxication in a public place. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs.

Charles C. Burkhart, failure to wear seat belts, failure of owner to maintain required insurance – dismissed and possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle – merged. Plea of guilty. $25 fine.

Shaun T. Crank, three counts of theft by deception include cold checks under $500. Plea of guilty. Fines, costs and restitution.

Shaun Travis Crank, one headlight – merged, failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance – dismissed and careless driving. Plea of guilty. $100 fine and costs.

Garrett Lee Hicks, no/expired Kentucky registration receipt – merged and no/expired registration plates. Plea of guilty. $25 fine.

Autumn Sierra Howard, possession of marijuana and drug-paraphernalia – buy/possess – merged. Plea of guilty. $100 fine, costs and 30 days probated two years.

Michael None Kidd, speeding 10 mph over limit and failure to produce insurance card – dismissed. Plea of guilty. Standard fine and costs.

Cody Lockard, expired registration plates – merged, expired Kentucky registration receipt – merged, improper display of registration plates – merged, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first and failure to wear seat belts. Plea of guilty. $1,000 fine, $900 probated; and $25 fine, respectively.

Carmelo Malpica, Jr., failure to wear seat belts – merged, expired Kentucky registration receipt  – dismissed, expired registration plates – dismissed, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, and residents not to use license of other states – merged. Plea of guilty.  $1,000 fine, $900 probated one year and costs.

Kimberly L. Petrey, public intoxication controlled substance. Plea of guilty. $50 fine and costs.

Tommy Wayne Reynolds, Jr., failure to wear seat belts and failure to produce insurance card – dismissed. Plea of guilty. $25 fine.

David W. Roberts, failure to wear seat belts – merged, failure to produce insurance card – merged, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, expired Kentucky registration receipt – dismissed, expired registration plates – dismissed, improper display of registration plates – dismissed, improper registration plate – dismissed, failure to register transfer of motor vehicle – dismissed and operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license. Plea of guilty. $1,000 fine, $900 probated and costs; and $100 fine and 30 days probated two years with no offenses, respectively.

Ivo Clifford Scherbing, Jr., speeding 16 mph over limit, failure to wear seat belts, improper registration plates – dismissed, expired Kentucky registration receipt – dismissed, and failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance – dismissed. Plea of guilty. To attend STS; $25 fine.

Joshua Lee Singleton, possession of marijuana. Plea of guilty. $100 fine and costs and 30 days probated two years.

Tina M. Smith, alcohol intoxication in a public place. Plea of guilty. $25 fine and costs.

Helen Yocum, failure to produce insurance card amended to no insurance first, expired registration plates – merged and expired Kentucky registration receipt – merged. Plea of guilty. $1,000 fine, $900 probated and costs.