District Court

INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases May 2 in Martin Circuit Court:

Mary Lynn Ayers (motion to set aside failure to appear) 1. No operator’s/moped license; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first: 1. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine; 2. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine; 3. Dismissed; 4. Pleaded guilty, $50 fine and court cost, $243, show cause 11/14/23 at 10 a.m.

Eric Shane Bowen (arraignment) — Failure to wear seat belts; operating motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, first: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 6/13/23 at 10 a.m.

Noah David Anthony Bowen (arraignment) — 1. Careless driving; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first, amended to failure to produce insurance card: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and court cost, $218, show cause 11/14/23 at 10; 3. Dismissed; 4. Pleaded guilty, $50 fine.

Alicia Dalton (arraignment) — Endangering the welfare of a minor: Two-year diversion on condition that she complies with family court and social services recommendations.

Desirae Dalton (arraignment) — Endangering the welfare of a minor: Two-year diversion on condition she complies with family court and Social Services orders.

Fred Thomas Daniels (arraignment) — Assault, fourth degree, domestic violence (no visible injury): Dismissed, no unlawful contact for one year.

George English (arraignment) — Criminal trespass, first degree; menacing: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 5/16/23 at 10 a.m.

Shannon Goble (motion to revoke probation) — Public intoxication of a controlled substance (excludes alcohol); Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); resisting arrest: Reset 5/16/23 at 9:30 a.m.

Cody Gullett (arraignment) — Improper registration plate; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle; license to be in possession; failure to wear seat belts: Failure to appear.

Larry G. Johnson (arraignment) — Criminal trespassing, third degree: Pleaded guilty, $100 fine and court cost, $263, show cause 11/14/23 at 10 a.m.

Helen Jude (motion for contempt) — Local city ordinance; criminal littering: Review 7/25/23 at 10 a.m.

Dorthy Mae Litton (motion for contempt) — License to be in possession: Reset 7/11/23 at 9 a.m.

Megan Ariana Maynard (arraignment) — Assault, fourth degree, domestic violence (no visible injury): Dismissed, no unlawful contact for one year.

Marlon Mollett (arraignment) — Prohibited sale/receipt of vehicle with removed/altered VIN: Preliminary hearing 5/16/23 at 11 a.m.

Brandon Mullett (arraignment) — Possession of marijuana: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 5/16/23 at 10 a.m.

John Pack (motion to set aside) — No operator’s/moped license; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Reset 5/9/23 at 9 a.m.

John G. Pack (motion to set aside) — Criminal littering: Reset 5/9/23 at 9 a.m.

John G. Pack (motion to set aside) — Failure to illuminate head lamps; no tail lamps; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; failure to produce insurance card; no operator’s/moped license; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle: Reset 6/9/23 at 9 a.m.

James Darrell Scott (arraignment) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator license; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 5/16/23 at 10:0 a.m.

Marcella Spaulding (arraignment) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; failure to produce insurance card; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 7/25/23 at 9 a.m.

Richard Michael Maynard (arraignment) — Public intoxication of a controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Pleaded guilty, 30 days probated one year, waived court cost.

Derrick Brewer (pretrial) — Violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO: Pleaded guilty, 60 days to serve, credit 60 days, waived court cost.

Fred Thompson Daniels (pretrial) — 1. Obstructed vision and/or windshield; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. Improper registration plate; 5. Failure to register transfer of motor vehicle; 6. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 7. Failure to produce insurance card; 8. Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license; 9. Inadequate silencer (muffler): 1-5. Dismissed, proof shown; 6. Pleaded guilty, $50 fine and court cost, show cause 11/14/23 at 10 a.m.; 7-9. Dismissed, proof shown.

Melissa Jude (pretrial) — 1. Failure to wear seat belts; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. Registration and title requirements vehicle not to be operated on highway; 5. Improper display of registration plates; 6. Failure to produce insurance card; 7. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 8. No operator’s/moped license; 9. Failure to register transfer of motor vehicle: 1-7. Dismissed; 8. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and court cost; 9. Dismissed.

James Long (pretrial) — Criminal littering: One-year diversion, maintain monthly garbage service.

Craig Mueller (pretrial) — Speeding 17 mph over limit; rear license not illuminated; license to be in possession; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; failure to produce insurance card; failure to notify Department of Transportation of address change; improper equipment: Reset 7/25/23 at 10 a.m.

James Muncy (pretrial) — Public intoxication of a controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Reset 8/8/23 at 10 a.m.

Brandon Rankin (review) — Fugitive from another state warrant required: Picked up, removed from docket.

Marcella Spaulding (review) — Fugitive from another state warrant required: Picked up, removed from docket.

Robert Ray Whitt (pretrial) — 1. Obstructed vision and/or windshield; 2. Inadequate silencer (muffler); 3. Reckless driving; 4. No/expired registration plates; 5. Failure to register transfer of motor vehicle; 6. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 7. Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: 1-3. Dismissed; 4. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and court cost, show cause 11/14/23 at 10 a.m.; 5. Dismissed; 6. Pleaded guilty, $50 fine; 7. Dismissed, proof shown.

Justin Cline (preliminary hearing) — Criminal mischief, first degree: Bench warrant $5,000 cash.

Phillip Horn (preliminary hearing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); possession of marijuana: Reset 5/9/23 at 10:30 a.m.

Circuit Court

INEZ — Judge Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases May 4 in Martin Circuit Court:

Melissa Mahon (arraignment) — First-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense (heroin): Change of plea, set for 5/18/23 at 10 a.m.

Elijah A. Frye (change of plea) — 1. Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol); 2. Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 3. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: 1. Ninety days; 2. Two years; 3. Two-year diversion supervised, 12 months, complete 180 days through ARC.

Gary Jude (change of plea) — 1. Fleeing or evading police, first degree; 2. Operating motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, first; 3. Wanton endangerment, first degree, police officer; 4. First-degree possession of controlled substance, first offense: 1. Three years; 2. Two days to serve, credit time served; 3. Three years; 4. Three years concurrent. Three-year diversion, complete treatment.

Christopher Lee Maynard (change of plea) — No tail lamps; operating motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, third; fleeing or evading police, first degree; driving DUI-suspended license, second offense in five years: Reset to 6/15/23 at 10 a.m.

Kenneth Mollette (change of plea) — Assault, first degree: Pleaded guilty, sentencing 6/1/23 at 10 a.m.

Gary L. Gamble (sentencing) — Judgment and sentencing.

Charlene Carter (status hearing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Agreed order, conditionally dismissed, 24 months no violation of law, complete drug court.

Lonnie Jude (status hearing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Agreed order, conditionally dismissed, 24 months no violation of law, complete drug court.

Leslie Maynard (status hearing) — Criminal mischief, first degree: Set for pretrial 10/5/23 at 10 a.m.

Vince Allen (other hearing) — Complicity theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others, $500-10,000: Reset 5/18/23 at 10 a.m., defendant in Pike County Detention Center.

Thomas Johnson Jr. (other hearing) — Reset 6/1/23 at 10 a.m.

Shannon Ray Justice (other hearing) — Reset 6/15/23 at 10 a.m.

Whitley Perry (other hearing) — Reset to 6/10/23 at 10 a.m.

Noah Bowen (motion for shock probation) — Denied.

Kobe Bryan Davis (motion for probation) — Renoticed 5/18/23 at 10 a.m.

Ricky L. Gauze (motion to re-docket) — Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 6/1/23 at 10 a.m.

Robin Hinkle (motion to void pretrial diversion) — Graduated sanctions.

Kody Harless (motion to revoke probation) — Set for review 7/6/23 at 10 a.m.

Haskell Burgess Mills (motion to void pretrial diversion) — Graduated sanctions.

Joshua Moore (motion to void pretrial diversion) — Reset for 5/18/23 at 10 a.m.

Shane Ward (motion to void pretrial diversion) — Bench warrant, no bond.

Richard May (report) — Moot, set for change of plea 5/18/23 at 10 a.m.