
District Court
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases May 13 in Martin District Court:
Janice Dawn Bowen (arraignment) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: Dismissed on condition no unlawful contact with Jeff Bowen.
Connor Wesley Coffey (arraignment) — Speeding 9 mph over limit: Failure to appear.
Drayden Christopher Duff (arraignment) — All-terrain vehicle violations: Dismissed with warning.
Clifford Hatcher (arraignment) — Speeding 25 mph over limit: Amended to 10 mph over, six-month diversion.
Shane Dale Jude (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 16 mph over limit; 2. Failure to produce insurance card: 1. Six-month diversion; 2. Dismissed, proof shown.
Willie Mollett Jr. (arraignment) — Alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense: Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and court cost, show cause 11/11/25.
Patsy Moore (arraignment) — Criminal trespass, second degree; menacing: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.
Shawn David Moore (arraignment)— Theft of motor vehicle registration plate/renewal decal: Preliminary hearing 5/27/25 at 11 a.m.
Samantha Jondram Nichols (arraignment) — No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; no/expired registration plates; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Cody Lee Price (arraignment) — Speeding 22 mph over limit; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce insurance card: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Reynaldo Eliu Diaz Quineonez (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 26 mph over/greater; 2. Careless driving; 3. Fleeing or evading police, first degree (motor vehicle): 1. Dismissed with prejudice; 2. Pleaded guilty, $100 fine and court costs, credit for two days, $143, show cause 11/11/25; 3. Dismissed with prejudice.
Nick Runyon (arraignment) — Nonresident fishing without a license/permit: Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and court cost, show cause 11/11/25.
Melinda L. Slone (arraignment) — No operator’s/moped license; operating vehicle with expired operator’s license; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Failure to appear.
Julian P. Vance (arraignment) — Nonresident hunting/trapping without license/permit: Dismissed, proof shown.
Robert Dale Williamson (arraignment) — Possession of marijuana: Pleaded guilty, two days to serve, credit time served two days.
Laranda Renae Wright (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 16 mph over limit; 2. Failure to produce insurance card: 1. Six-month diversion; 2. Dismissed, proof shown.
Jeffrey D. Bowen (pretrial conference)— Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: Dismissed, release bond.
Jack Cline (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree, minor injury: Conditional dismissal, no contact with Leland Mills, complete anger management, either enroll in military or maintain employment, cooperate with CARES program for two years.
Jack Cline (pretrial conference) — Truancy-student 18 but not yet 21, reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.
Jonathan Roy Deaton (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Failure to appear.
Kenneth Delong (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Rondal Lee Endicott Jr. (pretrial conference-motion to withdraw) — Criminal trespassing, first degree: Motion granted, reset 8/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Tanner Gantt (pretrial conference-review of state traffic school) — Speeding 6 mph over limit: Dismissed, completed CATS.
Tanner Ray Jacob Lee Gantt (pretrial conference-review of state traffic school) — Speeding 16 mph over limit; failure to produce insurance card; no operator’s/moped license; operating vehicle with expired operator’s license: Dismissed.
Donald K. Harris (pretrial conference) — 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; improper registration plate; operating vehicle with expired operator’s license; failure to notify address change to Department of Transportation: Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.
Amanda Madonna Jarvis (pretrial conference) — Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol); resisting arrest: Reset 5/20/25 at 9 a.m.
Adam McNeely (pretrial conference) — Harassment-no physical contact: Bench warrant $500 cash.
Matthew Moore (probation revocation hearing) — 1. Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury; 2. Resisting arrest: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.
Derek M. Parsons (pretrial conference) — Failure to surrender revoked operator’s license; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; license to be in possession; no operator’s/moped license: Reset 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Derek M. Parsons (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Derek Mitchell Parsons (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; license to be in possession; no operator’s/moped license: Reset 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Derek Mitchell Parsons (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Derek Mitchell Parsons (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 7/22/25 at 10 a.m.
Samuel Preston (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; no operator’s/moped license; license to be in possession: Failure to appear.
David Keith Scott (pretrial conference) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of substance, first: Reset 6/10/25 at 10 a.m.
Tanner O’Neal Young (pretrial conference) — Truancy-student 18 but not yet 21: Dismissed with prejudice, defendant set to graduate.
Michael G. Copley (contempt hearing) — Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Defendant ordered to Mountain Comp Crisis Unit, follow all orders, review 5/27/25 at 10:30 a.m.
Kendrick Sartin (contempt hearing) — Truancy-student 18 but not yet 21: Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.
Kyle Safford (pretrial conference) — Criminal trespassing, third degree: Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.
John Allen (preliminary hearing) — Theft of services $1,000 but less than $10,000: Bench warrant $5,000 cash.
Steven Ray Davis (preliminary hearing) — Leaving scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance; operating motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance, first; first-degree possession of controlled substance/PCP, first offense; no/expired registration plates; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Rocket Docket, release to ARC representative when bed becomes available.
Danny Lowe (preliminary hearing) — Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol); possession of controlled substance first degree Fentanyl; drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Reset 7/8/25 at 11 a.m.
Doug Jude (pretrial conference) — Criminal mischief, third degree: Set for revocation hearing 8/18/25 at 10:30 a.m.; jury 8:30 a.m., bench 10:30 a.m.
Tyler Jude (pretrial conference) — Menacing: Set for bench trial 8/18/25 at 10:30 a.m.
Warren Jude (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (minor injury): Set for bench trial 8/18/25 at 10:30 a.m.
Circuit Court
INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases May 15 in Martin County:
Johnny M. Carter (change of plea) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Pleaded guilty, two years, diverted over two years and unsupervised, complete treatment program-Houston Recovery, sentencing 7/17/25 at 10 a.m., Rocket Docket.
Amanda Jude (change of plea) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possess; 3. Possession of marijuana: 1. Two years; 2. Twelve months; 3. Forty-five days, diverted supervised (now a KY resident), condition complete at least 180 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment, sentencing 7/17/25 at 10 a.m.
Keith Wiley (change of plea) — Bail jumping, first degree: Amend to bail jumping second degree, pleaded guilty, sentence 12 months, credit time served, sentencing 7/17/25 at 10 a.m.
Keith Wiley (change of plea) — Bail jumping, first degree: Amend to bail jumping second degree, Class A misdemeanor, sentence 12 months, credit time served, sentencing 7/17/25 at 10 a.m.
Jamie McNeely (void pretrial diversion) — Set for hearing 6/5/25 at 9 a.m.
Bryan Moore (revoke probation) — Preliminary hearing 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Bryan Moore (revoked probation) — Preliminary hearing 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Jonathan A. Perry (revoke probation) — Preliminary hearing 6/6/25 at 10 a.m.
William Preece (void pretrial diversion) — Set for pretrial diversion 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Fred T. Daniels (other hearing-review drug court termination) — Bench warrant active.
Gary Gamble Jr. (other hearing-review drug court termination) — Preliminary hearing 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Joseph C. Jude (other hearing-review drug court termination) — Preliminary hearing 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Steve A. Marcum (other hearing) — Preliminary hearing 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
William E. Moore (other hearing) — Agreed, graduated sanction, order entered.
Donald K. Harris (probation revocation hearing) — Agreed, graduated sanction, order entered.
Jeremy Jarvis (shock probation) — Taken under advisement.
Jeremy Jarvis (shock probation) — Taken under advisement.
Jeremy Jarvis (shock probation) — Taken under advisement.
Andrea Caudill (shock probation) — Taken under advisement.
Clayton Muncy (sentencing)
Brandon Parsons (sentencing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense heroin; drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Reset 7/17/25 at 10 a.m.
Ernest Maynard (report-final) — Operating motor vehicle under influence, fourth or greater; persistent felony offender, second degree; driving DUI-suspended license, second offense in five years: Reset 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.
Curtis Bowen (arraignment) — Fleeing or evading police, second degree (motor vehicle); operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; reckless driving: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 7/17/25 at 11 a.m.
David Joshua Brown (arraignment) — Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; resisting arrest; menacing: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 7/17/25 at 11 a.m.
Joe Allen Evans (arraignment) — Intimidating a participant in legal process: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 7/17/25 at 11 a.m.
Dotty Fletcher (arraignment) — Wanton endangerment, first degree: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 7/17/25 at 11 a.m., no contact with alleged victims unless allowed by Family Court, two years, probated, sentence runs concurrently with 25-CR-111 (Martin), complete DPP substance abuse treatment program.
