BY ANNIE HOLLER
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
INEZ — A Warfield man received additional prison sentences Thursday for violence-related crimes, with the new terms folded into a 17-year sentence he is already serving for domestic-violence-related offenses across Martin and Lawrence counties.
Martin Circuit Judge John Kevin Holbrook sentenced Jimmy Dale Maynard, 45, to one year each for assault under extreme emotional distress, fourth-degree assault and third-degree terroristic threatening. The assault under extreme emotional distress charge was amended from an original charge of strangulation.
All three sentences will run concurrently with the 17-year term that the judge imposed in October 2025 for violent crimes in Martin and Lawrence counties dating back to 2021: strangulation, assault, unlawful imprisonment, trafficking in a controlled substance, bail jumping and persistent felony offender. Prosecutors said the persistent felony offender finding allowed the court to enhance the penalty.
Thursday’s sentencing arose from two separate incidents in Warfield in 2024.
The first occurred in May 2024, when sheriff’s deputies attempted to place Maynard under arrest in Warfield. During the encounter, authorities said, Maynard grabbed a deputy’s ear with enough force to tear the lower earlobe.
Several months later, on Sept. 28, 2024, police arrested Maynard following an assault on a woman in Warfield. Officers said Maynard choked the woman, slapped her across the face, bit her on the forehead “in a fit of rage,” and threatened to “slit her throat.”
Prosecutors pointed to the seriousness of the conduct underlying Maynard’s sentences. Following the October 2025 sentencing, the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office said in a statement, “Strangulation is a crime widely recognized as one of the highest risk factors for domestic violence.”
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Justin Rowe credited law enforcement for its role in the outcome.
“This case was diligently and thoroughly investigated by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office,” Rowe said Tuesday. “Investigators and prosecutors put tremendous time and effort into seeing justice served and an outcome that promotes public safety.”
Maynard pleaded guilty to all charges, according to the judge’s docket.