INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases July 28 in Martin District Court:
Kevin R. Bayes (arraignment) – 1. Speeding 16 mph over limit; 2. License to be in possession: 1. Six-month diversion, DCPT 1/12/27; 2. Dismissed; proof shown.
Homer Evans (arraignment) – 1. Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); 2. Possession of controlled substance, third degree, drug unspecified; 3. Prescription controlled substance not in original container, first: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 8/11/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Lige Marcum (arraignment) – Assault, fourth degree, domestic violence, no visible injury: Bench warrant, $500 cash.
Courtney Megan Mills (arraignment) – Leaving scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance; criminal mischief, first degree; no operator’s/moped license: Preliminary hearing 8/11/26 at 10:30 a.m.
Brandi Moore (arraignment) – Criminal littering: Dismissed at request of the Commonwealth.
Clyde Emery Pack (motion hour) – Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Pleaded guilty; six months to serve; credit time served. Cost waived due to defendant completing treatment. Bond to be returned to surety.
Sabrina Wiley (arraignment) – Resident fishing without a license/permit: Allegations taken as true, $25 fine and cost. Show cause 1/12/27.
Carlos Edward Barton (pretrial conference) – Conspiracy cruelty to animals, second degree, amended to cruelty to animals, second: One-year conditional dismissal – no new violations of law and not to allow chicken fighting on property or engage in chicken fighting. Cost waived.
Shane Bishop Cockrell (pretrial conference) – Speeding 16 mph over limit: Proof of state traffic school shown.
Mary Damron (pretrial conference) – Assault, fourth degree, child abuse; endangering the welfare of a minor; alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense: Reset 9/22/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Laura N. Harmon (pretrial conference) – Harassment, no physical contact: Two-year diversion on the condition that the defendant has no direct or third-party contact with minor children. Defendant is not to make a Facebook account pretending to be friends of the minors to contact children. Defendant is not to make social media posts referring to or mentioning the juveniles. DCPT 7/28.
Helen Jude (pretrial conference) – Criminal littering: Reset 8/11/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Courtney M. Mills (pretrial conference) – No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; improper registration plate; improper display of registration plates; failure to produce insurance card; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; license to be in possession; no operator’s/moped license; improper/no windshield: Reset 12/1/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Courtney M. Mills (pretrial conference) – Improper equipment; inadequate silencer (muffler); excessive windshield/window tinting; registration and title requirements vehicle not to be operated on highway; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 12/1/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Courtney Megan Mills (pretrial conference) – Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; license to be in possession; improper registration plate; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; no/expired registration plates; improper display of registration plates; failure to produce insurance card; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle: Reset 12/1/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Dusten Stacy (pretrial conference) – No operator’s/moped license: Reset 10/20/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Dustin Stacy (pretrial conference) – Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: 21-T-581 and 21-T-567 recalled failure to appear: Set for pretrial conference 10/20/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Dustin Stacy (pretrial conference) – No insurance, first offense; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Reset 10/20/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Dustin Stacy (pretrial conference) – Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; no/expired registration plates; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure to wear seat belts: Reset 10/20/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Dustin E. Stacy (pretrial conference) – Speeding 23 mph over limit: Write-off, balance zero. Defendant previously pled in this case.
Dustin E. Stacy (pretrial conference) – Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; no/expired registration plates; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; failure to wear seat belt: Reset 10/20/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Dustin E. Stacy (pretrial conference) – Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Reset 10/20/26 at 9:30 a.m.
Jason K. Fields (preliminary hearing) – Possession of controlled substance, first degree, carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Waived to grand jury. Bench warrant, $5,000 cash.