District Court

INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Feb. 27 and 28 in Martin County District Court:

John Cook (arraignment) — Speeding 17 mph over limit; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce insurance card: Order.

William Crum (arraignment) — Assault, fourth degree (minor injury): Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 3/14/23 at 9 a.m.

Richard E. Delong (arraignment) — All-terrain vehicle violation; operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol, 0.08, second: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 4/11/23 at 9 a.m.

Billy Howard (arraignment) — 1. Speeding 26 mph over/greater; 2. Failure to produce insurance card: 1. Amended to 10 mph over, one-year diversion, attend state traffic school, DCPT 2/13/24; 2. Dismissed, proof shown.

Tommy Messer (arraignment) — Local city ordinance: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 3/28/23 at 9 a.m.

Marlon Mollett (arraignment) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Failure to appear.

Candy Sluss Muncy (arraignment) — Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); disorderly conduct, first degree; resisting arrest: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 3/28/23 at 9 a.m.

Donald R. Perkins (arraignment) — Criminal littering: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 3/28/23 at 9 a.m.

Jordan Stacy (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Bench warrant.

Jody Pruitt (motion to consolidate) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drugs, 0.08, first offense; operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drugs, 0.08, second offense: Consolidated, jury trial 4/24/23 at 10:30 a.m.

Jody Pruitt (motion to consolidate) — Speeding 15 mph over limit; improper registration plate; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; failure to produce insurance card; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle; failure to wear seat belts: This case shall be consolidated into 18-T-236.

Dakota Blake Bryant (pretrial) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol, first; menacing; resisting arrest: Reset 3/28/23 at 9 a.m.

Caleb M. Costa (pretrial) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; failure to produce insurance card; improper registration plate; no operator’s/moped license; improper equipment: Reset 6/6/23 at 9 a.m.

Fred Thomas Daniels Jr. (pretrial) — 1. Fleeing or evading police, second degree (motor vehicle); 2. Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; 3. Failure to wear seat belts; 4. Rear license, not illuminated; 5. Improper equipment; 6. Improper registration plate; 7. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; 8. Failure to produce insurance card; 9. No/expired registration plates: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, 30 days, probation two years, no new violation, cost waived; 3-6. Dismissed; 7. Pleaded guilty, 30 days, probation two years, no new violation; 8-9. Dismissed.

Lester Finley (pretrial) — Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): One-year diversion, complete treatment, review 3/28/23 at 9 a.m.

Thornton E. Goble (pretrial) — 1. License plate not legible; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. Failure to produce insurance card; 5. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; 6. License to be in possession; 7. No operator’s/moped license: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine; 3-4. Dismissed; 5. Pleaded guilty, $500 fine, $450 suspended, cost, show cause 9/12/23; 6. Dismissed; 7. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine.

Breezy Ann Jude (pretrial) — 1. Speeding 25 mph over limit; 2. Operating vehicle with expired operator’s license; 3. Failure to notify Department of Transportation of address change: 1. Amended to 10 mph over, six-month diversion, DCPT 9/12/23; 2-3. Dismissed, proof shown.

Jamie Jude (pretrial) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; improper display of registration plates; failure to produce insurance card: Failure to appear.

James Allen Muncy (pretrial) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition shoplifting: Pleaded guilty, 90 days, probation two years on condition defendant completes inpatient treatment through ARC, cost waived, defendant will stay in jail until a bed becomes available for treatment.

Lance Reynolds (pretrial and jury trial set for 3/13/23 at 10 a.m.) — Sexual abuse, third degree: Reset by agreed order.

Shane N. Ward (pretrial) — 1. Driving on DUI-suspended license, first offense; 2. Failure to produce insurance card; 3. Failure to wear seat belts: 1. Pleaded guilty, 10 days, probation one year, no new violation of law, pay cost, show cause 9/12/23; 2-3. Dismissed in exchange for plea.

Shane N. Ward (pretrial) — 1. Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; 2. License to be in possession; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. No/expired registration plates; 5. Failure to produce insurance card; 6. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; 7. Improper display of registration plates; 8. Registration and title requirements vehicle not operate on highway: 1. Pleaded guilty, 30 days, probation one year, no new violation of law, pay cost, show cause 9/12/23; 2-5. Dismissed; 6. Pleaded guilty, 30 days, probation one year, no new violation of law; 7-8. Dismissed.

Taylor Howell (pretrial) — Receiving stolen property under $500: Reset 3/14/23 at 9 a.m.

James E. Jude (pretrial) — 1. Alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense; 2. Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); 3. Menacing; 4. Resisting arrest: 1. One-year diversion, enroll and complete outpatient treatment and alcohol counsel, DCPT 3/12/24; 2-4. Dismissed; Review 3/28/23 at 9 a.m. for status of treatment.

Jason Mollett (pretrial) — Receiving stolen property: Pleaded guilty, 180 days, probation two years on condition defendant complete long-term treatment with ARC, cost waived if defendant completes treatment, defendant o remain in jail until a bed becomes available for treatment.

Shannon Goble (probation revocation hearing) — 1. Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); 2. Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); 3. Resisting arrest: 1. Pleaded guilty; 2. Dismissed; 3. Pleaded guilty, passed generally, subject to re-notice by the county attorney.

Susan Cox (preliminary hearing) — Fraudulent insurance acts $10,000-$1 million; burning personal property to defraud insurer; defrauding a secured creditor greater or equal to $10,000, felony: Waived to grand jury.

Gladys S. Maynard (preliminary hearing) — Theft of services; criminal littering: Probable cause, bound to grand jury.

Jeffrey Pinson (preliminary hearing) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $1,000-$10,000: Reset 4/25/23 at 10:30 a.m.

Crystal D. Scott (preliminary hearing) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance, first; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Reset 8/1/23 at 10:30 a.m.

Circuit Court

INEZ — Judge John Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases March 2 in Martin County Circuit Court.

Jeffery Spence (review) — Burglary, second degree; assault, fourth degree (minor injury); public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); disorderly conduct, first degree; resisting arrest: Dismissed with prejudice.

Stephanie N. Chafin (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Pleaded not guilty, set for change of plea 3/16/23 at 10 a.m.

Herman J. Endicott (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); possession of marijuana: Change of plea 3/16/23 at 10 a.m. 

Herman J. Endicott (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); possession of controlled substance, second degree (drug unspecified); possession of controlled substance, third degree (drug unspecified): Set for change of plea.

Shawn S. Fitch (arraignment) — Receiving stolen property $1,000-$10,000: Pretrial 4/20/23 at 11:30 a.m.

Lara Giacomoni (arraignment) — Complicity burglary, second degree; persistent felony offender, second degree: Indictment warrant $10,000 cash.

James Tyler Harmon (arraignment) — First-degree possession of controlled substance, first offense; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; no/expired registration plates; improperly on the left side of road: Pretrial 4/20/23 at 11:30.

James Tyler Harmon (arraignment) — Theft by unlawful taking all others over $10,000 but under $1 million: Pretrial 4/20/23 at 11:30 a.m.

Gary Jude (arraignment) — Fleeing or evading police, first degree; operating motor vehicle under influence controlled substance, first; wanton endangerment, first degree (police officer); first-degree possession of controlled substance (opiate), first offense: Pretrial 4/20/23 at 11:30 a.m.

Brandon P. Kirk (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); possession of controlled substance, second degree (drug unspecified); public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Set for change of plea 3/16/23.

James A. Moore (arraignment) — Complicity burglary, second degree; persistent felony offender, first degree: Pretrial 4/20/23 at 11:30 a.m.

Cory P. Ferrell (sentencing) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Possession of controlled substance, second degree (drug unspecified): 1. Three years to serve, probation supervised, drug treatment; 2. Twelve months, probation supervised, drug treatment.

Arthur Ray Jude (sentencing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Two years to serve and one day probated, drug court.

Cory Matthew Marcum (sentencing) — 1. First-degree possession of controlled substance (drug unspecified), first offense; 2. Possession of controlled substance, third degree (drug unspecified); 3. Controlled substance prescription not in original container, first: 1. Two years diverted two years unsupervised; 2. Twelve months diverted unsupervised; 3. Ninety days diverted unsupervised unless no moves to Kentucky.

Asiaa Meeks (sentencing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Bench warrant no bond.

Blake J. Spaulding (sentencing) — 1. Convicted felon in possession of a handgun; 2. Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol): 1. Amended to possession of firearm, three years to serve; 2. Dismissed.

Shane Ward (sentencing) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Possession of marijuana; 3. Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; 4. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 5. No/expired registration plates; 6. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Commonwealth to submit amended judgment and sentence.

Rhoads Dials (other hearing) — Moot.

Ashley Salmons (drug court dismissal) — Bench warrant issued.

Kristin Slone (other hearing) — Counsel to tender order released upon acceptance into drug court.

John Henry Jude (revocation hearing) — Moot.

John Henry Jude (revocation hearing) — Probation review hearing 3/16/23 at 10 a.m.

Wilbert Hatcher Jr. (diversion completion) — Dismissed.