District Court

INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 in Martin District Court:

Kelly Jude (motion to set aside failure to appear and bench warrant) — 1. Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license; 2. License to be in possession; 3. No operator’s/mope license: 1. Pleaded not guilty; 2. Pleaded not guilty; 3. Pleaded not guilty; pretrial conference 8/27/24 at 9 a.m.

Kelly C. Jude (motion to set aside failure to appear and bench warrant) — Failure to or improper signal; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; no operator’s/moped license; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first: Pretrial conference 8/27/24 at 9 a.m.

Kelly C. Jude (motion to set aside failure to appear and bench warrant) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure to wear seat belt: Pretrial conference 8/27/24 at 9 a.m.

Kelly Carter Jude (recall failure to appear and bench warrant) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Pretrial conference 8/27/24 at 9 a.m.

James G. Long (set aside) — Rear license not illuminated; license to be in possession; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure to produce insurance card; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first: Denied, no appearance.

James G. Long (set aside) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; leaving the scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance: Denied, no appearance.

Junior Messer (arraignment) — 1. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. Improper display of registration plates; 4. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; 5. Failure to produce insurance card: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Heather Kay Mollett (arraignment) — 1. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. Improper display of registration plates; 4. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 5. Failure to produce an insurance card; 6. Failure to wear seat belts: Dismissed.

Jason Scott (arraignment) — 1. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. Improper display of registration plates; 4. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance first; 5. Failure to produce an insurance card; 6. Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license; 7. No operator’s/moped license: 1-4. Dismissed; 5. Pleaded guilty, $50 fine, cost, show cause 2/11/25; 6. Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Naomi Smith (set aside failure to appear) — 1. No/expired registration plates; 2. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 3. No operator’s/moped license: Pleaded not guilty: Pretrial conference 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Bill Spaulding (arraignment) — 1. Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified, third degree; 3. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Dismissed without prejudice.

Bertha Horn — Assault, fourth degree: Dismissed at request of Commonwealth.

Billie Horn — Assault, fourth degree: Dismissed at request of Commonwealth.

Patrick L. Blackburn (pretrial conference) — 1. No/expired registration plates; 2. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 3. Improper display of registration plates; 4. Registration and title requirements vehicle not to be operated on highway; 5. Failure to produce an insurance card; 6. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; 7. License to be in possession; 8. Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license; 9. Failure to wear seat belt: 1-6. Dismissed; 7-8. Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m. 9. Dismissed.

Patrick Lee Blackburn (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; 3. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt: Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Xenia Marie Bowen (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: Dismissed at request of Commonwealth.

Herbert Ray Fletcher (pretrial conference) — Theft of property mislaid or delivered by mistake: Bench warrant, $500 cash.

Hope Hundley (pretrial conference) — No operator’s/moped license; license to be in possession; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Candace Lea Jordan (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; possessing license when privileges are revoked/suspended: Failure to appear.

Danny Jude (pretrial conference) — 1. Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, first; 2. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first: 1. Pleaded guilty, $200 fine and cost, loss of license to be determined by DOT, attend and complete ADE, show cause 8/12/25; 2. Dismissed in exchange for guilty plea, turn in driver’s license to the circuit clerk’s office by noon.

Luster Jude, Jr. (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), no visible injury: Dismissed at request of Commonwealth.

Timmy Mullett (pretrial conference) — Failure to wear seat belts; failure to produce insurance card; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; driving on DUI-suspended license, first offense; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; license to be in possession; no operator’s/moped license; no tail lamps; one headlight: Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Timmy Mullett (pretrial conference) — No/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; improper registration plate; improper display of registration plates; failure to wear seat belt; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s; failure to produce insurance card; failure to register transfer of motor vehicle; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first: Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

James Michael Scott (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (child abuse): Pleaded guilty, 60 days to serve, credit time served 60 days, cost waived due to jail service.

James Michael Lee Scott (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: Dismissed at request of Commonwealth.

Lillian M. Six (pretrial conference) — 1. No/expired Kentucky registration; 2. No/expired registration plates; 3. Improper display of registration plates; 4. Rear license not illuminated; 5. Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license; 6. License to be in possession: Dismissed.

Scottie R. Thompson (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; possession of open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicle: Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Scotty R. Thompson (pretrial conference) — Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first: Reset 11/19/24 at 9 a.m.

Laura Harmon (show cause hearing) — Criminal littering: Dismissed, reset 9/24/24 at 9:30 a.m.

Kevin Litton (motion to dismiss) — Criminal abuse, first degree (child 12 or under): Dismissed without prejudice.

Leah Nicole May (review-completion of state traffic school) — 1. Speeding 21 mph over (school zone); 2. No/expired Kentucky registration receipt; 3. Failure to produce insurance card: 1. Defendant completed state traffic school; 2-3. Dismissed.

Aaryn Muncy (set aside diversion, hold defendant in contempt) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition bicycles: Motion withdrawn by Commonwealth.

Eric Bowens (preliminary hearing) — Operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, first; possession of open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle; resisting arrest; assault, third degree (EMS, fire, rescue squad); fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot): Previously indicted.

Brittany D. Gilmore (preliminary hearing) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure to produce insurance card; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Bench warrant, $5,000 cash.

Steve A. Marcum (preliminary hearing) — Criminal littering; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; tampering with physical evidence: Reset 8/27/24 at 10:30 a.m.

William E. Moore (preliminary hearing) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance, first; failure to wear seat belts; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; no/expired registration plates; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; failure to produce insurance card; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-advertisement: Reset 8/27/24 at 10:30 a.m.

Paul Morrison (preliminary hearing) — Assault, second degree: Dismissed without prejudice.

Shon Alan Robinson (review) — Fugitive from another state warrant required.

Marcus D. Thompson (preliminary hearing) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition (auto) $10,000-$1,000,000: Previously indicted.

Tracy D. Vanover (preliminary hearing) — Assault, second degree (domestic violence): Reset 8/27/24 at 10:30 a.m.

Circuit Court

INEZ — Judge Kevin Holbrook heard the following cases Aug. 15 in Martin Circuit Court:

Tommy Booth (change of plea) — Trafficking in marijuana, 8 ounces-5 pounds, first offense: Pleaded guilty, amended to trafficking in marijuana, less than 8 ounces: Probation supervised 12 months, forfeit any claim to money received.

Michael D. Dean (change of plea) — 1. Possession of marijuana; 2. Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 3. First-degree possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified, first offense: Pleaded guilty, sentenced to 45 days on count 1; two years each on counts 2 and 3. Run run concurrently. Sentences diverted, two years supervised, complete 180 days of outpatient substance abuse treatment, unsupervised if resides outside the state of Kentucky.

Mark Meek (change of plea) — Failure to comply with sex offender registration: Three years to serve. Sentencing 9/19/24 at 10 a.m.

Samuel Stacy (change of plea) — 1. Tampering with prisoner monitoring device; 2. Escape in the second degree: Pleaded guilty, one year sentence on each to run concurrently. Sentencing 9/19/24 at 10 a.m.

Keith Wiley (change of plea) — Bail jumping: Pleaded guilty, five years, probation five years supervised, sentencing 9/19/24 at 10 a.m.

Andrea Caudill (motion to set aside) — Complicity unlawful acquiring metals-injury to property greater than $3,000; first-degree possession of controlled substance/cocaine, first offense; complicity criminal trespassing, third degree: Sustained, pretrial 9/5/24 at 11 a.m.

Garland Mills (other hearing) — Complicity burglary, second degree; criminal mischief, third degree: Set for pretrial 9/5/24 at 11 a.m.

Arnold Mosley (other hearing) — Complicity unlawful acquiring metals-injury to property; complicity criminal trespassing, third degree; fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); resisting arrest: Set for pretrial 9/5/24 at 11 a.m.

Fred Daniels (probation revocation hearing) — Agreed graduated sanctions.

Robin Hinkle (probation revocation hearing) — Moot.

Candy Sue Maynard (probation revocation hearing) — Moot.

Christopher Maynard (probation revocation hearing) — Agreed graduated sanctions.

James Michael Scott (probation revocation hearing) — Reset 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.

Andrew J. Vogeler (probation revocation hearing) — State inmate, reset 9/5/24, transport.

Paul Brewer (sentencing) — 1. Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: 1. Two years; 2. Twelve months. Division unsupervised for 24 months, complete at least 90 days of IOP.

Paul D. Brewer (sentencing) — 1. Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: 1. Two years; 2. Twelve months, diverted, unsupervised for two years, complete at least 180 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment, supervised if defendant establishes residency in Kentucky.

Assia Meeks (sentencing) — Bail jumping, first degree: One year to serve, reset 9/5/24 at 10 a.m., transport order.

Austin Jackson (final report) — Bail jumping, first degree: Sustained, 9/16/24 jury trial, final report 10/17/24 at 10 a.m., mediation order.

Austin Jackson (final report) — Bail jumping, first degree: Sustained, 9/16/24 continued; final report 10/17/24 at 10 a.m.

Austin T. Jackson (final report) — 1. Rape, second degree (mentally incapacitated victim); 2. Unlawful transaction with a minor, second degree: Continued, jury trial 9/16/24, final pretrial/ final report 10/17/24 at 10 a.m.

Jeremy Jarvis (final report) — Burglary, third degree; persistent felony offender, second degree: Set for change of plea 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.

Jeremy Jarvis (final report) — Burglary, third degree; persistent felony offender, second degree: Jury trial 9/23/24, set for change of plea 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.

Jeremy Jarvis (final report) — Burglary, first degree; persistent felony offender, second degree; theft-receipt of two or more stolen credit/debit cards: Jury trial set 9/23/24, set for change of plea 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.

Ernest Maynard (final report) — Operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, fourth or greater; persistent felony offender, second degree; driving on a DUI-suspended license, second offense in five years (aggravator): Jury trial 9/16/24, pretrial 8/15/24.

Michael Baisden (arraignment) — Wanton endangerment, first degree; terroristic threatening, third degree: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 9/19/24 at 11 a.m.

Kenis Casey Bishop (arraignment) — Possession controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; tampering with physical evidence: Rocket Docket, change of plea 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.

Gary Gamble Jr. (other hearing) — Probation revocation hearing 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.

Joseph C. Jude (arraignment) — Bail jumping, first degree: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 9/19/24 at 11 a.m., released on own recognizance by agreement to treatment Hickory Hills.

Joseph C. Jude (arraignment) — Bail jumping, first degree: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial 9/19/24 at 11 a.m., released on own recognizance by agreement to treatment Hickory Hills.

William Preece (arraignment) — Trafficking in marijuana, 8 ounces-5 pounds, first offense; wanton endangerment, first degree; operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs etc. .08, first offense; drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; reckless driving; terroristic threatening, third degree: Reset by agreement 9/5/24 at 10 a.m.