INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases April 29 in Martin District Court:

John Allen (arraignment) — Theft of services $1,000 but less than $10,000: Preliminary hearing 5/13/25 at 11 a.m.

Derrick Nicklaus Brewer (arraignment) — Failure to produce insurance card; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security first; no operator’s/moped license; inadequate silencer (muffler): Failure to appear.

Michael G. Copley (motion hour-set aside diversion) — Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Bench warrant, no bond, contempt hearing 5/13/225 at 10:30 a.m.

Frankie L. Maynard (arraignment) — Possession of marijuana: Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.

Prentice Henry Muncy (arraignment) — Failure to produce insurance card; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; license to be in possession: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.

Mattie Stacy (arraignment) — Harassment-no physical contact: Pleaded guilty, two-year diversion.

Oscar L. Staton Jr. (motion hour-set aside bench warrant and recall failure to appear) — 1. No operator’s/moped license; 2. Failure to wear seat belts: 1. Pleaded guilty, 10 days to serve, credit time served 10 days, waived court cost; 2. Dismissed.

Harley Dale Stepp (arraignment) — Speeding 26 mph over/greater; failure to produce insurance card: Failure to appear.

Jonathan R. Kirk (pretrial conference) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/substance, first; criminal mischief, second degree; terroristic threatening, third degree: Reset 8/5/25 at 10 a.m., pending blood work.

Chris Maynard (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (minor injury): Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.

Linda K. Maynard (pretrial conference) — Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); menacing: Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.

Marlon Mollett (pretrial conference) — Operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license: Reset 5/27/25.

Marlon Mollett (pretrial conference) — Failure to wear seat belts; license to be in possession; no operator’s/moped license: Reset 5/27/25 at 10 a.m.

Naomi Smith (pretrial conference) — No/expired registration plates; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; no operator’s/moped license: Failure to appear.

Naomi Smith (pretrial conference) — No/expired registration plates; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; no operator’s/moped license: Failure to appear.

Jimmy Dale Maynard (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: Six months to serve, suspended, after service of five days in jail, balance probated over two years, complete anger management.

Amanda Jude (change of plea) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; 3. Possession of marijuana: 1. Two years; 2. Twelve months; 3. Forty-five days; diversion two years, complete at least 180 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment, reset 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Jason Mollett (change of plea) — 1. Criminal mischief, first degree; 2. Persistent felony offender, first degree: 1. Pleaded guilty, five years; 2. Dismissed. Diversion unsupervised for two years, defendant must pay $2,500 in restitution to AT&T through Martin Circuit Clerk’s office beginning 8/1/25, payments of $125 (plus 5% fee), defendant shall not be released from diversion until restitution is paid in full, sentencing 6/5/25 at 10 a.m.

Paul Mullins (change of plea) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Possession of marijuana: 1. Pleaded guilty, two years; 2. Pleaded guilty, 90 days. Probation for two years, complete any source of drug rehab recommended by DPP, sentencing 6/5/25.

Charles Edward Speer (change of plea) — 1. Prescription controlled substance not in original container first; 2. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense-drug unspecified: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, two years, diversion unsupervised two years, sentencing 6/5/25.

William E. Moore (motion hour-void pretrial diversion) — Set for hearing 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Vernon Sluss Jr. (motion hour-void pretrial diversion) — Active bench warrant.

Jamie Boyd (other hearing) — Stipulation, order to be entered.

Donald K. Harris (probation revocation hearing) — Reset 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Jeremy Jarvis (motion hour-shock probation) — Reset 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Jeremy Jarvis (motion hour-shock probation) — Reset 5/15/25.

Jeremy Jarvis (motion hour) — Reset 5/15/25.

Dylan Johnson (motion hour-shock probation) — Denied.

Stephanie N. Chafin (diversion completion) — Dismissed.

Michelle Horn (diversion completion) — Dismissed.

Billy Perry (diversion completion) — Dismissed.

Randall Bowen (sentencing) — 1. Criminal mischief; 2. Persistent felony offender, second degree; 3. Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, first offense: 1. Five years; 2. Dismissed; 3. Twelve months, diverted for five years.

Robert Drenning (sentencing) — Convicted felon in possession of a firearm; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Bench warrant, no bond.

Barbara J. Gordon (sentencing) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Possession of marijuana: 1. Two years; 2. Ninety days. Probation two years, complete a course of substance abuse treatment recommended by DPP.

Brenten R. Allen Johnson (sentencing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense-drug unspecified; prescription controlled substance not in original container first: Bench warrant no bond.

Brenton Johnson (sentencing) — Bail jumping, first degree: Bench warrant no bond.

John Henry Jude (sentencing) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense; 2. Possession of controlled substance, third degree-drug unspecified: 1. Two years; 2. Twelve months. Sentences to run concurrently. Probation two years.

Harvey Lee Lowery (sentencing) — 1. Tampering with prison monitoring device; 2. Escape, second; 3. Persistent felony offender: 1. Three years; 2. Three years; 3. Dismissed. Sentences run concurrently with each other but consecutively to Lawrence 18-CR-52. Sentence runs concurrently with Ohio felony sentence where allowable by law.

Floyd Luster III (sentencing) — 1. Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); 2. Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession; 3. Possession of marijuana; 4. Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): 1. Two years; 2. Twelve months; 3. Ninety days; 4. Ninety days. Sentences run concurrently for total of two years to serve.

Justin Mollette (sentencing) — Complicity theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $10,000-$1,000,000: Amended to theft by unlawful taking over $1,000-$10,000: Five years to run consecutively to Johnson 23-CR-135.

Brandon Parsons (sentencing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (heroin); drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Reset 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Garland C. Spence (sentencing) — Trafficking in controlled substance, first degree, first offense: Ten years to run concurrently with Martin 24-CR-55, 56, 57 and 58.

Garland C. Spence (sentencing) — Trafficking in controlled substance, first degree, first offense: Ten years, to run concurrently with Martin 24-CR-54, 56, 57 and 58.

Garland C. Spence (sentencing) — 1. Trafficking in controlled substance, first degree, first offense; 2. Trafficking in controlled substance, first degree, first offense: 1. Ten years; 2. Two years. Sentences run consecutively to each other for total of 12 years but concurrently with Martin 24-CR-54, 55, 57 and 58.

Garland C. Spence (sentencing) — Trafficking in controlled substance, first degree, first offense: Ten years to run concurrently with Martin 24-CR-54, 55, 56 and 58.

Garland C. Spence (sentencing) — Trafficking in controlled substance, first degree, first offense: Ten years to run concurrently with Martin 24-CR-54, 55, 56 and 57.

Nathan Blackburn (report-final) — Sexual abuse, first degree, victim under 12 years of age: Jury trial 6/2/25.

Brian Dale Lowe (report-final) — Fleeing/evading police, second degree; wanton endangerment, first degree, police officer; disregarding stop sign; careless driving; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first: Pretrial today.

Ernest Maynard (report-final) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol, fourth or greater; persistent felony offender, second degree; driving on DUI-suspended license, second offense in five years: Jury trial 6/9/25, set for final report 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Johnny M. Carter (arraignment) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Rocket Docket, pleaded not guilty, set for change of plea 5/15/25 at 10 a.m.

Justin Marcum (arraignment) — Wanton endangerment, first degree; wanton endangerment, first degree; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; failure to use child restraint device in vehicle; failure to use child restraint device in vehicle; careless driving; failure to wear seat belts: Pleaded not guilty, set for pretrial 6/5/25 at 11 a.m.