INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases July 28 and 29 in Martin District Court:

Aaryn Muncy (arraignment) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition of bicycles: Diversion, defendant agreed to complete outpatient treatment through Addiction Recovery Care, case set for review 8/12/25 at 9 a.m. for treatment status.

Issabella R. Ball (arraignment) — Alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense: Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and cost, defendant given $100 jail credit towards fine and cost, show cause 1/14/26.

Jason Branscome (arraignment) — Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Reset 11/3/25 at 9 a.m., please send notice.

Shane Bishop Cockrell (arraignment) — Speeding 16 mph over the limit: Failure to appear.

Cindy Lea Estepp (set aside bench warrant) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $1,000-$10,000: Preliminary hearing 8/12/25 at 10:30 a.m.

Homer Evans (arraignment) — 1. Careless driving; 2. Failure to wear seat belts; 3. No/ expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. Failure to produce insurance card; 5. Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a substance, first; 6. No operator’s/moped license: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 8/12/25 at 9 a.m.

Laura Victoria Giacomoni (arraignment) — Criminal trespassing, third degree: Allegations taken as true, $25 fine and cost, stay off Moore’s Trailer Park property, show cause 1/13/26.

Roy Kenneth Goble (arraignment) — 1. Criminal trespassing, first degree; 2. Menacing; 3. Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 9/9/25 at 9 a.m.

Nicholas Harless (arraignment) — No/ expired registration plates; careless driving: Order.

Clayton Jude (arraignment) — Criminal trespassing, third degree: Pleaded guilty, $28 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26, stay off Warfield Zip Zone property, one day credit and jail service toward fine and cost.

Billy Joe Maynard (arraignment) — 1. Failure to wear seat belt; 2. Improper display of registration plates; 3. Inadequate silencer (muffler); 4. Improper equipment: Dismissed.

James Maynard (arraignment) — Operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; no/ expired registration plates: Failure to appear.

Jeffrey Maynard (arraignment) — 1. Alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense; 2. Terroristic threatening, third degree: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, 90 days probation for year, no new violation of law and complete outpatient treatment through Addiction Recovery Care, cost waived, set for review 8/26/25 at 9 a.m. for status of treatment.

Marissa Leigh Maynard (arraignment-motion to set aside failure to appear) — Failure to wear seat belt; no brake lights (passenger vehicle); failure to produce insurance card: Order.

Robert Lee Maynard (arraignment) — Alcohol intoxication in a public place-first and second offense: Allegations taken as true, $25 fine and cost, two days jail credit towards fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26.

Whitney McCoy (arraignment) — 1. Improper registration plate; 2. Improper display of registration plates; 3. No/ expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. No/ expired registration plates; 5. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; 6. Failure to produce insurance card: 1-5. Dismissed in exchange for guilty plea; 6. Pleaded guilty, $50 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26.

James Moore (arraignment) — 1. Driving on DUI-suspended license, first offense, amended to driving on a suspended license; 2. No tail lamps: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 9/9/25 at 9 a.m.

Bobby Scott (arraignment) — 1. No operator’s/ moped license; 2. License to be in possession; 3. Failure to wear seat belt; 4. Improper registration plate; 5. No/ expired Kentucky registration receipt; 6. Improper display of registration plates; 7. Failure to produce insurance card; 8. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security, first: 1. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26; 2-8. Dismissed.

Melvin Spaulding (arraignment) — 1. Alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense; 2. No/ expired registration plates: 1. Pleaded not guilty; 2. Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 8/26/25 at 9 a.m.

Dorthy M. Spence (set aside failure to appear) — 1. No tail lamps; 2. Rear license not illuminated; 3. No/ expired registration plates; 4. No/ expired Kentucky registration receipt; 5. Failure to produce insurance card; 6. Operating on a suspended/ revoked operator’s license; 7. Failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, second or greater: Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 9/23/25 at 9 a.m..

Deborah Waller (arraignment) — Failure to produce insurance card: Allegations taken as true, $50 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26.

Kenis Bishop (pretrial conference) — Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security, first; no/ expired registration plates; leaving scene of accident/ failure to render aid or assistance; operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license: Reset 10/21/25 at 9 a.m.

Travis Dale Carroll (pretrial conference) — Operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/ substance, first: Pleaded guilty, $200 fine and cost, loss of license to be determined by Department of Transportation, complete alcohol drug education, show cause 7/13/26, waived $200 fine, total $608, Mountain Comp letter made part of the record.

Dwayne D. Collins (motion to amend) — Operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, first, amended to DUI second: Pretrial conference previously set for October.

Jason Fields (pretrial conference) — 1. Rear license not illuminated; 2. Operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license, amended to no operator’s license: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26.

Jason Fields (pretrial conference) — 1. Failure to wear seat belt; 2. Operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license, amended to no operator’s license: 1. Dismissed; 2. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26.

Jason Fields (pretrial conference) — 1. Operating on a suspended/ revoked operator’s license, amended to no operator’s license; 2. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security, first; 3. No/ expired registration plates: 1. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine; 2. Pleaded guilty, $500 fine suspended, $150 plus cost, show cause 1/13/26; 3. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine.

Jason Kenneth Fields (pretrial conference) — 1. Operating on a suspended/ revoked operator’s license, amended to no operator’s license; 2. Criminal mischief, third degree: 1. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine and cost, show cause 1/13/26; 2. Dismissed.

Lara Giacomoni (pretrial conference) — No/ expired Kentucky registration; no/ expired registration plates; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first; operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license: Failure to appear.

Dustin Alexander Hiromato (pretrial conference) — 1. Driving DUI-suspended license, second offense; 2. Failure to notify Department of Transportation of address change: 1. Pleaded guilty, 30 days probated for one year, no new violation of law, runs concurrently with Johnson District Court 24-T-963; 2. Dismissed in exchange for guilty plea.

Shawn Douglas Hopkins (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: One-year diversion, complete outpatient treatment at Addiction Recovery Care, follow recommendations of treatment, including inpatient treatment, if necessary, cost waived, review 9/9/25 at 9 a.m.

Joseph Christopher Jude (pretrial conference) — 1. Fleeing or evading police, third degree; 2. Criminal mischief, second degree; 3. Drug paraphernalia-buy/ possession; 4. Possession of marijuana; 5. Resisting arrest; 6. Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Pleaded guilty on all charges, 30 days to serve, credit 30 days, cost waived due to jail service, runs concurrently.

Steve A. Marcum (pretrial conference) — Driving on a DUI-suspended license, first offense; failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, first: Reset 10/21/25 at 9 a.m.

Ballard Moore (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), minor injury: Dismissed on condition he has no unlawful contact with Sharon Moore and completes outpatient treatment at Ohio Valley Physicians as previously ordered through Casey’s law.

Kelli Mullett (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (minor injury): Dismissed on condition she has no contact with Veronica Bush.

Kathy Jo Williamson (pretrial conference) — 1. Leaving the scene of an accident/ failure to render aid or assistance; 2. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security, first: Two-year diversion on condition she works with Thrive to obtain stable housing and/or employment, completes any drug treatment or counseling and pays restitution of $208.30 to Donna Jones through the circuit clerk’s office, review 10/21/25 at 9:30 a.m.

Shawn David Workman (pretrial conference) — 1. All-terrain vehicle violations; 2. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security, first: Dismissed.

Kathleen Collins (preliminary hearing) — Theft of services $10,000 or more: Reset 8/12/25 at 10:30 a.m.

Ashley Estepp (preliminary hearing-motion to revoke bond) — Burglary, third degree: Bench warrant $5,000 cash.

Donald Keith Harris (preliminary hearing) — 1. Theft of motor vehicle registration plate/ renewal decal; 2. Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/ security, first; 3. No/ expired Kentucky registration receipt; 4. No/ expired registration plates: 1. Dismissed without prejudice by motion of Commonwealth; 2-4. Pleaded not guilty, pretrial conference 8/26/25 at 9 a.m.

Joann James (preliminary hearing) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $1,000-$10,000; possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (drug unspecified); operating vehicle with expired operator’s license; possession of marijuana: Waived to grand jury.

Joanne James (preliminary hearing) — Receiving stolen property, amended to receiving stolen property $1,000-$10,000: Waived to grand jury.

Rita Lynn Maynard (preliminary hearing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine); drug paraphernalia-buy/ possession: Proceed with Rocket Docket.

Destiny Elaine Moore (preliminary hearing-motion to revoke bond) — Burglary, third degree: Bench warrant, $5,000 cash.

Shawn David Moore (preliminary hearing) — Theft of motor vehicle registration plate/renewal decal: Waived to grand jury.

Christopher Joseph Muncy (preliminary hearing) — Wanton endangerment, first degree; wanton endangerment, first degree; reckless driving; all-terrain vehicle violations: Probable cause, bound to grand jury, same bond conditions.

Garnet Scott (preliminary hearing) — Possession of controlled substance, first degree, first offense (methamphetamine): Reset 8/12/25 at 10:30 a.m.

Michael G. Spaulding (preliminary hearing) — Receiving stolen property, amended to receiving stolen property $1,000-$10,000: Waived to grand jury.