INEZ—Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases Aug. 26 in Martin District Court:
Donald Keith Harris (pretrial conference) — 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; 2. Pleaded guilty, $500 fine, suspended $450, cost; 3. Pleaded guilty, $25 fine; 4. Dismissed.
Doris Jude (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (domestic violence), no visible injury: Conditional dismissal for one year, no unlawful contact with Buddy Jude and no new violation of law, cost waived due to jail service.
Shawn Marcum (pretrial conference) — Assault, fourth degree (minor injury): Two-year diversion on condition defendant has no contact with Mason Williams or his family, directly, third-party or social media, and no new violation of law, cost waived due to two-day jail service, DCPT 8/27.
Jeffrey Maynard (review for status of treatment) — Terroristic threatening, third degree: Compliant, review upon motion of Commonwealth.
Trista L. McCoy (pretrial conference) — Speeding 15 mph over limit; operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce an insurance card: Failure to appear.
Trista Lachelle McCoy (pretrial conference) — Failure to wear seat belt; instructional permit violations: Failure to appear.
Melvin Spaulding (pretrial conference) — 1. Alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense; 2. No/expired registration plates: 1. Allegations taken as true, $25 fine and cost, show cause 2/10/26; 2. Allegations taken as true, $25 fine.
Thomas Wood (pretrial conference) — Leaving scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistance; drug paraphernalia-buy/possession: Reset 9/9/25 at 9 a.m.
Danny Jude (motion to set aside failure to appear) — All other traffic offenses not listed: Write off balance of fines and costs, defendant is going to inpatient treatment through Frontier.
Amber Bowen (probation revocation hearing) — Falsely reporting an incident to law enforcement: Reset 11/18/25 at 9:30 a.m.
Eric Preston (motion to void pretrial diversion) — Public intoxication of controlled substance (excludes alcohol): Diversion set aside, bench warrant, $500 cash.
Ashley Estepp (preliminary hearing) — Burglary, third degree: Amended to criminal trespassing, first, 12-month sentence diverted for two years, complete drug court, no new violations of law, DCPT 8/27.
Cindy Lea Estepp (preliminary hearing) — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $1,000- $10,000: Waived to grand jury.
Brian Howell (preliminary hearing) — Fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); fleeing or evading police, second degree (on foot); criminal trespassing, second degree; criminal mischief, first degree; theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $500-$1,000: Waived to grand jury.
Destiny Elaine Moore (preliminary hearing) — Burglary, third degree: Amended to criminal trespassing, first, 12-month sentence diverted for two years, complete drug court, no new violations of law, DCPT 8/27.
Ryan K. Sites (preliminary hearing) — Intimidating a participant in legal process; violation of Kentucky EPO/DVO: Probable cause, bound to grand jury, same bond conditions.