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Scam Alert - Beware Of Swine Flu Come-Ons
Scammers and
spammers have gone hog-wild in their
attempts to take advantage of fears
related to the swine flu outbreak.
In Indiana, residents have been
getting telephone calls from people
trying to sell them "mandatory
swine flu kits." The callers
falsely claim to be from the federal
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
In Missouri, a ruse has emerged
involving offers to sell protective
devices such as paper masks - pitched
as "pandemic respirators" -
for hundreds of dollars.
Elsewhere, officials warn about an
epidemic of e-mails and websites
touting expensive but worthless
products to prevent or cure the
disease, including a $199
"protection pack" that
contains nothing more than soap,
shampoo and body lotion.
Although most incoming e-mails direct
users to pharmaceutical websites or
pitch worthless products, some can
unleash dangerous malware used for
identity theft. A program that can
steal passwords for online banking and
credit card accounts has been found in
messages containing a PDF file titled
"Swine Flu FAQs."
To inoculate yourself against
swine flu scams:
· Just delete any e-mails related to
swine flu. It's especially important
to not click on embedded links, no
matter how enticing. You can report
the sender's address to spam@uce.gov
or your state attorney general.
· Report flu-medicine claims to the
Food and Drug Administration. There
are only two drugs approved by the FDA
for treatment of swine flu - the
prescription medications Tamiflu and
Relenza - and they should be taken
only under the supervision of your
doctor. So don't believe any phone
calls or websites promising
"must-have" cures.
· Regularly scan your computer -
ideally, at least weekly - with
up-to-date antivirus and antispyware
software. If your computer becomes
infected because of spam, you can
report it to the Internet Crime
Complaint Center.
For accurate information and updates
on swine flu, visit the websites of
the FDA (www.fda.gov)
or the CDC (www.cdc.gov).
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Straight Talk From Ray the
D.A.
What
In The World Is Going On With The
Media? Part VI
Explaining the race gap in school,
by Patrick Welsh, an Alexandria,
Virginia high school teacher.
Justice
News
Robin Sax, a nationally
recognized prosecutor, lecturer
& author, makes appearance in
Lexington.
Justice News
Kentucky
Tonight On KET: Panel
discusses two legislative
proposals: one to abolish the
death penalty, another to extend
the length of death penalty
appeals. "Both are lousy
ideas." Ray Larson, Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney.
Justice
News
Kentucky Supreme
Court Rules Committee meets to
consider proposed changes &
additions to The Kentucky Rules Of
Criminal Procedure.
Straight Talk From Ray the D.A.
Black leaders
ignore black-on-black crime.
Justice News
Business owner
takes the law into his own hands!
American D.A. - LIVE
Case #1 - The murder of 5-month-old
Benjamin Sargent.
Case #2 - The abduction and
murder Of Karen King.
Case #3 - The murder of
Ashley Scott.
Recent
Court Case
"At the tone, leave a
message. . . ." Burglars leave
voicemail.
Recent
Court Case
Scam "returns" cashier to
prison.
Information
Center
Want to know what cases were Indicted,
Dismissed, or Transferred Back To
District Court by the Grand Jury and
what cases are set for Trial?
Check it out here.
Who is
on Home Incarceration in Lexington?
Convicted criminals in the Home
Incarceration Program (HIP) in
Lexington.
Recent
Circuit Court Sentencings
Who went to
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What In The World Is Going
On With The Media?
Part VI
 Explaining
The Race Gap In School
By Patrick Welsh, an
Alexandria, Virginia high
school teacher
The Washington Post
If
we are ever to erase the
racial [achievement] gap in
our schools, we'll have to
address - and repair - the
gulf in parenting.
Frustrated that every kid in
my 12th-grade class had done
horribly on an English test,
said Patrick Welsh, I asked
my students why they didn't
take school seriously. One
student angrily replied:
"You ask the class,
just how many of us have
fathers living with
us."
I did, and not a single kid
in the all-black class
raised his hand. Without a
father in the house, another
student explained, their
overwhelmed mothers don't
enforce discipline or insist
that they study.
My students intuitively
understand what school
administrators and community
activists do not: The
"racial achievement
gap" that separates
black and white students is
not simply the result of
racism, bad teaching, or low
expectations.
I teach in a "new $100
million state-of-the
art" high school in
Alexandria, Va., where we
are trained in the latest
theories on "equity and
excellence." Yet six
weeks later, there have been
30 fights, and black kids
continue to fall behind.
It's
not because they're black,
but because they come from
broken, chaotic homes and
have parents "who just
aren't there for them."
If we are ever to erase the
racial [achievement] gap in
our schools, we'll have to
address - and repair - the
gulf in parenting.
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| Justice
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Robin Sax, A Nationally
Recognized Prosecutor, Lecturer
& Author, Makes Appearance in
Lexington
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Robin
Sax
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The
Children's Advocacy Center
of the Bluegrass
recently sponsored "An
Evening with Robin Sax,"
at the Hillary Boone Center
on the campus of the
University of Kentucky.
Ms. Sax is a former Los
Angeles County Deputy
District Attorney who
specializes in prosecuting
the very difficult sex
crimes against children. She
is also the author of Predators
and Child Molesters: What
Every Parent Needs to Know
to Keep Kids Safe
(which was voted Book of the
Year by the Amber Alert
Registry) and The
Complete Idiot's Guide to
the Criminal Justice System.
Ms. Sax is a prominent
expert on sexual assault,
internet safety, and the
criminal justice system. She
is an instructor at UCLA,
California State University,
as well as the Los Angeles
Police Department. She is a
regular legal commentator on
The Today Show, Nancy Grace,
Larry King Live and FOX
News.
During Ms. Sax's stay in
Lexington, she attended a
book signing at Joseph-Beth
Booksellers and lectured at
Eastern Kentucky University.
In addition, she was the
guest of honor at a
reception held at the home
of Dr.
and Mrs. Michael Karpf.
Dr. Karpf is the Executive
Vice President for Health
Affairs at the University of
Kentucky. Mrs. Karpf serves
as the President of the
Board of Directors of The
Children's Advocacy Center
of the Bluegrass.
The Children's Advocacy
Center of the Bluegrass
serves a 17 county area in
Central Kentucky. Its
mission is to reduce the
trauma experienced by
sexually abused children as
their case moves through the
criminal justice system and
to provide services in a
nurturing - child-friendly
environment.
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Panel
discusses two legislative proposals:
One to abolish the death penalty,
Another to extend the length of death
penalty appeals.
"Both are
lousy ideas." Ray Larson, Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney.
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Kentucky
Tonight Death Penalty Panel
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Fayette Commonwealth's
Attorney Ray
Larson was one of four
panelists to appear on Kentucky Tonight
to discuss two proposed bills which deal
with the death penalty pre-filed before
the Kentucky Legislature in January,
2010. Other panelists were: Donald
Vish, Louisville, Ed
Monahan, Kentucky's
Public Defender, and Jo
Ann Phillips,
Kentuckians' Voice for Crime Victims.
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Representatives
Tom Burch, left, and David
Floyd, right.
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Once again, Louisville
Representative Tom
Burch is trying to
abolish the death penalty in Kentucky.
It seems that Burch introduces this
legislation every session. So, his
legislation is not new.
The other, filed by
Representative David
Floyd of Bardstown,
would prevent the death penalty against
any defendant, "who at the time of
the offense had a severe mental disorder
or disability that 'significantly'
impaired his or her capacity . . ."
In addition, the new death penalty
prohibition proposed by Rep. Floyd would
apply to all death sentences in cases
since 1990. In effect, this would allow
yet another new appeal for most of the
defendants on Kentucky's Death Row. I
generally know who the anti-death
penalty legislators are, however, Rep.
Floyd appears to be a new member of
anti-death penalty group," said
Larson.
This appears to be the identical
legislation introduced in the last
Legislative Session. Fortunately it died
in Committee.
Larson said "Rep. Floyd's proposal
just isn't necessary, since defendants
can already raise mental illness as a
defense."
"It appears to be just another
attempt by the anti-death penalty gang
to try to prevent aggravated murderers
from facing the most serious
consequences of their violent
acts," said Larson. "It is
clearly fodder for creative defense
attorneys and their 'hired-gun'
experts."
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| Justice
News |
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Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Committee
Meets To Consider Proposed Changes &
Additions To The Kentucky Rules Of
Criminal Procedure
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Kentucky
Supreme Court Criminal Rules
Committee
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Recently, the Kentucky
Supreme Court Criminal Rules Committee
met in Frankfort to consider proposed
changes and additions to the Kentucky
Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Members of the Committee include judges,
prosecutors and criminal defense
lawyers. The group is chaired by Supreme
Court Justice Will
T. Scott. The members
include: Fayette Circuit Court
Judge Thomas
L. Clark and Senior
Status District Court Judge Steve
Hurt; public defenders Kathleen
Schmidt and David
Neihaus;criminal defense
lawyers Sam
Manley, Louisville, and Bo
Fugazzi, Lexington; and
prosecutors David
Stengel, Louisville, Rob
Sanders, Covington, Rick
Bartley, Pikeville, and Ray
Larson, Lexington.
Recommendations of the Committee are
forwarded to the entire Supreme Court
for their review and decision.
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| Straight
Talk From Ray the D.A. |
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Black Leaders Ignore
Black-On-Black Crime
 By
E. W. Jackson, Sr.
Excerpted
from Mr. Jackson's article.
Blacks are only 13% of
the population, but over 40%
of the murder victims.
93% of those black victims
are killed by other black
people. It's time black
leaders pay attention.
On Thursday, September 24th,
after an apparently productive
day at Fengler High School in
Chicago, Derrion
Albert, a black 16
year old honor student was
knocked to the ground by a
blow to the head with a
railroad tie. He was then
punched, kicked and stomped.
Those who responded to rescue
him were too late. Derrion
died.
In this case and others like
it, there is a deafening
silence from some of the
biggest mouths in America.
Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton,
Julian Bond, Louis Farrakhan
and the Congressional Black
Caucus see no evil, hear no
evil and speak no evil.
The self-appointed, media
supported "black leaders
have not seen fit to hold a
press conference or a rally
supporting Derrion Albert and
his family and condemning the
perpetrators of this crime.
They have not called for
witnesses to come forward.
Blacks are only 13% of the
population, but over 40% of
the murder victims. 93 % of
those black victims are killed
by other black people. As a
black man, I am far more wary
of the real black criminal
than the imagined white
racist.
The people who killed Derrion
are monsters. Monsters come in
all colors, but these happen
to be black. They are not
victims. They are cold-blooded
criminals with no regard for
human life. Maybe when the
so-called black leaders start
speaking out against gangs and
criminals as parasites instead
of victims of society, there
will be fewer real victims
like Derrion Albert.
Source: www.americanthinker.com
10/6/09
To read Mr. Jackson's entire
article click
here.
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News |
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Business
Owner Takes The Law Into His Own
Hands!
 A
business owner was sick and
tired of thugs breaking into
his garage shop to steal tools
etc. So, he came up with this
idea. . . .
 He
put the word out that he had a
new "Mexican Lion"
at the shop that would attack
anyone who tried to break in
or climb his fence. The
would-be thieves saw the
"Lion" from a
distance and fled the scene.
Ingenious guy!
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| American
D.A. - LIVE |
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Case #1: The Murder
Of 5-Month-Old Benjamin Sargent
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Victim
Benjamin Sargent & Defendants
James Sargent & Tracy Hermann
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In February, 2008, in Peoria, Illinois,
5-month-old Benjamin Sargent was found
dead strapped in a car-seat that had been
placed in his crib. The
investigation of Benjamin's death revealed
that he had been left in his car-seat for
eight days without food, water, or his
diaper being changed. Medical
Examiners revealed that he remained in his
own waste for that length of time and
bacteria developed that ate his skin.
Benjamin died of massive infection as well
as starvation.
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Prosecutor
Kevin Lyons
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Listen as prosecutor Kevin
Lyons of the Peoria
County, Peoria, Illinois State's
Attorney's Office discusses this tragic
case with host Jack
Pattie and Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney Ray
Larson on the October 30,
2009 episode of American
D.A. - LIVE.
 Click
here to listen to the program.
Case
#2: The Abduction & Murder Of
Karen King
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Victim
Karen King & Defendants Shytour
& August Williams
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On
January 3, 1997, 18-year-old Karen
King was abducted
from a grocery store parking lot
in Saginaw, Michigan as she was
walking out of the store with a
bag of groceries. For three
hours she was driven around town
in her car, raped, tortured,
stabbed, beaten and finally
strangled to death by 15-year-old Shytour
Williams and his
25-year-old cousin August
Williams.
Karen had just finished her first
semester of college and was home
for Christmas break.
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Prosecutor
Mike Thomas
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Shytour and August Williams were
both convicted of Murder and
sentenced to life in prison.
Mike
Thomas is the
Prosecuting Attorney for the
Saginaw County, Michigan
Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Listen as he discusses this
tragic and infuriating case with
host Jack
Pattie and
Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney Ray
Larson on the
October 23, 2009 episode of American
D.A. - LIVE
Case #3: The Murder Of
Ashley Scott
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Defendant
Jeffrey Scott &
Victim Ashley Scott
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Jeffrey
Scott was
charged with beating to death
his popular, attractive
schoolteacher wife, Ashley
Scott.
The two had met as students at
Quachita Baptist University in
Arkadelphia, Arkansas and were
married in 2001. They then
moved into a three-bedroom
house in Cordova, Tennessee.
On Thanksgiving Day, 2006,
Ashley was beaten beyond
recognition just weeks after she
and Jeffrey had each
celebrated their birthdays.
Ashley, an English teacher
at Bolton High School, was
28 years old. Jeffrey,
a computer technician, had
just turned 30. Their
nearly six-year marriage
ended at the home when,
according to Scott, an
early-morning argument
erupted over an undisclosed
text message after they had
been drinking beer, wine and
vodka. Scott said he
hit his wife at about 2 a.m.
and left her overnight in
the garage. It was
about 30 degrees out that
night. Six hours later, he
moved her inside near the
fireplace and at about noon,
he told police, he tried to
move her to the bed.
Later that afternoon, Scott
called a former high school
classmate, who arrived and
told Scott to call 911.
Ashley, whose face and body
were badly swollen and
discolored, was taken to
Baptist Memorial Hospital -
Memphis, where she was
pronounced dead. The
cause of death was blunt
force trauma to the head.
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Prosecutor
Karen Cook
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Karen
Cook is the
Chief Prosecutor for the
Domestic Violence Prosecution
Unit of the Shelby County,
Memphis, Tennessee District
Attorney General's Office.
She, along with Assistant
District Attorneys Missy
Branham and Steve
Crossnoe,
prosecuted
this case. Ms. Cook
joins Fayette Commonwealth's
Attorney Ray
Larson and
host Jack
Pattie to
discuss the details of this
case on the October 16, 2009
episode of American
D.A. - LIVE.
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| Recent
Court Case |
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"At
The Tone, Leave A Message. . . ."
Burglars Leave Voicemail
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Defendants
Donte Ratchford & Isiah
Clay
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Just
after midnight on Saturday, January
17, 2009 two young women returned to
their Lexington home and saw two men
running away from the residence.
They recognized the men as friends
who had been in the house before and
sounded the horn on their vehicle as
the two men got into an SUV, which
left the scene. The women
found the air conditioner had been
pulled out and their home had been
ransacked, with the television, DVD
player, and other electronic items
missing.
One of the women found a voicemail
on her cell phone from one of the
men she had seen running from her
house and it became apparent that
the call had been made while the
crime was in progress. The
victim's horn was clearly heard on
the message, as well as the suspects
talking about the crime they were
committing.
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Prosecutor
Dan Laren
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The cell phone belonged to Donte
Ratchford, age 23.
The other suspect was identified
as Isiah
Clay, age 20.
Criminal records show that
Ratchford has four prior
misdemeanor convictions including
DUI, Fleeing or Evading Police,
and Possession of a Controlled
Substance. Clay's record
reveals 13 previous convictions,
including Possession of a
Controlled Substance, Promoting
Contraband, Criminal Trespass, and
Bail Jumping. Clay was on
probation for Domestic Violence
Assault at the time of the
offense.
Both defendants pled guilty to
Burglary Second Degree and were
sentenced to five years,
probated for five years. A
third suspect was exonerated by
Clay and Ratchford, who told the
judge the house had already been
burglarized when they arrived
and they went inside to see what
they could steal anyway.
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| Recent
Court Case |
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Scam
"Returns" Cashier To Prison
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Defendant
Erika Mitchell
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In
November of 2007, Lexington police
were dispatched to a clothing store
on Richmond Road regarding an
employee theft. Loss
prevention officials had discovered
one of their cashiers, Erika
Mitchell, was
stealing money from the company by
generating false returns. The
loss was estimated at approximately
$2,000.
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Prosecutor
Dan Laren
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Here's how the scam works.
The cashier collects receipts that
customers discard on the way out
of the store and then uses that
information to create a fake
return. The cashier then
processes the bogus return and
keeps the money. It looks
good to the casual observer
because the till balances, but
security video and inventory
controls will reveal that no
customers or merchandise were
involved and the transactions are
just another form of employee
theft.
Mitchell, age 36, confessed to
the crime and was released from
custody the same day she was
arrested. She failed to
reappear in court until April of
2009. Criminal records
show that Mitchell is a felon,
with 26 previous convictions for
crimes including Theft, Criminal
Possession of a Forged
Instrument, and Bail Jumping.
She has two previous probation
violations, and was on probation
at the time of the offense.
Mitchell pled guilty to Theft by
Unlawful Taking and Persistent
Felony Offender and was
sentenced to serve 10 years in
the penitentiary.
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| Information
Center |
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The
Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
Criminal Trial Schedule is updated each
Monday. To see our trial schedule, click
here.
To
see the latest returns, including
Indictments, Dismissals and cases Returned
to District Court, click on the dates
below:
Week of
October 19, 2009:
Week of October 26, 2009:
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| Who
Is On Home Incarceration In Lexington? |
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| Convicted
Criminals In The Home Incarceration Program
(HIP) in Lexington
Inmates who are nearing the end of their
sentences can be placed into the Home
Incarceration Program (HIP)
under certain circumstances.
Offenders who are part of this program are
technically still incarcerated; however,
they are placed in the community under
electronic monitoring rather than being
behind the walls of a correctional
facility.
To learn the identity of the inmates
presently in the Home Incarceration
Program in our community, click
here.
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| Fayette
Circuit Court Sentencings |
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Circuit
Court Sentencings
Thursday,
October 15, 2009
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| 7th
Division - Judge Ernesto
Scorsone |
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DAVIS,
Whitney Lee, Sr.
Age: 43 |
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| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for 3rd
degree Burglary,probatedfor
4 years. Ordered to
pay $171.33 in restitution. |
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HASAN,
Adnan
Age: 36 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Theft by Unlawful Taking,probatedfor
4 years. |
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STAMPER,
Brandie Marie
Age: 21 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for 1st
degree Possession of a
Controlled Substance and 12
months in jail for
Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia.
Sent to prison. |
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TILLMAN,
Thomas Leon
Age: 32 |
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| REPEAT
OFFENDER:Sentenced
to 15 years in prison for
1st degree Trafficking in a
Controlled Substanceand
status as aPersistent Felony
Offender.
Sent to prison. |
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HARRIS,
James Lamont
Age: 42 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Unlawful Imprisonment. Sent
to prison. |
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Circuit
Court Sentencings
Friday,
October 16, 2009
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| 3rd
Division - Judge James
Ishmael |
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FOX,
Angela Kelly
Age: 45 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for the
prosecution's amended charge
of 1st degree Possession of
a Controlled Substance, probated
3 years. |
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JONES,
Charles Ellis
Age: 48 |
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| Sentenced
to 12 months in jail for
Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia,probatedfor
2 years. |
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RICHARD,
Monic Yvette
Age: 34 |
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| Sentenced
to 90 days in jail for
Giving Officer False Name or
Address, to run concurrently
with other cases. Sent
to jail. |
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| 4th
Division - Judge Pamela
Goodwine |
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| BLANKENSHIP,
Robert
Age: 35
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for the
prosecution's amended charge
of 3rd degree Burglary. Sent
to prison. |
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CHASTEEN,
William Randall
Age: 34 |
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| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for 3rd
degree Burglary, 12 months
in jail for Possession of
Burglary Tools, 30 days in
jail for 2nd degree Criminal
Mischief, 12 months in jail
for Possession of Marijuana,
and 12 months in jail for
Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, to run
concurrently for a total of
4 years in prison ,probatedfor
5 years. |
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DAVIS,
Whitney Lee, Sr.
Age: 43 |
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| REPEAT
OFFENDER:
Sentenced to 5 years in
prison for Theft by
Deception > $300 and
status as a Persistent
Felony Offender. Ordered to
serve 12 months in jail, probated
for 5 years.
Ordered to pay
$1,200. in restitution. |
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GRAY,
Lamont Thomas
Age: 32 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Flagrant Non Support, probated
for 5 years. Ordered to pay
$11,821.29 in arrears. |
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HENDREN,
Teddy Brady
Age: 53 |
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| Sentenced
to 90 days in jail for
Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia,probatedfor
6 months. |
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JACKSON,
Mickey J.
Age: 37 |
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| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for
Flagrant Non Support,probatedfor
5 years. Ordered to pay
$14,925.42 in arrears.
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LEMONS,
Eric Howard
Age: 33 |
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| REPEAT
OFFENDER:.
Sentenced to 6 years in
prison for the prosecution's
amended charge of Convicted
Felon in Possession of a
Firearm and status as a
Persistent Felony Offender,
1 year in prison for 1st
degree Possession of a
Controlled Substance, 12
months in jail for 2nd
degree Possession of a
Controlled Substance, 12
months in jail for the
prosecution's amended charge
of Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, and 30 days
in jail for Operating on
Suspended/Revoked Operator's
License, to run concurrently
for a total of 6 years in
prison. Sent
to prison. |
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LUNDY,
Robert A.
Age: 43 |
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| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for
Theft by Deception
>$300and 12 months each
on three counts of Theft by
Deception < $300,
to run concurrently for a
total of 4 years in prison, probatedfor
5 years. |
|
MCCOY,
Michael Jesse
Age: 22 |
|
| Sentenced
to 5 years in prison for 1st
degree Trafficking in a
Controlled Substance,
1 yeareach in prison
for two counts of 1st degree
Possession of a Controlled
Substance, and 12
months in jail for
Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, to run
concurrently for a total of
5 years in prison, probatedfor
5 years. |
|
MILES,
Rachina Renee
Age: 29 |
|
| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for 2nd
degree Forgery, probatedfor
5 years. Ordered
to pay $28.08 in
restitution. |
|
WARNER,
Mario Lamont
Age: 21 |
|
| Sentenced
to 2 years in prison for the
prosecution's amended charge
of 1st degree Possession of
a Controlled Substance,
probatedfor
4 years. |
|
|
| 8th
Division - Judge Thomas L.
Clark |
|
ATKINS,
Errieon Raven
Age: 20 |
|
| Sentenced
to time
served for the
prosecution's amended charge
of Attempted 1st
degree Possession of a
Controlled Substance. |
|
CHENAULT,
Larry Carlton
Age: 56 |
|
| Sentenced
to time
served for the
prosecution's amended charge
of Attempted 1st degree
Trafficking in a Controlled
Substance. |
|
CINDRIC,
Beverly Ann
Age: 50 |
|
| Sentenced
to 1 year each in prison for
two counts of 2nd degree
Forgery and 12 months each
in jail for three counts of
the prosecution's amended
charge of Theft by Unlawful
Taking < $300, to run
concurrently for a total of
1 year in prison, probated
for 4 years. Ordered
to pay $2,030. in
restitution. |
|
FREEBERG,
Ginger Anne
Age: 35 |
|
| Sentenced
to 12 months in jail for the
prosecution's amended charge
of 2nd degree Possession of
a ControlledSubstance, conditionally
dischargedfor 1
year. |
|
GONZALEZ-PAULIN,
Richardo
Age: 20 |
|
| ILLEGAL
ALIEN:
Sentenced to 1 year in
prison for 3rd degree
Assault, conditionally
discharged for 3
years. IMMIGRATION
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)
NOTIFIED. |
|
WILSON,
Roger Lee
Age: 31 |
|
| Sentenced
to 12 months in jail
for the prosecution's
amended charge of 2nd degree
Fleeing/Evading Police, probated
for 2 years. |
|
| 9th
Division - Judge Kimberly
Bunnell |
|
BARNES,
Heath Thomas
Age: 42 |
|
| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for 2nd
degree Escape, probated
for 5 years. |
|
BRACCO,
Patrick Jonathan
Age: 22 |
|
| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for 2nd
degree Criminal Possession
of a Forged Instrument and
the prosecution's amended
charge of Criminal
Possession of a Forged
Instrument, probated
for 5 years. |
|
DIEHL,
Stephen Jason
Age: 35 |
|
| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for
Theft by Unlawful Taking,
probated
for 5 years. |
|
HELTON,
Timothy Allen
Age: 19 |
|
| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison each for
two counts of Receiving
Stolen Property, 1 year in
prison for Theft by
Deception, 12 months in jail
for the prosecution's
amended charge of Receiving
Stolen Property < $300,
and 12 months each in jail
for two counts of Theft by
Unlawful Taking < $300,
and, in another case, 3
years in prison for the
prosecution's amended charge
of Theft by Unlawful Taking
> $300 and 12 months in
jail for the prosecution's
amended charge of 3rd degree
Forgery, to run concurrently
for a total of 3 years
in prison, probated
for 5 years. Ordered to pay
$2,201.93 in restitution. |
|
LESTER,
Jeremy Keith
Age: 22 |
|
| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison
for 3rd degree Burglary and
1 year in prison for 1st
degree Bail Jumping, to run
consecutively for a total of
2 years in prison. Sent
to prison. |
|
|
MAYBEE,
Kathleen
Age:
59
|
|
| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison
for Theft by Failure to Make
Required Disposition of
Property, probated
for 5 years.
Ordered to pay $7,284.94 in
restitution. |
|
MCKINNEY,
Amanda Ann
Age: 18 |
|
| Sentenced
to 5 years in prison for 1st
degree Trafficking in a
Controlled Substance, probated
for 5 years. |
|
STOKLEY,
Darrell Wayne, Jr.
Age: 34 |
|
| Sentenced
to 5 years each in prison
for two counts of Theft by
Unlawful Taking, to run
concurrently for a total of
5 years in prison. Sent
to prison. |
|
|
| Fayette
Circuit Court Sentencings |
|
Circuit
Court
Sentencings
Friday,
October
23, 2009
|
|
|
3rd
Division -
Judge
James
Ishmael
|
|
|
DISPONETTE,
Christopher
Ross
Age:
20
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months in
jail for
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Theft by
Unlawful
Taking
under
$500. Sent
to jail.
|
|
|
FRANKLIN,
Antoine
Age:
25
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
for
Flagrant
Non
Support, probated
for
5 years. Ordered
to pay
$8,315.93
in
arrearages.
|
|
|
JONES,
William
Deron
Age:
45
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 2 years
in prison
for 1st
degree
Possession
of a
Controlled
Substance,
1st
Offense, probated
5 years.
|
|
|
SHANKS,
Dominique
Denise
Age:
29
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
for 3rd
degree
Assault,
12 months
in jail
for
Resisting
Arrest, 7
days in
jail,
6-month
license
suspension,
$375 DUI
fee and a
$250 fine
for
Operating
a Motor
Vehicle
under the
Influence
of
Alcohol/Drugs
with .08
Aggravator,
1st
Offense,
and 90
days in
jail for
2nd degree
Disorderly
Conduct.
Sent
to prison.
|
|
|
4th
Division -
Judge
Pamela
Goodwine
|
|
|
EDWARDS,
Deaudre
Lamar
Age:
23
|
|
|
REPEAT
OFFENDER:
Sentenced
to 10
years in
prison for
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Tampering
with
Physical
Evidence
and status
a a
Persistent
Felony
Offender
and 5
years in
prison for
Convicted
Felon in
Possession
of a
Firearm,
to run
concurrently
for a
total of
10 years
in prison. Sent
to prison.
|
|
|
HERNANDEZ,
Leonardo
Vite
Age:
35
|
|
|
ILLEGAL
ALIEN:
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for 1st
degree
Trafficking
in a
Controlled
Substance,
1st
Offense,
12 months
in jail
for the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Trafficking
in
Marijuana,
and 12
months in
jail for
Use/Possession
of Drug
Paraphernalia,
1st
Offense,
to run
concurrently
for a
total of 5
years in
prison, conditionally
discharged.
IMMIGRATION
CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT
(ICE)
NOTIFIED
|
|
|
MARTIN,
Justin
Michael
Age:
24
|
|
|
REPEAT
OFFENDER:
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for Theft
by
Deception
over $300
and status
as a
Persistent
Felony
Offender, probated
5 years.
|
|
|
MEJIA-VASQUEZ,
Beimar
Age:
20
|
|
|
ILLEGAL
ALIEN:
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
for
Custodial
Interference.
Sent
to prison.
IMMIGRATION
CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT
(ICE)
NOTIFIED
|
|
|
WAIDE,
Jackie Lee
Age:
34
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months in
jail for
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
2nd degree
Unlawful
Imprisonment
and 12
months in
jail for
4th degree
Assault-Domestic
Violence,
to run
concurrently
for a
total of
12 months
in jail. Sent
to jail.
|
|
|
|
8th
Division -
Judge
Thomas L.
Clark
|
|
|
BOLTON,
Dustin
Lewis
Age:
21
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 3 years
in prison
for the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Convicted
Felon in
Possession
of a
Firearm,
serve 45
days in
jail, probated
4 years.
|
|
|
CUMMINGS,
Curtis Lee
Age:
19
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
for
Receiving
Stolen
Property
over $300,
and, in a
separate
case, 1
year in
prison for
Receiving
Stolen
Property
over $300
and a $200
fine for
Reckless
Driving,
to run
consecutively
for a
total of 2
years in
prison, probated
4 years.
|
|
|
FELKER,
David
Age:
48
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months in
jail for
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
2nd degree
Possession
of a
Controlled
Substance,
1st
Offense, probated
2 years.
|
|
|
GOLDSTEIN,
Adam Ethan
Age:
29
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months
each in
jail for 4
counts of
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Theft by
Deception
under $300
and 12
months in
jail for
Theft by
Deception
under
$300, to
run
concurrently
for a
total of
12 months
in jail, probated
2 years.
|
|
|
GREER,
Robert
Fitzgerald
Age:
22
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for 1st
degree
Trafficking
in a
Controlled
Substance,
1st
Offense,
and 12
months in
jail for
Resisting
Arrest, to
run
concurrently
for a
total of 5
years in
prison, probated
4 years.
|
|
|
GUNN,
Donald
Lee, Jr.
Age:
35
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for
Convicted
Felon in
Possession
of a
Handgun
and 5
years in
prison for
1st degree
Possession
of a
Controlled
Substance,
2nd or
greater
Offense, 2
years to
run
consecutively for
a total of
7 years in
prison. Sent
to prison.
|
|
|
HURT,
Rebecca
Age:
24
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
for
Flagrant
Non
Support, probated
for
5 years.
|
|
|
LANDIS,
Melissa
Anne
Age:
29
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months in
jail for
Tampering
with
Physical
Evidence, probated
2 years.
|
|
|
MONTGOMERY,
Michael B.
Age:
32
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 2 years
in prison
for
Flagrant
Non
Support, probated
for
5 years.
|
|
|
PRATER,
Jaime K.
Age:
35
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
and a
5-year Sex
Offender
Registration
for 3rd
degree
Sodomy and
12 months
in jail
for 3rd
degree
Unlawful
Transaction
with a
Minor, to
run
concurrently
for a
total of 1
year in
prison.
Sent
to prison.
|
|
|
PRATER,
William
Cody
Age:
27
|
|
|
REPEAT
OFFENDER:
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
1st degree
Sexual
Abuse and
status as
a
Persistent
Felony
Offender. Sent
to prison.
|
|
|
|
9th
Division -
Judge
Kimberly
Bunnell
|
|
|
BOYD,
Michelle
Lynn
Age:
41
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for
Attempting/Obtaining
a
Controlled
Substance
by
Fraud/False
Statement
to a
Practitioner
and 12
months
each in
jail for
12 counts
of the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
3rd degree
Possession
of a
Controlled
Substance,
to run
concurrently
for a
total of 5
years in
prison,
serve 30
days, probated
5 years.
|
|
|
CHAVEZ,
Jorge
Ruben
Duarte
Age:
32
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months in
jail for
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Possession
of
Marijuana,
time
served.
|
|
|
CLARK,
Demarcus
Donte
Age:
20
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 5 years
in prison
for 1st
degree
Trafficking
in a
Controlled
Substance,
1st
Offense,
12 months
in jail
for the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Attempted
Tampering
with
Physical
Evidence,
and 12
months in
jail for
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
2nd degree
Fleeing/Evading
the
Police, to
run
concurrently
for a
total of 5
years in
prison,
serve 180
days, probated
5
years.
|
|
|
CLOYD,
Keith
Allen
Age:
45
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 12
months in
jail each
for 2
counts of
the
prosecution's
amended
charge of
Fraudulent
Use of
Credit
Cards
under $100
within a
6-Month
Period, to
run
concurrently
for a
total of
12 months
in jail, probated
2 years.
|
|
|
FLOYD,
Shaylin
Amber
Age:
29
|
|
|
Sentenced
to 1 year
in prison
for Theft
by
Deception
over $300,
probated
5
years.
Ordered
to pay
$6,288.81
in
restitution.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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