Archived Court Cases No. 5

Reed was sentenced to two years but placed on probation for 5 years.  She was also ordered to enter the Drug Court Program.  However, she refused to report to the Program.  Reed was given yet another chance and ordered once again to enroll in the Drug Court Program. 

However, Reed continually refused to enter the program and her probation was revoked.  She was sentenced to serve 2 years in prison.

Berry's probation was revoked because he tested positive for cocaine use, failure to attend court ordered substance abuse treatment and failure to complete any of the 100 hours of community service he was ordered to do.

Washington was apprehended by the Lexington police at a local Footlocker store while attempting to return merchandise she had purchased with a stolen credit card the day before.  The store had been previously notified of the stolen credit card transaction and recognized Washington.   The employee then stalled the transaction and notified the police.  When Washington tried to complete the return transaction she also sought to purchase new merchandise by forging a stolen check from the same victim.

Washington has now been convicted of 6 theft related criminal offenses including the current charge. 

Lexington, KY. Steven Current received a sentence of ten years for the ten times in which he illegally obtained a controlled substance by fraud.

Current was charged and convicted for "doctor shopping."  In order to get more drugs, he went to several doctors to obtain a prescription for the medication.  However, Current failed to inform each of the doctors that he had already obtained a prescription for the medication from other doctors.  

The sentencing Judge said that if he successfully completes the Drug Court Program he will not have to serve his sentence.

Lexington, KY. Gayle Johnson was convicted for Flagrant Non-Support for owing over $16,000 in child support to his two minor children.   Johnson's one year sentence was probated for five years.  A condition of his probation was to pay his child support.

Johnson failed to obey his probation and was before the Court two more times for not paying his child support.  His probation was finally revoked and he is now serving his one year sentence in the penitentiary. 

Johnson now owes over $22,000 to the state for his child support arrearage.

Lexington, KY. Kimberly Baker got caught helping Sandra Ratliff steal over $600 worth of merchandise from Dillard's Department Store.  For Ratliff, it was her eighth shoplifting conviction and she was sent to prison for one year.  

Baker got a break and her 12 month sentence was probated for two years.  When Baker got convicted for the new offenses of alcohol intoxication and endangering the welfare of a minor in March 2000, the Judge revoked her probation.  But Baker requested the court to change its ruling because she had a new baby.  The Judge complied with her request and  ordered Baker to enroll in a substance abuse treatment program to get her life back on track and avoid jail.

That didn't work either.  Three months after treatment, she was convicted for her third DUI offense.  Her probation was revoked and she is now serving her 12 month sentence in the Fayette County Jail.

Jent was arrested in Cincinnati and returned to Lexington to stand trial. Jent was sentenced to 1o years imprisonment on July 14, 2000.

Lexington, KY. Russell Shane Rowland was serving a six month sentence at the Fayette County Detention Center for theft when he decided not to report back from work release. After being located in another county, Rowland was charged with Escape.

Rowland was also charged with being a Persistent Felony Offender. On June 2, 2000, he was sent to prison for five years.

Mr. Patrick was convicted of Possession of Cocaine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance. Mr. Patrick was sentenced to one year and probated for five years. As a condition of his probation, Mr. Patrick surrendered his pharmacy license for five years.

Mr. Richards was convicted on two previous occasions of possessing a controlled substance. The Jury recommended a sentence of 10 years.

Lexington, KY.  On October 6, 1997, Larry Munsey and another male, both 18 at the time, picked up a 17 year old girlfriend from Dunbar High School and went to her aunt’s house. Once inside the residence, the two stole cash, jewelry, a handgun, and other items valued in excess of $2,500. They were subsequently arrested and charged with the theft; the girl’s case was resolved in juvenile court and the young men went to trial on October 1, 1998. The jury heard testimony from the victims of the crime, the girl, the limousine driver who was hired by the two and who found some of the stolen items in his vehicle, and the detective who tracked them on their spending spree after the theft. Both were convicted of the theft and sentenced to one year probated for two years.

Munsey failed to comply with the terms of his probation and was sent to the penitentiary on July 14, 2000, just under four months from the end of his sentence.

Lexington, KY.  On March 31, 2000, Henry Oxendine, Jr. was arrested for wanton endangerment (for firing a handgun in the area of Breckenridge Street), carrying a concealed deadly weapon (for having a loaded .38 caliber revolver concealed in his pants pocket, possession of drug paraphernalia, second offense, and possession of controlled substance (for possession a crack pipe with cocaine residue inside). 

The defendant entered a guilty plea and was sentenced on July 14, 2000, to 1 year on the possession of cocaine and 1 year on the possession of drug paraphernalia, 12 months on wanton endangerment and 6 months on carrying a concealed deadly weapon. The felony sentences were ordered to run consecutively for a total of 2 years. Oxendine was to serve 7 days in jail. The remainder of his sentence was probated for a period of five years and he was ordered into the Drug Court Program.

Lexington, KY.  Lexington Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Mark Mefford was indicted by the Fayette County Grand Jury on the charges of Theft By Failure To Make Required Disposition Of Property (13 counts), False Returns (4 counts), Failure To File LFUCG Code Of Ordinances, and Failure To Remit LFUCG Code Of Ordinances.  He was accused of withholding money from the paychecks of his employees for taxes, but not forwarding the money to the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, Kentucky Department of Revenue, and Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.  The total loss to all governments for the unpaid taxes over a period of five years is more than $100,000.

He pled guilty and a sentence of 3 years was recommended.  On July 14, 2000, the Court sentenced him to 3 years, but probated that sentence for a period of 5 years.

Lexington, KY.  On February 13, 2000, U. K. Police responded to a theft complaint from the medical center parking structure. They located three damaged vehicles and several witnesses who provided descriptions of the two individuals and the license plate of the car they were driving. Property stolen from the vehicles included stereo equipment, CD’s, and a radar detector.  When added to the damage caused to the cars, the loss was approximately $2,700. 

U. K. officers identified the owner of the car and found some of the stolen property in his possession. He pled guilty to receiving stolen property and explained he had loaned the car to Ricky Christison, 20, and Ricky’s uncle Hardin "Pete" Christison, 39. When faced with the extensive evidence assembled by the U. K. police, both men admitted to the crimes and pled guilty to felony theft. Ricky Christison’s criminal history includes convictions for burglary, minor in possession of alcohol, and public intoxication. He was sentenced to one year. Pete Christison has an extensive criminal history including three felony convictions for burglary and other misdemeanors for theft and escape. He was sentenced as a Persistent Felony Offender and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary.

Lexington, KY.  Late on March 6, 2000, a pizza delivery driver was robbed when he made a stop near the Red Mile. Shortly after that incident, in the early morning hours of March 7, 2000, the Shell station on North Broadway was robbed by a man who walked into the store, threatened the clerk, and demanded the money in the register. The total take from both robberies was approximately $200. Police responded to both incidents and, after reviewing the security tape from the store and obtaining a description of the individual and the vehicle involved from the victims, approached a suspect fitting the description less than three hours after the gas station robbery.

The suspect, identified as Gregory Conn, 35, was hanging out with several other people on North Broadway. Interviews with the others present revealed that Conn had gone to the Shell station earlier; he was in possession of cigarettes and soft drinks from the store and the t-shirt he was wearing matched the one in the security video. Conn was taken to the police station, where he confessed to the robberies a short time later. His criminal history reveals misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana and DUI.

Conn pled guilty to the charge of Burglary Second Degree. He denied ever having a gun but said that he threatened the victims with his hand behind his back in order to get money to buy crack cocaine. Conn was sentenced to seven years for each count, run consecutively for a total of 14 years, made to serve 60 days in the county jail, and placed on probation for five years.

Lexington, KY.  On January 6, 2000, Brian Fite was arrested at the Nicholasville Road Wal-Mart for shoplifting. Fite, who was 23 at the time, was in the store with his fiancé. The couple split up and store security officers observed Fite remove $350 worth of computer games, CD’s, and DVD movies from the electronics area, take the detection tags off, and conceal them under a jacket in his shopping cart. The couple then left the store without paying for the items Fite had hidden.

Fite’s criminal history includes misdemeanor convictions for DUI, public intoxication, assault, minor in possession of alcohol, criminal trespass, trafficking in marijuana, and violation of an emergency protective order. He pled guilty to felony theft and received a 3 year sentence probated for 3 years, with one condition being his ban from any Wal-Mart store.