WHAT IT MEANS



Abbreviations:

AB — Appearance bond

MASEP — Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program

DUI — Driving under the influence

ISP — Intensive supervision probation

VIP — Victim Impact Panel

MDOC — Mississippi Department of Corrections

PRS — Post-release supervision

FTHVUC — Failure to have vehicle under control

FTYROW — Failure to yield right of way



Legal phrases:

• Bench warrant — An arrest warrant issued by a judge when a defendant fails to show up for a scheduled court appearance

• Dismissed with prejudice — The defendant cannot be brought up for trial again on the same charge.

• Dismissed without prejudice — The defendant can be brought up for trial again on the same charge.

• Nolo contendere — Latin for “no contest.” A plea of “nolo contendere” means that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges, but agrees to accept punishment. It differs from a guilty plea in that it cannot be used against the defendant in any subsequent proceeding.

• Non-adjudication — Means the defendant’s record will be expunged if he/she successfully completes probation and complies with the court’s instructions.





Circuit Court

The following list of criminal cases heard this week in Lauderdale County Circuit Court was furnished by District Attorney Bilbo Mitchell.



Justice Courts

The following list of non-traffic cases, but including DUIs, were heard in Lauderdale County Justice Courts for the past week: Court records were not available at press time.



Municipal Court

The following list of non-traffic cases, but including DUIs, were heard in Meridian Municipal Court the past week:

• Ricky L. Barrow, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days jail

• Marwan Burton, domestic violence first offense, dismissed, no witness

• Cedric Levon Garbutt, contempt of court, dismissed

• Robert L. Hayes, disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $115 court costs

• Christian Bernard Jackson, contempt of court, dismissed

• David M. Jones, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Cheri Ann Kruse, shoplifting first offense, dismissed

• Ron Keith Lewis, shoplifting first offense, $1,000 fine, $115 court costs, 20 days jail

• Curtis Jovan Polard, possession of marijuana third offense, dismissed

• Nathaniel L. Pringle, disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $115 court costs

• Otis K. Williams, disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Jerry Lynn Williamson, disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Eddie O. Willis, disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Melissa Ashford, threatening and harassment first offense, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed; malicious mischief, dismissed

• Odis C. Barham, simple assault, dismissed

• Vicky M. Boggan, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Terence Brewster, shoplifting first offense, dismissed

• Jerry D. Brooks, trespassing, dismissed

• Evander Cherry, shoplifting first offense, dismissed

• Carl Anthony Croom, resisting arrest, $500 fine, $115 court costs; contempt of court, dismissed; disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs; possession of paraphernalia, $250 fine, $95 court costs

• Gregory Orlando Cross, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days jail; disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs

• Kenneth L. Davis, trespassing, dismissed

• Marzell Davis, threatening and harassment first offense, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed; stalking, dismissed

• Kerwin Rondreagus Dawson, public drunk, $50 fine, $95 court costs

• Conway R. Dillard, simple assault, dismissed

• Lakeisha Ann Eakins, simple assault, dismissed; simple assault, $150 fine, $115 court costs

• Santonio Maurice Ferrell, malicious mischief, dismissed; domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Tanisha Gooden, public drunk, dismissed; disorderly conduct,$500 fine, $115 court costs

• Tanita A. Gordon, embezzlement, $500 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days jail

• Denzil Alton Goynes, simple assault, dismissed; disturbance of a business, $200 fine, $95 court costs; profane language, $50 fine, $115 court costs; trespassing, dismissed

• Howard L. Grady, assault on minor, $150 fine, $1,095 court costs; assault on minor, $150 fine, $115 court costs

• Eric John Hasselbach,disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Audrey Media Hill, threatening and harassment, dismissed

• Pretoria S. Holt, simple assault, dismissed; contempt of court, dismissed

• Santa Maria Jenkins, simple assault, dismissed

• Shannon Danielle Jones, shoplifting first offense, $500 fine, $115 court costs,10 days jail

• Tavarius S. Jones, simple assault, dismissed

• Linda Faye Jordan, simple assault, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed

• Annie M. Kelly, resisting arrest, $500 fine, $95 court costs; disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs; profane language, $50 fine, $115 court costs

• Kendra Shundell Knott, simple assault, dismissed

• Keshia Michelle Larkin, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Marcus Abelardo Lopez, simple assault, $150 fine, $115 court costs, two days jail

• Billy Joe Madison, domestic violence first offense, dismissed; disturbance of a business, dismissed

• Demetrius Yvette Mapp, public drunk, dismissed; interfering with police, $150 fine, $115 court costs

• Eric Dewayne McClendon, threatening and harassment first offense, dismissed

• Felisha Rochelle McClendon, threatening and harassment first offense, dismissed

• Komonica Shuntay McGee, simple assault, $150 fine, $115 court costs, two days jail; fighting in public, $50 fine, $95 court costs, two days jail; simple assault, $150 fine, $95 court costs, two days jail

• Brian Keith Moore, simple assault, $150 fine, $115 court costs; simple assault,$150 fine, $115 court costs

• Jennifer A.Murrell, threatening and harassment first offense, $300 fine, $95 court costs; threatening and harassment first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs

• Tyronsha Denell Nash, malicious mischief, dismissed; trespassing, dismissed

• Donald Naylor, trespassing, $50 fine, $95 court costs; resisting arrest, $500 fine, $115 court costs; contempt of court, dismissed

• Sherron Rochelle Nolan, shoplifting first offense, $500 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days, credit 10 days served

• Quaron D. Pickett, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days jail

• Meridith Louis Price, disturbance of a business, $200 fine, $115 court costs

• Tadarryl R. Rue, simple assault, $150 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days jail

• Kayle John-Michael Rush, trespassing, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed

• Willie M. Russell, petit larceny, $100 fine, $95 court costs

• Larry Keith Scott, malicious mischief, $100 fine, $95 court costs; domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days jail

• Betty D. Scruggs, simple assault, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed

• Roger N. Shirley,simple assault, dismissed

• Shelby Simpson, disturbance of a business, dismissed

• James Ray Sims, simple assault, $150 fine, $95 court costs; disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs

• Janeice E. Smith, threatening and harassment first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs

• Pamela Smith, simple assault, dismissed

• Tashika D. Spencer, threatening and harassment first offense, dismissed; stalking, dismissed

• Gary Preston Stancil, stalking, dismissed; threatening and harassment first offense, dismissed

• Stacy Lynn Tate, disturbance of a business, dismissed

• Raphael Robert Taylor, trespassing, $50 fine, $115 court costs

• Mark Earl Wilson, trespassing, dismissed; disturbance of a business, dismissed

• Tiffany N. Yarbrough, disturbance of a business, $200 fine, $115 court costs