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 the last week in Lauderdale County Circuit Court was furnished by District Attorney Bilbo Mitchell.

• Kendra Knott, Embezzlement, five years MDOC, five years suspended, three years supervised probation, fines, fees, court costs and restitution

• Demetrius Lanier, Possession of marijuana with intent, six years MDOC, six years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees, court costs

• Marcus Walker, Burglary of a storehouse, five years MDOC, four and one half years suspended, five years PRS, fines, fees, court costs, restitution

• Derrick Dewayne Moffite, possession of firearm by felon, one year without parole, fines, fees and court costs

• Jeffery Land, possession of cocaine, four years MDOC, 70 days to serve, three years suspended, four years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Lloyd Scott Johnson, grand larceny, seven years MDOC, six years six months to serve,one year PRS, six months to serve, fines, fees and court costs

• Roderick Maurice Johnson, felony malicious mischief, two years MDOC, one day to serve, 364 days suspended, two years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Alesa Warner, uttering/forgery, two years MDOC, two years suspended, two years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Dewey McDade, burglary of an auto, two years without parole, fines, fees and court costs; five years MDOC, three years suspended, two years to serve, two years PRS, fines, fees and court costs, and restitution

• Samantha Boutwell, embezzlement by public employee, eight years MDOC, eight years suspended, five years probation, restitution, fines, fees and court costs

• Ronald Franklin Brown, possession of cocaine, five years MDOC, fines, fees and court cost; burglary of an auto, four years MDOC, one day to serve, three years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Keeosha Whitfield, possession of marijuana, three years MDOC, five years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Margie Ann Brown, uttering/forgery, five years MDOC, five years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees, court costs and restitution

• Travis Portis, possession of cocaine, 16 years MDOC, 12 years suspended, five years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Jelani Brown, Felony Driving Under the Influence (DUI), 18 months MDOC, fines, fees and court costs

• Connie Cook, possession of cocaine, three years MDOC, three years suspended, three years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Curtis Gowdy, possession of cocaine, two years MDOC, fines, fees and court costs

• John Pearce, burglary of a building, three years, one day to serve, two years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• lachandra Nicole McClelland, aggravated domestic violence, 10 years MDOC, 10 years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Robert Neely, felony domestic violence, 10 years MDOC, 10 years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Willie Love, possession of cocaine, four years MDOC, three years and 244 days suspended, four years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Billy Ray Whitehead, embezzlement, two years MDOC, two years suspended, two years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Jerry Lee, arson, five years MDOC, five years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees and court costs



Justice Courts



Court records are not available.



Municipal Court



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

• Herbert Ray Ashford Jr., trespassing, dismissed, no witness; simple assault two counts, dismissed, no witness

• Roshonda Marie Barnett, trespassing, dismissed

• Michael D. Coleman, contempt of court, dismissed; disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $115 court costs; disorderly conduct, dismissed; resisting arrest, dismissed, disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Marcus R. Fairley, domestic violence first offense, dismissed, no witness

• Lakeveis A. Gordon, disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $ 115 court costs, $250 suspended

• Johnny Ray Hodges, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Maurice Kishaun Hudson, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs, 10 days FVIP

• Bobby Jackson, giving false information, $500 fine, $115 court costs; contempt of court, dismissed

• Samuel Clyde Johnson, possession of paraphernalia, $250 fine, $115 court costs, drivers license suspended; simple assault, dismissed, no witness

• Jamarco Typrice Jones, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Timothy Deshawn Lang, public drunk, $50 fine, $115 court costs; giving false information, $500 fine, $95 court costs

• Barbara Diane Lanier, stalking, $150 fine, $115 court costs

• Courtney T. Larkin, possession of marijuana, $250 fine, $115 court costs

• Laquandra B. Lemon, stalking, dismissed, no witness; threatening and harassment first offense, repeated phone calls, dismissed, no witness; trespassing, dismissed, no witness

• Daniel Jose Matthew, resisting arrest, $500 fine, $115 court costs; disturbing the peace, $50 fine, $95 court costs

• Roger A. Muscolino, public drunk, $50 fine, $115 court costs

• Victoria Sentrel Portis, shoplifting first offense, dismissed, no witness

• Jeffery Lynn Scarbrough, fighting in public, $50 fine, $115 court costs

• Tamieka Scarbrough, fighting in public, $50 fine, $115 court costs

• Charles Eugene Smith, possession of marijuana, $250 fine, $115 court costs, drivers license suspended for four days

• Monique Shawate Terry, disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs; profane language, $50 fine, $95 court costs

• Travis Toole, gaming, $500 fine, $115 court costs

• Kenneth G. Williams, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs, FVIP, non-adjudication

• Rosalee Willis, fighting in public, $50 fine, $115 court costs

• Rachael Hannah Womack, disorderly conduct, dismissed; resisting arrest, dismissed

• Daphine Diane Bell, threatening and harassment, repeated phone calls, dismissed

• Keith Blanks, forgery and uttering, dismissed

• Andrea Rosanne Boyd, disturbing the peace, dismissed

• Frederick C. Brassfield, simple assault, dismissed

• Jolinda Dana Brewster, simple assault, dismissed

• Tamara Rae Brock, threatening and harassment first offense, repeated phone calls, dismissed

• Shanna L. Chaney, simple assault, dismissed

• Larry Maurice Crawford, petit larceny, dismissed, threatening and harassment first offense, repeated phone calls, dismissed

• Theresa Horn Fairley, petit larceny, dismissed

• James E. Felton, simple assault, $150 fine, $95 court costs; malicious mischief, dismissed

• August Fox, simple assault, dismissed

• Lakeisha V. Gale, assault on minor, dismissed

• Rebecca P. Gibbs, stalking, dismissed

• Shamieka Shantae Grady, assault on minor, dismissed

• Jalisa Jones, assault on minor, dismissed

• Simone Monique Jones, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Robert N. Keyes, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Mary Ball Lang, embezzlement, $500 fine, $115 court costs

• Laquardra B. Lemon, petit larceny, $100 fine, $115 court costs

• James Devon Lewis, petit larceny, dismissed

• Caboris Terriell McAfee, threatening and harassment first offense, repeated phone calls, dismissed

• Lavell McClelland, domestic violence second offense, $500 fine, $115 court costs; 20 days jail; contempt of court, dismissed

• Natalie Yvonne Mitchell, disturbing the peace, dismissed; simple assault, dismissed

• Tyronsha Denell Nash, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs; FVIP, 10 days, suspended 10 days

• Lanorris T. Williams, embezzlement, dismissed

• Jeffrey Dwayne Willis, simple assault, dismissed

• Joyce D. Woods, assault on minor, dismissed

• Melanye Boston, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Jariko Q. Chaney, disturbing the peace, $50 fine, $95 court costs

• Joshua Timothy Clark, trespassing, $50 fine $95 court costs

• Carlos Marquis Cole, disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs; contempt of court, dismissed

• Linda Kay Costanza, domestic violence first offense, dismissed; disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Gregory L. Crawford, giving false information, $500 fine, 95 court costs

• Olivia Michelle Dunnigan, shoplifting first offense, $500 fine, $115 court costs

• Jimmie Lee Evans, public drunk, $50 fine, $95 court costs

• Julius Hall, domestic violence first offense, dismissed;$95 court costs; possession of marijuana, dismissed

• Earnest Hampton, disorderly conduct, $500 fine; carrying concealed weapon, dismissed

• Brandy N. Holley, disturbance of a family, dismissed

• Ronald Dale Long, disorderly conduct, dismissed; public drunk, dismissed; profane language, dismissed; disturbance of a business, dismissed

• Erica Y. Brewster, profane language, $50 fine, $95 court costs; disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $05 court costs; resisting arrest, $500 fine, $95 court costs

• Veronica R. Nealy, giving false information, dismissed

• Billi A. Payton, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $115 court costs

• Whitney Latoria Ratcliff, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Mark W. Rogers, domestic violence, $300 fine, $115 court costs

• Charles Riddell Williams, possession of police scanner, dismissed

• Jerrico R. Williams, disorderly conduct, $500 fine, $95 court costs

• Robert E. Williams, domestic violence second offense, $500 fine, $115 court costs

• Robert E. Williams, domestic violence second offense, dismissed; domestic violence second offense, dismissed