Circuit Court



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

• Nannette Devaughn Conerly, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, two years MDOC, two years suspended, two years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Willie James Shelton, uttering, three years MDOC, three years suspended, three years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Thomas Jones III, sale of cocaine within 1,500 feet of church, 10 days MDOC, habitual offender, fines, fees and court costs

• Victor Ruffin, sale of cocaine, 30 years MDOC, 15 years suspended, 10 years PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Demetrius Hill, sale of cocaine, 15 years MDOC, 10 years suspended, five years probation, fine, fees and court costs

• Thaddaeus Gamble, revocation for credit card fraud, two years to serve, fines, fees and court costs

• Tammy Hardwick, motor vehicle theft, five years MDOC, four and one half years suspended, five years probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Jonas Joe, Felony DUI, one year MDOC, fines, fees and court costs

• Harvey M. Johnson, sale of cocaine, 15 years MDOC, 11 years suspended, five year PRS, fines, fees and court costs

• Robert E. Sykes, fleeing, six months suspended, six months probation, fines, fees and court costs

• Dominique Ashford, revocation for robbery, eight years to serve

• Christopher Dickerson, accessory after the fact to shooting into dwelling, three years MDOC, one day to serve, two years PRS

• Richard Durham, possession of marijuana over one ounce with intent, five years MDOC, one day to serve, three years PRS, fines, fees and court costs



Justice Courts



The following list of non-traffic cases, but including DUIs, were heard in Lauderdale County Justice Courts the last week:

• Bruce Whitehead Jr., trespassing, dismissed

• Justin L. Garza, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $646 fine

• Leigh Ellen Gilbert, disorderly conduct, dismissed, no witness

• Joseph Randolph Gilbert, disorderly conduct, dismissed, no witness

• Jacob Evan Brewer, disorderly conduct, dismissed, no witness

• Alicia Faye Yates, disorderly conduct, dismissed, no witness

• Zachary T. Vaughn, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail,non-adjudication, $496 fine

• Benjamin O. Milstead, domestic violence, guilty after sworn testimony, $300 fine

• Sharon D. Barrett, DUI first offense, dismissed on motion by defense

• Martinique C. Dinkins, DUI second offense, MASEP , VIP in lieu of two days jail, $638 fine

• Samantha Arrington, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $638 fine

• Tracy Renee Henderson, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $646 fine

• Heather Wallace, domestic violence, dismissed

• Benjamin O. Milstead, domestic violence, guilty in absence after sworn testimony

• Cheston Jene Brantley, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $496 fine

• Travis Ray McKee, simple assault, dismissed

• Wilfred James Graham, DUI first offense, dismissed, no jurisdiction

• Felix Marsay McWilliams, resisting arrest, $250 fine; disorderly conduct, nolle prosequi; DUI second offense, five days jail, diagnostic assessment, $838 fine

• David Feldman, DUI first offense, nolle prosequi

• Timothy J. Lockley, domestic violence, dismissed at request of officer

• Austin Tyrone, public drunk, not guilty; disorderly conduct, $300 fine

• Hannah Leigh Burnham, DUI second offense, no contest plea, five days jail, $846 fine, diagnostic assessment

• Orlester Naylor, DUI second offense, five days jail, diagnostic assessment, $838 fine

• Eddie Cooks, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $638 fine

• Elizabeth Carol Hester, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $488 fine

• Rickey Ezell, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $638 fine

• Leroy C. Dickson, DUI first offense, nolle prosequi

• Mack Eugene McClemore, DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $496 fine

• William A. Smith, Jr., DUI first offense, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, $496 fine



Municipal Court



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



• Cecile Y. Brown, disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Ansley P. Carney, DUI first offense, $400 fine, $219 court costs, two days jail, suspended, MASEP, VIP

• Davis P. Cautreuil, DUI first offense, $400 fine, $219 court costs, two days jail

• Justin Christopher Fogarty, contributing to delinquency, $250 fine, $88 court costs

• Dean Michael Gross, contributing to delinquency, $250 fine, $88 court costs

• April K. Harper, public drunk, dismissed; disorderly conduct, dismissed

• Zamond Harper, DUI first offense, dismissed

• Brandon Nicholas Hickman, contempt of court, dismissed

• Timmie T. Ivey, DUI first offense, $400 fine, $219 court costs, two days jail, suspended, MASEP, VIP

• Anthony Maurice Johnson, simple assault, dismissed

• David Lee Johnson, Domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Cecil Lamar Jones Jr., trespassing second offense, dismissed without prejudice

• Dana N. Landrum, shoplifting first offense, $500 fine, $108 court costs, 10 days house arrest

• Willie Bernard Lewis, domestic violence first offense, $300 fine, $108 court costs

• Donald Naylor, possession of marijuana, $1,000 fine, $108 court costs

• Michael D. Neal, DUI second offense, $1,000 fine, $219 court costs, 20 days at Weems, 12 months probation; driving with suspended/revoked license, $200 fine, $75 court costs

• Paul L. Overstreet, fighting in public, $50 fine, $108 court costs

• Shanika M. Phillips, domestic violence first offense, dismissed, no witness

• Demtrius Tyrece Portis, fighting in public, $50 fine, $108 court costs

• Terrence Wayne Reed, trespassing, $50 fine, $108 court costs

• Michael L. Shadwick, domestic violence first offense, dismissed

• Sandra K. Smith, DUI first offense, $400 fine, $219 court costs, MASEP, VIP in lieu of two days jail, six months probation

• Joe E. Spears, simple assault, dismissed

• Noel Williams, larceny less than trespassing, dismissed, withdrawn at city request

• Amy Lynn Withers, stalking, dismissed

• Winfred Deandre Young, disorderly conduct