Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of September 6-10
Arraignments
Commonwealth vs. Amber Ball
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine)
Drug paraphernalia,buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Betty Hale
Theft of services
Commonwealth vs. Teresa Derefield
Possession of marijuana
Illegal possession of a legend drug
Possession open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle
Commonwealth vs. Monty E. Derefield
Possession of Marijuana
Drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Failure to wear seat belts
Possession open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle
Commonwealth vs. John Doe
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. Melissa Bosler
Operating motor vehicle under the influence
Possession of a controlled substance, 3rd degree
Possession of Marijuana
Drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Amanda M. Rosser
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. Lawrence Thompson
Alcohol intoxication in a public place
Commonwealth vs. Timothy J. Anderson
Harassment, no physical contact
Assault, 4th degree, minor injury
Criminal trespassing, 3rd degree
Commonwealth vs. Rosemary Ramey
Criminal littering
Commonwealth vs. Linda Sue Smith
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. George Hughes
Theft of services
Commonwealth vs. Chastity Grace Smith
Burglary, 3rd degree
Commonwealth vs. James D. Moore
Possession controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. Cody Castle
Possession controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Heroin)
Commonwealth vs. Nicklas Perry
Possession controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. Rick Hogston
Strangulation, 1st degree
Assault, 4th degree, domestic violence minor injury
Pretrial Conferences
Commonwealth vs. Rick Hogston
Assault, 4th degree, domestic violence minor injury
Commonwealth vs. Brittany Beudette
Falsely reporting an incident
Commonwealth vs. Jeffrey A. Perry
Assault, 4th degree, domestic violence no visible injury
Commonwealth vs. David John Eskra
8 counts of failure to or improper signal
Inadequate silencer (muffler)
Reckless driving
Fleeing/evading police
4 counts disregarding stop sign
Failure to maintain insurance
Failure to register transfer of motor vehicle
Speeding
Operating on suspended/revoked operators license
Commonwealth vs. Justin T. Fitzpatrick
Public intoxication controlled substance (excluded alcohol)
Drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Justin T. Fitzpatrick
Criminal trespassing, 3rd degree
Commonwealth vs. Justin T. Fitzpatrick
Violation of Ky E.P.0/D.V.)
Commonwealth vs. Timothy Harper
Menacing
Disorderly conduct, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Hollie K. Lusk
Theft by unlawful taking
Criminal trespassing, 3rd degree
Commonwealth vs. Jody Lynn Price
Public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol)
Commonwealth vs. Katie McCoy
Criminal littering
Commonwealth vs. Amity Rae Hinkle
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. Geoffrey Price
Assault, 4th degree no visible injury
Commonwealth vs. Janice Marie Dingess
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. Brandon Marcum
Fraud use of credit card
Commonwealth vs. Wendy Jude
Assault, 4th degree, domestic violence minor injury
Criminal mischief, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Timothy Harper
Theft by unlawful taking
Criminal trespassing, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Elouisa Scott
Criminal trespassing, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Monica Parks
Complicity trafficking in a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine)
Drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. James Dean
Robbery, 1st degree
Unlawful imprisonment, 1st degree
Commonwealth vs. William Bradley Ellis
Assault, 1st degree, domestic violence
Operating a motor vehicle under the influence
Operating on suspended/revoked operators license
Disregarding traffic control device, traffic light
Commonwealth vs. John May
Complicity trafficking in a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. Steven M. Jude
Complicity trafficking in a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Complicity drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Kenneth Mckinster
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine)
Drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. David M. Ferguson
Trafficking in a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Tampering with physical evidence
Commonwealth vs. David M. Ferguson
Convicted felon in possession of a handgun
Commonwealth vs. Sean Antis
Traffic in a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Commonwealth vs. Hunter Hale
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Failure to or improper signal
Commonwealth vs. Tracy Moore
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. Jeffrey Allen Harper
Trafficking in a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Commonwealth vs. Ale R. Keith
Theft by unlawful taking
Commonwealth vs. Joshua Fetherolf
Receiving stolen property
Commonwealth vs. Billy Turner
Robbery, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. James West
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Commonwealth vs. Tonya Hensley
Complicity possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense
Complicity drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Clarence Childers
Complicity burglary, 3rd degree
Preliminary Hearing
Commonwealth vs. Brandon Lee Burchett
Inadequate silencer (muffler)
Operating on suspended/revoked operators license
Failure to produce insurance card
No/expired Ky registration receipt
Failure to surrender revoked operators license
Commonwealth vs. Stephanie Hamilton
Theft by unlawful taking auto, $10,000 or more but under $1,000,000
Fleeing/evading police, 1st degree, motor vehicle
Reckless driving
Commonwealth vs. Steve Clay
Criminal possession forged instrument, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Gwendolyn Janel Stepp
Receiving stolen property under $10,000
Commonwealth vs. Paul W. Tipton
Fleeing/evading police, 1st degree motor vehicle
Assault, 3rd degree, police/probation office
Commonwealth vs. Justin T. Fitzpatrick
No tail lamps
Possession controlled substance, 1st degree, 1st offense (Heroin)
Possession of Marijuana
Commonwealth vs. Paul W. Tipton
2 counts of murder-police officer
Amazing how several of these people are constantly being arrested for drugs yet it’s usually listed as a first offense.
The power of plea bargaining and no accountability seems to be the ongoing theme in our court system.
If you feed a stray dog he’ll keep coming back for more, and if you fail to hold people accountable they’ll do the same.