Estep dispenses with plea agreements

Published 8:58 pm Friday, January 5, 2018

Judge Robert Estep dispensed with several plea agreements recently, during hearings in Claiborne Sessions Court.

Roger M. Brooks, 56, charged with aggravated criminal trespassing and possession of a schedule VI controlled substance, was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation. Brooks must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines and is barred from the Walmart property.

Iris Ann Pinson, 31, charged with criminal trespassing and possession of a schedule VI controlled substance, was sentenced to a concurrent 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with six days confinement. Pinson was given credit for six days of jail time already served. She must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines and forfeits $75 to the Economic Crime Fund. This case runs concurrently with prior ones.

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Martha Parks, 23, charged with resisting arrest, possession of a schedule I drugs and violation of the financial responsibility law, was sentenced to a concurrent 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with 12 days confinement. Parks was given credit for 12 days of jail time already served. She must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines and must complete an inpatient drug rehabilitation program. Parks will be given credit for the successful completion of the program. She is barred from any unlawful contact with her victim.

Dorthy J. Seals, 62, charged with the attempted introduction of contraband into a penal facility, was granted a deferred judgment of one year and sentenced to one year ETHRA supervised probation. Seals must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines.

Jessie Opal Phipps, 54, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication, was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with 30 days confinement. Phipps was given credit for any jail time already served. She must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines.

Nathan T. Jones, 35, charged with possession of methamphetamine and public intoxication, was sentenced to a concurrent 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with 30 days confinement. Jones was given credit for two days of jail time already served. He must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines. This case runs concurrently with prior ones.

Summer Denee Wilson, 23, charged with attempted possession of methamphetamine, was sentenced to six months confinement. Wilson was given credit for any jail time already served.

Mitchell Wayne Claiborne, 42, charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana, was sentenced to a concurrent 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with two days confinement. Claiborne was given credit for one day of jail time already served. He must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines and must complete the MADD Victim Impact Panel. His driver’s license is revoked per the Department of Safety.

Joshua Barger, 32, charged with driving under the influence, was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with four days confinement. Barger was given credit for four days of jail time already served. He must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines and must complete the MADD Victim Impact Panel. His driver’s license is revoked per the Department of Safety.

Randall Austin Slusher, 18, charged with driving under the influence, was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days ETHRA supervised probation with six days confinement. Slusher was given credit for any jail time already served. He must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines and must complete the MADD Victim Impact Panel. His driver’s license is revoked for one year.