Sexton hears criminal plea agreements

Published 5:16 pm Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Judge Shayne Sexton heard several plea agreements recently, during sessions in Claiborne Criminal Court.

Ralph Haley, 58, charged with robbery, was sentenced to six years at 30 percent confinement. He is barred from any contact with his victims and must stay at least 1,000 feet away from the premises of First State Financial.

Travis Keys, 41, was charged with one count each burglary, vandalism under $500 and theft of property under $60,000. Keys was sentenced to a concurrent three years TDOC supervised probation. He is barred from any contact with his victims and must stay at least 1,000 feet from their residence, property or any other place they are likely to be found. Keys must pay at least $200 per month in court costs and fines and forfeits $75 to the Economic Crime Fund. He must pay $10,000 in restitution to his victims, jointly and severally, with his co-defendant.

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Willard Caldwell, 45, charged with one count each burglary and theft over $1,000, was sentenced to three years TDOC supervised probation. Caldwell must pay at least $75 per month in court costs.

Christopher DeWayne Greene, 32, charged with one count each burglary and theft over $1,000, was sentenced to six years TDOC supervised probation. Greene must pay at least $50 per month in court costs and fines and forfeits $75 to the Economic Crime Fund. He is barred from any contact with his victim and must stay at least 1,000 feet away from his property.

Wanda Herbert, 37, charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility, was sentenced to a split confinement of five years TDOC supervised probation with seven months confinement. Herbert was given credit for 35 days of jail time already served. She must pay at least $75 per month in court costs and fines beginning 30 days after release from jail. Her seven months split confinement may be suspended upon successful completion of a long-term, inpatient rehabilitation program.

Ashley Olivia Simpson, 26, charged with one count each attempted introduction of contraband into a penal facility and forgery, was sentenced to a split confinement of three years TDOC supervised probation with 127 days confinement. Simpson was given credit for 127 days of jail time already served. She must pay at least $75 per month in court costs and fines and forfeits $85 to the Economic Crime Fund. She must pay $65 in restitution to her victim. Simpson must complete 12 hours of community service and must enroll in and successfully complete an inpatient drug rehabilitation program. She will be placed on the Abuse Registry in accordance with T.C.A. 68-11-1003. Simpson is barred from any contact with her victim and must stay at least 1,000 feet away from his property.

Curtis Lee Mills, 34, charged with filing a false report, was sentenced to a split confinement of two years unsupervised probation with 64 days confinement. Mills was given credit for 64 days of jail time already served. As a condition of his probationary status, Mills was ordered to pay all court costs in full the day of his hearing.

John David Mayes, 41, was charged with one count each tampering with a drug screening, possession of over .5 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to sell and possession of a schedule III controlled substance. Mayes was sentenced to a concurrent nine years confinement.

Aaron Lee Eads, 41, charged with possession of less than .5 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to sell, was sentenced to three years confinement.

Phillip Wayne Greer, 37, was charged with one count each sale and delivery of a schedule III and a schedule IV controlled substances. Greer was sentenced to a split confinement of four years TDOC supervised probation with 60 days confinement. He was given credit for 46 days of jail time already served. Greer must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines, including a $2,000 one.

Lisa Holland, 46, charged with one count each sale and delivery of Suboxone, a schedule III controlled substance, was sentenced to two years TDOC supervised probation on count one – the sale of a schedule III controlled substance. Count two of the plea agreement is nolle. Holland must pay at least $100 per month in court costs and fines, including a $2,000 one.

Andrew Dennis Hurst, 41, charged with one count each sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance, was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days unsupervised probation on the first count of possession of a schedule II drug. Count two of this plea agreement was dismissed. Hurst must pay at least $50 per month in court costs and fines, including a $750 one.