Braxton Citizens' News, Government

Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
April 4: Edward Wayne Wine of Flatwoods, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided; expired registration, dismissed proof provided.
April 12: Melissa Sue Thompson of Sutton, petit larceny, no contest plea, six months of jail with credit of time served of 25 days, remainder suspended and placed on 12 months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Cody T. Dobbins of Gassaway, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided.
April 13: Sarah Lynn West of East Bank, domestic assault, victim and defendant have reconciled, brandishing deadly weapon, dismissed, defendant forfeited firearm; Hailey Flint of Sutton, possession of controlled substance, dismissed-deferred sentence, obstructing an officer, dismissed-deferred sentence, defendant successfully completed six months pre-trial diversion; Elijah Lanagan of Birch River, obstructing an officer, dismissed-deferred sentence, destruction of property, dismissed-deferred sentence, domestic battery, dismissed-deferred sentence, domestic assault-deferred sentence, defendant successfully completed 12 month deferred adjudication agreement; Kevin Lyle Dean of Flatwoods, petit larceny x2, dismissed-deferred sentence, defendant successfully completed adjudication agreement.
April 14: Jody Lynn McCartney of Ireland, cell phone violation, no contest plea, fine assessed; Cody Nathaniel Mace of Sutton, no seatbelt, guilty plea, fine assessed and paid; Tyler N. Dobbins of Sutton, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided, no seatbelt, guilty plea, fine assessed and paid; Allen Jay Demastus of Burnsville, violation of bond, warrant issued, bond set at $6000 cash or surety.
April 15: Joseph W. Skeens of Cowen, driving revoked for DUI-2nd offense, warrantless arrest, bond set at $3000 personal recognizance.
April 17: Kimberlyn Rachelle Carr of Gassaway, indecent exposure, warrant issued, bond set at $750 cash only; John David Keener, II of Charleston, DUI (intoxicating substance), warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 cash only.
Magistrate
David Singleton
April 9: James Denver Criner of Frametown, possession of meth, warrantless arrest, bond set at $2000 personal recognizance, driving revoked for DUI-3rd offense, warrant issued, bond set at$10,000 cash only.