Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
August 18: Chase Buckley Goldsmith of Charleston, expired MVI, no contest plea, expired registration, dismissed proof provided, fine/court costs assessed.
August 29: David Williams of Burnsville, driving suspended-general, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, warrant issued, bond set at $1800 personal recognizance.
August 30: George Edward Hulse of Baltimore, MD, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Joshua Ryan Summers of Ireland, no seatbelt, no contest plea, fine assessed and paid; Hardy Willis Arner of Little Birch, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, guilty plea, possession of meth, dismissed per plea, domestic battery, dismissed per plea, domestic assault, dismissed per plea, destruction of property, dismissed per plea, 12 months of jail with credit for time served of 43 days, remainder suspended and placed on 18 months of unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Samantha Brooke Starcher of Wallback, petit larceny, dismissed, defendant is entering into a plea agreement in circuit court case.
Magistate
David Singleton
August 23: John D. Keener, II of Charleston, DUI-drugs, no contest plea, 180 days of jail with credit for time served of five days, remainder suspended and placed on 12 months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
August 24: Lisa Utt of Gassaway, obstructing an officer x2, dismissed, false reporting of an emergency incident, dismissed; Ernest Scott Bartram of Delbarton, no PFD for child under 12, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed paid; Benten L. Spencer of Pulaski, VA, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided; Carla J. King of Orlando, no proof of insurance, dismissed, proof provided; Justin Michael Williams of Cowen, possession of meth, guilty plea, possession of marijuana, dismissed per plea, 90 days of jail with credit for time served of two days, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
August 25: Matthew Ben Hamrick of Gassaway, burglary x2, warrantless arrest, bond set at $10,000 cash only; Jason Matthew Rose of Sutton, petit larceny, obstructing an officer, warrant issued, bond set at $2500 personal recognizance; Marco Antono Reys of Rockville, MD, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Ashley N. Brown of Flatwoods, no seatbelt, no contest plea, fine assessed.
August 26: Brian E. Stover of Erie, PA, DUI-commercial vehicle, warrantless arrest, bond set at$1500 cash or surety; Steven Ronald Crislip of Burnsville, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided; James Collins of Birch River, conducting timbering without license x2, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Jessica Ann Taylor of Summersville, bringing contraband into jail, preliminary hearing waived, transferred to circuit court.
August 27: Christopher Wayne Hoffman of Napier, DUI-drugs, possession of controlled substance, warrantless arrest, $4000 cash, surety, or 10% to the court.
August 28: Michael Kevin Tanner of Webster Springs, possession of meth with intent to deliver, warrantless arrest, bond set at $50,000 cash only.