Government, The Braxton Democrat

Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
March 20: Malissa March of Sutton, obstructing an officer x2, indecent exposure, battery on officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $3000 cash or surety; Timothy Zulka of Niagara Falls, NY, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Jillian L. Swaney of Uniontown, PA, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed; Jesus Manuel Vasquez of Astoria, NY, failure to maintain control, not guilty plea; Lizotte Ahuatl of East Elmhurst, NY, possession of controlled substance, not guilty plea; Lee Edgar Given of Flatwoods, sexual abuse by guardian, soliciting minor via computer, preliminary hearing waived, transferred to circuit court; Daniel Travis McGraw of Cumberland, MD, failure to move for stationary emergency vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Fredrick Gould of Dillonvale, OH, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid.
March 21: Brittany A. Spitzer of Wexford, PA, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; William Oughtred of Toronto, ON, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; James Brian Ratcliffe of Duck, domestic battery, domestic assault, warrant issued, bond set at $5000 cash or surety.
Magistrate David Singleton
March 14: David Priest of Mt. Penn, PA, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed.
March 15: Phillip M. Ealy of Charleston, expired MVI, guilty plea, expired registrations, guilty plea, no proof of insurance, guilty plea, fines/court costs assessed; Richard Allen Crabtree of Exchange, expired MVI, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed; Katherine Aileen McCourt of Exchange, speeding, dismissed by request of officer; William H. Jett, III of Sutton, assault, dismissed-deferred sentence, trespassing, dismissed-deferred sentence, defendant successfully completed pretrial diversion agreement.
March 16: Johnny Ray Tharp of Sutton, shooting firearm within 500’ of dwelling, dismissed, cruelty to animals, dismissed, based on testimony and evidence presented at bench trial, defendant found not guilty.
March 17: Randall Scott Kniceley of Flatwoods, strangulation, probable cause found, transferred to circuit court.
March 20: Brandon Cottrell of Sutton, reckless driving, no contest plea, driving too fast for road conditions, no contest plea, unsafe vehicle, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed.