Braxton County Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
April 17: Kimberlyn Rachelle Carr of Gassaway, malicious wounding, warrant issued, bond set at $10,000 cash or surety; Kari L. Frame of Burnsville, obstructing an officer, guilty plea, ten days of jail with credit for time served of ten days, fine/court costs assessed.
April 18: Michael Harrison of Duck, domestic assault, destruction of property, warrantless arrest, bond set at $5000 cash or surety; Dustan Brian Richardson of Sutton, driving revoked for DUI, fleeing from officer, preliminary hearing waived, transferred to circuit court.
Magistrate David Singleton
March 20: Timothy Kimball of Montgomery Village, MD, speeding, fine/court costs assessed and paid.
March 30: Austin Easton of Pittsburgh, PA, speeding, fine/court costs assessed and paid.
March 31: James B. Ord of Palmerton, PA, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid.
April 3: Russell Scott Carlson of Sutton, no proof of insurance, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed.
April 11: Samuel K. Murphy of Camden on Gauley, speeding, no proof of insurance, not guilty plea; Lisa Sue Rose of Birch River, shoplifting-2nd offense, no contest plea, fine/court cost assessed and paid; Paul Douglas Kirk of South Charleston, driving suspended-general, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; James Earl Miller of Gauley Mills, possession of marijuana, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Scott Bartlett of Morgantown, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed.
April 12: Neva Settle of Beckley, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Brandy Nicole Shaver of Orlando, shoplifting-3rd offense, dismissed, video evidence is unclear; Carrie Renee White of Independence, DUI, dismissed, officer to refile; Rachel Mollohan of Exchange, possession of meth, guilty plea, 30 days of jail with credit for time served of four days, remainder suspended and placed on six months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Layni E. Valdivieso of Frametown, false information, dismissed, obstructing an officer, dismissed, officer is agreeable and defendant is involved in companion case; Michael Washington, Charleston, domestic assault, dismissed, domestic battery, dismissed, defendant completed counseling; Christopher O. Westfall of Sutton, forgery and uttering x6, defendant had POA and reimbursed bank for the amount withdrawn.
April 14: John C. Rhodes, Jr. of Sutton, driving revoked for DUI, guilty plea, obstructing an officer, dismissed per plea, disorderly conduct, dismissed per plea, public intoxication, dismissed per plea, willful disruption of governmental process, dismissed per plea, 60 days of jail with credit for time served of five days, to serve remainder, fine/court costs assessed.
April 15: Stanley Heater of Wheeling, failure to pay child support, warrant issued, bond set at $5000 cash or surety; Greg Russel Springston of Spencer, bringing contraband into jail, warrant issued, bond set at $5000 cash or surety; Carlos Galindo Mejia of Lexington, KY, DUI-3rd offense, warrantless arrest, bond set at $5000 cash or surety.
April 16: Kenneth Lee Cutlip of Gassaway, domestic battery, domestic assault, warrant issued, bond set at $1500 cash or surety; David Fae Duffield of Sutton, failure to register, warrant issued, bond set at $10,000 cash only.