Government, The Braxton Democrat

Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
November 21: Catlynn Jade Pitts of Frametown, expired MVI, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed; Michael Leroy Hearn, Jr. of Normantown, expired registration, no contest plea, expired MVI, no contest plea, defective windshield, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed and paid.
November 28: Gullermo Gonzales of Sutton, no operators, no contest plea, leaving the scene of an accident with damage, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; David Burkhammer of Cabin Creek, driving suspended-general, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; George Otis White of Heaters, DUI, no contest plea, two days of jail with credit for time served of two days, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Samuel Heath Thomas of Canvas, DUI, no contest plea, two days of jail with credit for time served of two days, fine/court costs assessed; Marty L. Greathouse of Newton, indecent exposure, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Braden Todd Wood of Duck, shooting within 500’ of dwelling, cruelty to animals, dismissed-no evidence presented by prosecution, hunting without license, dismissed per plea, hunting closed season, dismissed per plea, prohibited person in possession of firearm, dismissed per plea, failure to identify target, dismissed per plea, fine/court costs assessed.
Magistrate David Singleton
November 15: Thomas Michael Nicholson, II of Weston, assault, battery, warrant issued, bond set at $7500 cash or surety.
November 20: Brandon Nicholas Ross of Gassaway, driving revoked for DUI, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 personal recognizance; Christopher Casto, Smithfield, NC, receiving/transferring stolen vehicle, warrantless arrest, bond set at $5000 cash only; Roger Lee Clem, II of Weston, assault, guilty plea, battery, dismissed per plea, fine/court cost assessed.
November 21: Jeremy Westfall of Sutton, obstructing an officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 cash, surety, or 10% to the court; Catlynn Jade Pitts of Frametown, driving suspended-general, guilty plea, no proof of insurance, guilty plea, no seatbelt x2, guilty plea, fines/court costs assessed.
November 22: Donnie Bosley of Little Birch, possession of marijuana, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Jonna L. Skidmore of Sutton, obstructing an officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 cash or surety; Paul Lee Johnson of Flatwoods, allow fire to escape, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed.
November 24: Christopher G. Miller of Sutton, obstructing an officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 personal recognizance.