Government, The Braxton Democrat

Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
November 29: Jose H. Lara-Sanchez of Bronx, NY, DUI, dismissed, prosecution has not received any information from officer as required.
December 7: Timothy Joseph Moss of Burnsville, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided; Joshua Paul Jones of Burnsville, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided.
December 11: Chandler Riffle of Burnsville, no proof of insurance, no contest plea, speeding, no contest plea, expired registration, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Nancy Louise Harrison of Exchange, improper disposal, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Thomas C. Murphy of Summersville, overweight vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed.
December 12: Emilio Jacinto Macedo of San Antonio, TX, defective equipment, no contest plea, no seatbelt, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed and paid; John Camden Rhodes, III of Flatwoods, domestic assault, guilty plea, domestic assault, dismissed per plea, battery, dismissed per plea, 85 days of jail with credit for time served of 85 days, fine/court costs assessed; David Gary Hosey of Flatwoods, obstructing an officer, no contest plea, obstructing an officer, dismissed per plea, domestic assault, dismissed per plea, domestic battery, dismissed per plea, eight days of jail with credit for time served of eight days, fine/court costs assessed.

Magistrate David Singleton
December 6: Jesse James Cottrill of Sutton, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided; Briar Rose Williams of Sutton, speeding, no contest plea, possession of controlled substance, proceedings deferred-six months of probation, fines/court costs assessed; Jeremy Tunny of Osgood, IN, defective equipment, dismissed proof provided, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided; James Matthew Harper of Sutton, driving revoked for DUI, guilty plea, DUI-2nd offense, dismissed per plea, assault on officer, dismissed per plea, refuse livescan, dismissed per plea, nine months of jail-six months to serve on home confinement and three months suspended, one year unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
December 7: Joseph Edward Jestings of Wallback, possession of meth with intent to deliver, trespassing, prohibited person in possession of firearm, warrantless arrest, bond set at $15,000 cash, surety, or 10% to the court; Theresa Marie Hale of Summersville, possession of meth, guilty plea, inmate in possession of contraband, dismissed per plea, 90 days of jail, suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Michael Paul Knight of Burnsville, obstructing an officer, guilty plea, driving revoked for DUI, guilty plea, expired registration, dismissed per plea, no operators, dismissed per plea, no proof of insurance, dismissed per plea, 120 days of jail with credit for time served of two days, 28 days to be served on home confinement, 90 days suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Ashley Dawn Harper of Gassaway, possession of heroin, guilty plea, obstructing an officer, dismissed per plea, 90 days of jail, suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
December 8: Dalton J. Harrison of Culloden, no seatbelt, fine assessed and paid; Bonnie McCumbers of Gassaway, obstructing an officer, no contest plea, five days of jail with credit for time served of one day, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Donna J. Burns of Frametown, domestic battery, dismissed, domestic assault, dismissed; Jeffrey Finley of Martinsburg, no proof of insurance, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed; John W. Dillard of Murrysville, PA, no seatbelt, guilty plea, fine assessed and paid; Mohammed Abed of Beaver, PA, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid.