Government, The Braxton Democrat

Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
December 12: Thomas R. Given of Napier, hunting from vehicle no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Joshua Sean Batten of Buckhannon, overweight vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Taylor A. Hightower of Charleston, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed.
December 13: David Lee Dawkins of Webster Springs, destruction of property, guilty plea, burglary, dismissed, no evidence presented, six months of jail with credit for time served of 45 days, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Eugene D. Turner of Burnsville, driving suspended-general, dismissed, issue corrected; Kendersly Cadet of Orlando FL, failure to maintain control, dismissed, no officer present.
December 14: William G. Goad of Matewan, hunting without permission, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; William E. Hinnerman of Blacksville, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided.
December 16: Brandon Nicholas Ross of Gassaway, domestic battery, obstructing an officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $5000 cash surety; Diane Renee Nicholson of Gassaway, domestic battery, battery on correctional officer x2, warrantless arrest, bond set at $4500 cash or surety.
December 17: Andres Lopez Tavarez of Woodland, CA, DUI, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 cash or surety; Samuel Ayers of Flatwoods, conspiracy, receiving/transferring stolen goods, warrant issued, bond set at $15,000 cash or surety; Carrie A. Legg of Sutton, conspiracy, receiving/transferring stolen goods, warrant issued, bond set at $15,000 cash or surety; Ronnie Lee Gosling of Sutton, domestic assault, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 cash or surety.
December 18: Roger Glen Smith of Frametown, public intoxication, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Brenton Duane Brown of Weston, indecent exposure, no contest plea, 15 days of jail with creit for time served of 15 days, fine/court costs assessed.
December 19: Troy Gleason Pickens of Walkersville, overweight vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Robert Wayne Mitchell of Gassaway, domestic assault, no contest plea, 120 days of jail with credit for time served of 58 days, fine/court costs assessed.
December 20: Joshua M Edwards of Copen, possession of controlled substance x2-meth and fentanyl, dismissed, no proof of insurance, dismissed, improper registration, dismissed, officer’s request.

Magistrate David Singleton
December 12: Edmund Dwight Given of Milton, hunting from vehicle, no contest plea, conspiracy, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed.
December 13: Sabrina E. Bookheimer of Strange Creek, trespassing, guilty plea, assault, dismissed per plea, obstructing an officer, dismissed per plea, disorderly conduct, dismissed per plea, 30 days of jail with credit for time served of five days, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
December 15 Kyle Greenburg of Kenna, receiving/transferring stolen vehicle, warrantless arrest, bond set at $5000 cash only.