Government, The Braxton Democrat

Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
February 27: Robert Wayne Hall, Jr. of Charleston, DUI, no contest plea, disorderly conduct, dismissed per plea, 90 days of jail with credit for time served of three days, remainder suspended and placed on nine months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Christopher Dobbins of Birch River, brandishing a deadly weapon, no contest plea, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, dismissed per plea, 90 days of jail with credit for time served of two days, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Andrew Tyler Dennison of Sutton, domestic battery-2nd offense, no contest plea, domestic assault, dismissed per plea, six months of jail with credit for time served of three days, remainder suspended, placed on 60 days of home confinement and 12 months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
February 28: Keith Meadows of Rosedale, possession of marijuana, no contest plea, no proof of insurance, no contest plea, no operators, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Kirtiss Stanley Swearingen of Gassaway, failure to register, preliminary hearing waived, transferred to circuit court; Jeremy Allen Westfall of Sutton, obstructing an officer, guilty plea, 90 days of jail with credit for time served of seven days, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Mitchell Bennett Dunn of Flatwoods, driving suspended for DUI, guilty plea, leaving the scene of an accident, dismissed per plea, left of center, dismissed per plea, three months of jail with credit for time served of three days, remainder suspended, placed on 30 days of home confinement and eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; Emilie Rhodes of Sutton, obstructing an officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $1500 cash only; Keith Meadows of Flatwoods, no proof of insurance, no contest plea, no operators, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Harry S. Thompson of Exchange, expired registration, dismissed proof provided, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided.
February 29: Jordan M. Grubb of Rosedale, interference with state witness, stalking, harassment, warrant issued, bond set at $56,000 cash only; Jared Hawkins of Charleston, expired registration, dismissed proof provided; Saige Coffman of Flatwoods, possession of meth, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Gregory A. Ulery of Latrobe, PA, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Bradley J. Brown of Prattville, AL, no proof of insurance, guilty plea, expired registration, guilty plea, fines/court costs assessed and paid; Roberta Allen Tanner of Moorefield, driving suspended x2, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Zane Douglas Murray of Summersville, speeding, no contest plea, possession of marijuana, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Alexandria G. Miller of Sutton, expired registration, dismissed proof provided, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided, no proof of insurance, no contest plea, driving suspended, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed.
March 1: David Brandon Gillespie of Sutton, petit larceny, warrant issued, bond set at $2500 personal recognizance; Jerry W. Swails, Jr. of Frametown, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided, expired registration, dismissed proof provided; Patrick R. Aliff of Elkview, expired registration, no contest plea, no MVI, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Michael J. Hedrick of Linn, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided; Mary E. Jones of Martinsburg, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed.
March 2: David Richard Copley, III of Crum, domestic assault, domestic battery, warrantless arrest, bond set at $5000 cash or surety.
March 4: Lucas Allen Robinson of Sutton, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided; Clayton Radcliffe of Frametown, speeding, no contest plea, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided, fine/court costs assessed; Damonte L. Dunham of Charlotte, NC, speeding no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Bryan Matusic of McDonald, PA, failure to move for emergency vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; France A. D’Emilio of Delray Beach, FL, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid.


Magistrate Gail Roush
February 22: Harold Luther Arnett, Jr. of Napier, driving suspended-3rd offense, guilty plea, false information to officer, dismissed per plea, 30 days of jail with credit for time served of eight days, remainder suspended, placed on 30 home confinement, fine/court costs assessed; Carey Ethan Coffman of Sutton, driving suspended-DUI, guilty plea, 90 days of jail with credit for time served of ten days, suspended sixty days, placed on 20 days of home confinement and nine months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
February 28: Lucas Duane Talley of Hurricane, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided; Jo W. Lee of Knoxville, TN, speeding, guilty plea, no proof of insurance, dismissed proof provided, fine/court costs assessed and paid.


Magistrate David Singleton
  December 23: William H. Jett, III of Sutton, animal abandonment, warrant issued, bond set at $2500 personal recognizance.