Government, The Braxton Democrat

Braxton Magistrate Report

Magistrate Beth Smith
April 2: Roger Lee Talbert of Sutton, speeding, no contest plea, expired registration, dismissed proof provided, fine/court costs assessed; Ayla J. Gibbs of Gallipolis, OH, possession of marijuana, no operators, not guilty plea.
April 3: Brian Allen Woody of Craigsville, attempted murder x7, probable cause found, transferred to circuit court.
April 4: Casey Lee Hamling of Sutton, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided.
April 8: Kerry Darious Riffle of Orlando, possession of controlled substance, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed; Ronald Berton Bailes of Mount Nebo, overweight vehicle, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Jarrod M. Schoolcraft of Spencer, expired MVI, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Hunter Taylor of Sutton, petit larceny, warrant issued, bond set at $2500 personal recognizance.
April 9: Tara Nicole Shock of Rosedale, possession of controlled substance x2-cocaine and suboxone, dismissed, case over one year old; Avery A. Lee of South Charleston, speeding, no contest plea, improper registration, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed; Dazian D. Cargill of Akron, OH, possession with intent to deliver x4, conspiracy, preliminary hearing waived, transferred to circuit court; Noah Keith Kushak of Little Birch, possession with intent to deliver x4, conspiracy, preliminary hearing waived, transferred to circuit court; David Richard Copley, III of Crum, domestic battery, dismissed, domestic assault, dismissed, victim does not wish to pursue charges.
Magistrate Gail Roush
April 3: Keira Lasaun Swiger of Frametown, grand larceny, warrant issued, bond set at $2500 cash or surety; Lenina J. Close of McHenry, MD, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Sara Kathleen Ramsey of Sutton, possession of meth, no contest plea, eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed; David Brandon Gillespie of Sutton, petit larceny, no contest plea, 30 days of jail with credit for time served of one day, remainder suspended and placed on eight months unsupervised probation, fine/court costs assessed.
April 4: Benjamin Micah Gibson of Strange Creek, wanton endangerment, violation of protective order, warrant issued, bond set at $2500 cash, surety, or 10% to the court; Freddie L. Carr of Frametown, cell phone violation, no contest plea, fine assessed and paid; Jeffrey E. Smith of Frametown, forest fire-burning during prohibited hours, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; William B. Rushing, IV of Sutton, domestic battery, dismissed.
April 5: Robert Wayne Klotz, Jr. of Glenville, driving suspended for DUI, no contest plea, driving suspended for DUI, dismissed per plea, 30 days of jail with credit for time served of six days, to serve remainder, fine/court costs assessed; Alta Ray Cottrill of Olive Hill, KY, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed and paid; Justin Edward Hill of Sutton, forgery and uttering x2, dismissed, conspiracy, dismissed; Richard David Cooke of Gassaway, burglary, warrant issued, bond set at $5000 cash only.