Date set for Mount murder trial



Judge David Bragg presided over Cannon County Criminal Court on Feb. 8, 2018. The results of some of the cases on the docket are as follows:

• A trial was set for the week of Sept. 24 for Robert Jesse Mount, who is charged with first degree murder, first degree attempted murder, especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated burglary, employ firearm with intent to go arm - dangerous felony, possession weapon - convicted felon, theft (up to $1,000) and vandalism (up to $1,000).

Mount is accused of killing two people and severely injuring a third on Jan. 14, 2017 during an incident that occurred on Choctaw Drive near Bradyville.

• Beverly Bond pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine over .5 grams with intent to resale. She received a partially suspended sentence of 12 years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections and was placed on Community Corrections for 12 years. She was ordered to serve 180 days in jail, pay a $2,000 fine and the court costs. She will also be placed on state's meth offender registry.

• Three people -- Brian Stafford, Hailey Haslam and Randal Mathis -- who were arrested in connection with several incidents of theft and burglary involving ATVs and an automobile in early January pleaded guilty to some of the charges against them.
Stafford pleaded guilty to three counts of theft over $1,000 and one count of burglary and received 4-year suspended sentences on each count, to run concurrent. He was released on time served and placed on state supervised probation and ordered to pay the court costs on each count as well as restitution to the victims.

Mathis pleaded guilty to three counts of theft over $2,500 and was given 3-year suspended sentences on each count, to run concurrent. He was released on time served and placed on state supervised probation for 3 years. He must also pay the court costs and make restitution to the victims.
Haslam pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted theft over $1,000 and one count of evading arrest. She was given partially suspended sentences of 11 months, 29 days for the two counts of attempted theft and placed on probation for 10 months, 28 days on each count. She was give a suspended sentence of 11 months, 29 days for evading arrest. Haslam must pay the court costs in each case and restitution to the victims.

While normally people placed on probation are prohibited from having contact with other persons on probation, Judge Bragg waived that stipulation for Stafford, Haslam and Mathis. Haslam and Mathis have two children with each other, while Haslam and Stafford are living together.

• A man and woman arrested in early January in a drugs and theft case pleaded guilty to some of the charges they were facing.
Thomas Muncy pleaded guilty to initiating the process of manufacturing methamphetamine. He received a 12-year suspended sentence and was placed on Community Corrections for an equal amount of time. He was also fined $2,000 and ordered to pay the court costs and forfeit any property seized during the course of the investigation. He will also be placed on the state's meth offender registry.

Jade Bray pleaded guilty to facilitation of the process of the manufacture of methamphetamine. She was granted judicial diversion and placed on state supervised probation for 6 years, fined $2,000 and assessed the court costs. Bray also pleaded guilty to theft over $2,500 and was placed on state supervised probation for 4 years and ordered to pay the court costs. The sentences will run consecutively.

• Hailey Brown pleaded guilty to possession of .5 grams of more of methamphetamine with intent to resale. She received a partially suspended sentence of 10 years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections and was ordered to serve 30 days in jail. She was placed on state supervised probation for 10 years, fined $2,000 and ordered to pay the court costs. Brown also pleaded guilty to possession of a Schedule II drug with intent to resale. She was given a partially suspended sentence of 6 years, ordered to serve 30 days, and placed on state supervised probation for 6 years. She also must pay a $2,000 fine and the court costs in that case. The sentences will run concurrent.

• Mark Roberts agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was sentenced to 75 days in jail and his state supervised probation was extended for 2 years.

• Jeremy Thomas agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 120 days in jail and upon release he will be placed back on probation for 10 years.

• Bobby J. Cobb agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 75 days in jail and his original two-year sentence to state supervised probation was reinstated.

• Jonathan Randal Cooper agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve his original 5-year sentence. It will run concurrent with a 15-year sentence he is serving in another case and jurisdiction.

• Stephen Dewayne Davis agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 60 days in jail and his probation was extended for 9 months.

• William Buford Fletcher agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 1 year in jail and his probation was extended for 3 years, 11 months and 29 days.

• Brittney D. Hickle, charged with violation of probation, was taken into custody after it was learned she had failed a drug screen and had not been reporting as instructed. She is due back in court March 1.

• Clifton Richard Murphy agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 6 months in jail and he was placed back on state supervised probation for the original period of 2 years.

• Charles Scott Parker agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve his original 10-year sentence. However, Parker was granted his request for an 18-month furlough to the 16th Judicial District Recovery Court, to which he has been accepted. Upon release from that program he will report to jail.

• Justin L. Rogers, charged with aggravated burglary, theft of property and vandalism, had a trial set for June 20-22.

• Herbert Elvis Vickers Jr. agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve 60 days in jail and his original probation period of four years was reinstated.