Final Stop For Man's Joyride Is County Jail

Judge Susan Melton presided over Cannon County General Sessions Court on Tuesday. Some of the results from the various cases which appeared on the docket included:

Brian N. Wells pled guilty to the charge of driving while license suspended. He was sentenced to 6 months in the county jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying a $50.00 fine and paying the court costs. In another case, Wells pled guilty to joyriding. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation and paying restitution and court costs. Wells also pled guilty to the charge of resisting arrest. He was sentenced to 6 months in the county jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, serving 30 days in jail and paying the court costs.

Christina Kelley was bound over to the January, 2010 term of the Cannon County Grand Jury. She is charged with theft over $1,000.00, failure to appear, manufacture of methamphetamine, maintaining a dwelling to manufacture methamphetamine and initiating the process to manufacture methamphetamine.

Benjamin Yuk Lin Liau was bound over to the January, 2010 term of the Cannon County Grand Jury. He is charged with contraband in a penal institution and failure to appear.

Todd Herlong’s petition for suspended sentence was granted by Judge Melton. He was placed on supervised probation for 9 months and ordered to pay the court costs.

Pleas E. Shultz pled guilty to the charge of driving under the influence 2nd offense. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in the county jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, serving 45 days in jail, paying a $600.00 fine and paying the court costs. In addition, he will lose his driver’s license for 2 years.

Aubrey Sanders pled guilty to the charge of violation of probation. His probation was extended and he was ordered to serve 60 days in jail.

James B. Lynch pled guilty to the charge of violation of probation. His probation was extended and he was ordered to serve 30 days in jail. In another case, Lynch pled guilty to the charge of domestic assault. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, serving 41 days in jail and paying the court costs. Lynch also pled guilty to vandalism under $500.00. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying the court costs and paying restitution.

William Coleman pled guilty to the charge of driving under the influence 2nd offense. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, serving 45 days in jail, paying a $600.00 fine and paying the court costs. He will also lose his driver’s license for 2 years.

Gregory Clark entered a conditional plea to the charge of fraudulent use of a credit card. He was placed on probation for 11 months, 29 days, ordered to pay the court costs and ordered to pay restitution.

James E. Rollins pled guilty to the charge of theft under $500.00. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying the court costs and paying restitution. In another case, Rollins pled guilty to the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was sentenced to 6 months in the county jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying the court costs and paying a $150.00 fine.

Tamara Britton pled guilty to the charge of driving under the influence 1st offense. She was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in the county jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying a $350.00 fine and the court costs and serving 48 hours in jail. In addition, she will lose her license for 1 year.