By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard
A 206-person docket was heard Thursday in General Sessions Traffic Court. The unusually large docket comes due to cancellation and downsizing of the traffic dockets for various reasons the past few weeks.
Included in court action:
Bruce A. Thurman was directed to serve 45 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $850 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for two years for second-offense DUI and simple possession of drugs.
Mario G. Vega was instructed to serve 10 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $50 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for second-offense driving on a revoked license.
Randall Young was directed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence and pay $800 plus costs for simple possession of drugs and driving on a revoked license.
Phillip T. Frizzell was instructed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence and pay $750 plus costs for possession of drugs.
Miguel J. Hernandez was ordered to serve 48 hours of a six-month sentence, pay $400 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for DUI and resisting arrest.
Daniel N. Terry was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of DUI.
Mark D. Melton was instructed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence, pay $350 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for DUI.
Javier C. Diaz was ordered to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence, pay $360 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for DUI and driving without a license.
Hector T. Garcia was instructed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence, pay $350 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for one year for DUI.
Shanon M. Goad was bound over to the grand jury on charge of driving on a suspended license.
Robert G. Cook III was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $10 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for driving on a revoked license.
Terri A. Hendrickson was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $10 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for driving on a suspended license.
Liborio G. Hernandez was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $10 plus costs for driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries.
Shannon L. Newby was fined $10 plus cost and must perform 16 hours public service work for driving without a license.
Eric Perez must serve 48 hours and pay $50 plus costs for driving without a license.
Jamie Contreras, James A. Long, Thomas D. Rollins, Jose E. Mejia, Derrick J. Howard and Roberto Gutierrez were fined $10 plus costs for driving without a license.
Tracy Grissom was handed an 11-29 probationary sentence for vandalism.
Thomas Milligan was fined $250 plus costs and must perform 14 hours public service for criminal littering.
Kevin L. Miller had his probation extended by three months for violation of probation.
Dakota B. Merriman must serve five days for violation of probation.
The remainder of cases on the docket were either reset for a later date, dismissed or were minor moving violations resolved by driving school and/or a small fine.
