Circuit Court – Pledger sentenced for 26 burglaries

Twenty-four people were among those sentenced this week by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court criminal division.

Included in court action:

? Roger Joseph Pledger was ordered to serve 230 days of a 10-year sentence and must make restitution for 26 counts of burglary stemming from his role in the break-in of a local storage warehouse.

? Jeremy Brandon Barnes was ordered to serve 180 days of a six-year sentence and must pay $2,000 plus costs for attempt to process meth. His brother, Nathan Curtis Barnes was instructed to serve 120 days of a three-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for attempt to process meth. A third suspect arrested with them during a raid of their house by deputies, Jamie Nacole Young, had child neglect charges dismissed and has asked the court to erase the record of her arrest.

? Frank J. Tate was directed to serve 120 days of a six-month sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for sale of meth.

? Chad Erin Chiasson was directed to serve three years and make restitution for burglary of a vehicle.

? John Mark Porter Jr. was given a three-year probationary sentence for aggravated assault.

? Jeffery Everett Johnson was ordered to serve 100 days of a six-month sentence and then be placed on house arrest for evading arrest, violation of habitual traffic offender status and DUI.

? Julie Ann Hickerson was granted a four-year judicial diversion and must make restitution for theft and forgery.

? Jeromy R. Steakley was granted a two-year judicial diversion for prescription fraud.

? Melissa Brown was placed on probation for five years for burglary and theft.

? Christopher Higgins was instructed to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence for assault.

? Billy Douglas Ferrell must serve 10 days of an 11-29 sentence for simple assault.

? Ronald Don Kloosterman must serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence and must pay $250 plus costs for possession of marijuana.

? Ronnie Rigsby was instructed to serve 72 hours of an 11-29 sentence, pay $350 plus costs and lose his license for one year for DUI.

? Kenneth Howard Jackson Jr. was instructed to serve 120 days of a four-year sentence for violation of habitual traffic offender status and violation of probation.

? Melanie June Brimer must serve the balance of her sentence for violation of probation.

? John K. Brown must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

? Kyle Daniel Estes must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

? Jeffery Charles Grissom must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

? Nathan Nunley must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

? Charlie James King must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

? Norman Charles Cox must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

? Andre Wellington must serve 30 days for violation of probation.

? Randy Joe Williams must serve 180 days for violation of probation.