Ax handle attack costly for McAmis

Eleven people were sentenced last week by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court Criminal Division, including a man who administered a severe beating to another man with an ax handle three years ago.

The defendant, Andy McAmis, was ordered to serve eight years as a range-two repeat offender on the charge of aggravated assault. He is a range-two offender because he has a long record including a prior conviction for beating a man to death with a guitar.

In the case of his recent sentence, McAmis was convicted following a jury trial for assaulting David Lynn Judkins during an altercation at a Muncey Street residence in April 2004. Prosecutors say McAmis so critically injured Judkins with the ax handle that he had to be sent for emergency treatment at Erlanger.

Included in other sentencing action:

‘ Adrian Carreon Martinez was ordered to serve 180 days of an eight-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for possession of cocaine.

‘ Shannon Atnip must serve 180 days for violation of probation.

‘ Joseph F. Bratcher must serve 10 days for violation of probation.

‘ Jerrod Layne Devore must serve 180 days for violation of probation.

‘ Donna Griffith must serve one year for violation of probation.

‘ Melody Kaye Mencer must serve 90 days for violation of probation.

‘ Trad Leroy McKee must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.

‘ Barry Craig Melton must perform 100 hours public service work for violation of probation.

‘ Danny B. Payne was released on 67 days time served for violation of probation.

‘ Jedidiah Shoemaker must serve the balance of his sentence for violation of probation.