By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard
A 42-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.
Included in court action:
Arlin Pinkard Jr. was bound over to the grand jury on charge of aggravated domestic assault. He is accused of beating up his pregnant girlfriend.
Gregory Butcher was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $750 plus costs for simple possession of drugs.
Lisa Copas was given an 11-29 probationary sentence and must pay $250 plus costs for simple possession of drugs.
Nickie Dewayne Smartt was ordered to serve seven days of an 11-29 sentence and perform 16 hours public service work for assault and shoplifting.
Julie Saylors was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must attend anger management for simple assault.
Heather Michelle Lopez was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $50 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for domestic assault.
Fortuanto Lopez Mendez was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $50 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for domestic assault.
Doug Birdwell was granted a six-month judicial diversion and must stay out of Wal-Mart for a six months for theft.
Angie Norton was directed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence for theft.
Billie Coppinger was given an 11-29 probationary sentence and was banned for life from Wal-Mart.
Roger Dale Chisam was directed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence for theft.
Tammy L. Adams was given a six-month probationary sentence and must make restitution and perform 16 hours public service work for theft.
Chad James Bradshaw was ordered to serve 48 hours of a six-month sentence for theft.
Vadas James Eversole was given a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $100 plus costs for criminal impersonation and possession of burglary tools.
Michelle Hutchings was given a six-month probationary sentence and must perform 16 hours public service work for passing two worthless checks totaling $120.
Chad Young was handed an 11-29 probationary sentence and must make restitution for vandalism.
Mary Brock was fined $10 plus costs and must go to parenting classes for failure to keep a child in school.
Tommy Gunter was fined $100 plus costs and must forfeit his gun for spotlighting deer.
Jerry Wayne Hendrixson was fined $350 plus costs and must forfeit his gun and forfeit his hunting license for two years for killing a deer out of season, spotlighting deer and possession of an illegal deer.
Michael Lynn Russell was fined $100 plus costs and must forfeit his hunting license for one year for spotlighting deer.
Daniel Rodrequez was fined $50 plus costs and must perform 16 hours public service work for possession of alcohol under the age of 21.
Chad Layne Rogers was fined $50 plus costs and must perform eight hours public service work for public intoxication.
Kerry Michael Jordan must serve 48 hours for violation of probation.
Better Business Bureau News
What you should know about tsunami relief appeals
Beth Furbush
The tsunami in South Asia is undeniably the most devastating disaster imaginable. Those of us in Middle Tennessee have watched the numbers of dead grow from a few thousand to a figure, currently, around 150,000. We’ve watched the video reports with a feeling of helplessness and left wondering what we could possibly do to assist.
The news reports suggest the best way we can help is by donating money. There will no doubt be a number of local churches or other community organizations across the U.S that will organize efforts to collect donated goods and items to help the Tsunami victims.
As with all other disaster situations, relief charities prefer financial contributions rather than donated goods so they can purchase items and supplies that are needed. It’s a reality that the collection and delivery of inappropriate items can clog airports and delivery channels and delay more vital items in getting through to disaster victims.
For donors who are trying to identify established charities providing assistance in the areas impacted by the tsunami, the Better Business Bureau suggests accessing the Web site www.interaction.org, which is a Washington, D.C. based association of relief agencies.
BBB also reminds donors that only donations to U.S. based charities that have charitable tax exempt status will be deductible as charitable gifts for tax purposes. For a list of organizations that are currently eligible to receive deductible gifts consumers can go to www.irs.gov and reference Publication 78. However, that search process is a major task for most donors.
The most important thing to remember is to make your donation with a well-established charitable organization. Donors should be wary of any charitable appeal by telephone or e-mail from a charity that is inexperienced in providing relief activities, but is suddenly announcing a new effort to address the Tsunami victims.
Middle Tennessee donors are urged to access reports on national charities by visiting www.Give.org, the Web site of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. The national charity reports produced by the alliance specify if the charity meets the standards for charity accountability. The BBB site will provide donors with detailed evaluation reports on many of the U.S.-based relief organizations “on the ground” providing assistance in South Asia.
