By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard
A 45-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.
Included in court action:
Joseph Morgan III waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. His bond was also reduced from $4.3 million to $200,000. He is charged with having improper relations with two young female family members. The inappropriate actions reportedly included pornographic photography of the children. He faces 43 criminal counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and aggravated sexual battery.
Medford J. Murphy waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on charges of rape and sexual battery by an authority figure. He is charged with molesting a young girl who was a family friend. The girl’s mother also faces charges for not reporting the incidents.
Latesha N. McKnight was ordered to serve 60 days of an 11-29 sentence for simple assault.
Thomas J. Reeder was instructed to serve 15 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $100 plus costs for domestic assault.
Timothy Gillespie was ordered to serve 10 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $100 plus costs for domestic assault.
Joshua Brandon Graham was issued a six-month probationary sentence and must perform 50 hours public service work and attend anger management for domestic assault.
Kaleb Len Hayes was granted a judicial diversion and must pay $10 plus costs and perform eight hours public service work for disorderly conduct.
Kevin Lewis was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $1,250 plus costs for possession of drugs in a penal institution, resisting arrest and possession of drugs.
Dewayne Thomas was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must pay $250 plus costs and perform 16 hours public service work for possession of marijuana.
David Wayne Jones was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of criminal attempt to manufacture meth.
Helen D. Bonner was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of criminal attempt to manufacture meth.
Victor Perez was ordered to serve 90 days of an 11-29 sentence and make restitution for theft.
Jackie B. Sanders was handed a six-month probationary sentence and must perform eight hours public service work and stay out of Wal-Mart for theft.
Andri Wellington was bound over to the grand jury on charges of criminal impersonation and theft.
Angela Womack was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of theft.
Jason Allen Neal was granted a six-month judicial diversion and must perform 16 hours public service work, make restitution and stay out of Wal-Mart for shoplifting.
Shiralea M. Harper was issued a six-month probationary sentence and must perform eight hours public service work for passing a worthless check for $25.
John Scott Haycox was given a six-month sentence for harassment.
Brian D. Jennings was bound over to the grand jury on charges of public intoxication and resisting stop. He must serve 10 days for failure to appear in court.
Johnny Moore was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of shoplifting. He must serve 10 days for failure to appear in court.
Eddie Moore must serve five days and have his probation extended by three months for violation of probation.
Michelle Lawson must serve 48 hours for violation of probation.
Vince Lance had his probation extended by a year for violation of probation.
Scotty R. Anderson must serve 15 days for violation of probation.
Melissa Flores must serve 15 days and have her probation extended by six months for violation of probation.
