Cannon County General Sessions Court Activity

Judge Susan Melton presided over Cannon County General Sessions Court on Tuesday. Some of the results from the various cases which appeared on the docket included:

Clayton Cochren was bound over to the May, 2008 term of the Cannon County Grand Jury. He is charged with felony vandalism, evading arrest, reckless endangerment and driving on a suspended license.

Ricky Cantrell was bound over to the May, 2008 term of the Cannon County Grand Jury. He is charged with criminal impersonation.

Danny Ray Prater pled guilty to the charge of driving under the influence 2nd offense. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in the county jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, serving 45 days in jail, paying a $600.00 fine and paying the court costs. In addition, he will lose his license for 2 years.

Justin Kyle Whittemore pled guilty to the charge of alcohol underage. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in the county jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying a $50.00 fine and the court costs.

Dustin Lee Reed pled guilty to the charge of simple possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in the county jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, paying a $250.00 fine and paying the court costs. In addition, he will submit to drug screens.

Brandon Grafton pled guilty to the charge of domestic assault. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. He was ordered to serve his entire sentence.

Randall Furlow pled guilty to the charge of violation of probation. His probation was extended and he was ordered to serve 30 days in jail.

Michael Vincent pled guilty to the charge of driving under the influence. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon serving 11 months, 29 days in jail, serving 13 days in jail and paying a $350.00 fine. In addition, he was ordered to pay the court costs and he will lose his driver’s license for a year. In another case, Vincent pled guilty to the charge of driving on a revoked license. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation, serving 2 days in jail, paying a $50.00 fine and paying the court costs.

Timothy Estes pled guilty to the charge of driving under the influence 2nd offense. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in the county jail and ordered to serve his entire sentence. In another case, Estes pled guilty to the charge of simple possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail and also ordered to serve that entire sentence.

Eddie Shane Markum pled guilty to the charge of assault. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon an equal amount of time on probation and paying the court costs.