Sixteenth Circuit District Court judges Lee Howard and Jim Kitchens handed out a number of sentences this week as the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court term came to an end.
n Howard sentenced Tavion Pegues to 30 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, but suspended 15, for one count of armed robbery. Howard also sentenced Pegues to 10 years in the MDOC for one count of shooting into a dwelling, though the sentence is to run concurrent with the armed robbery charge. Pegues also received five years of post-release supervision and was ordered to pay a $500 fine.
· Howard sentenced Kevin Lucious to one year of house arrest and five years of probation for possession of cocaine greater than two grams but less than 10 grams. Lucious also must pay a $1,500 fine.
· Howard sentenced Lannie Stallings to five years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision on a previous burglary charge.
· Howard sentenced Delmetric Henderson to 16 years in the MDOC for the sale of cocaine. Henderson also faces five years of post-release supervision and must pay a $5,000 fine.
· Howard sentenced Timothy Smith to five years in the MDOC for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Smith also received five years of post-release supervision and must pay a $5,000 fine.
· Howard sentenced Tina Lucious to 12 years in the MDOC for the sale of cocaine. Lucious also faces five years of post-release supervision and must pay a $5,000 fine.
· Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Catherine Mansell for possession of amphetamine and instead gave Mansell one year of probation and a $100 fine.
· Howard sentenced Lawrence Henderson to one year of house arrest and five years of probation for one count of grand larceny. Henderson also must pay a $1,000 fine and $1,650 in restitution.
· Howard sentenced Mary Frances Roskens to five years in the MDOC, but suspended the sentence, for one count of embezzlement. Instead, Howard gave Roskens five years of probation, ordered her to pay a $500 fine and $811.56 in restitution.
· Kitchens did not accept the guilty plea of Hazel Young for one count of embezzlement and instead gave her five years of probation, ordered her to pay a $250 fine and $2,466 in restitution. Young also must work two days a month at a charitable organization.
· Howard sentenced Donathan Lenoir to two years of house arrest for possession of Benzylpiperazine, a stimulant, and two years of house arrest for possession of MDMA, the chemical in ecstasy, although the sentences are to run concurrently. Lenoir also faces five years of probation and must pay $1,000 in fines.
· Kitchens sentenced Michael Rice to one year in the MDOC for possession of marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams. Rice also faces five years of post-release supervision, must pay a $200 fine and $200 in restitution.
· Kitchens sentenced Donnell Riley to five years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision on a felony taking of a vehicle charge.
· Howard sentenced Cortina Fox Fisher to 10 years in the MDOC, but suspended the sentence, for one count of forgery. Fisher faces five years of probation, must pay a $1,000 fine and $36,900 in restitution.
· Kitchens sentenced Courtney Harrison to six months in Oktibbeha County Jail and two years of post-release supervision for simple assault. Harrison also must pay a $250 fine and $414.51 in restitution.
· Kitchens sentenced Daniel Chase Gregg to one year of house arrest and four years of probation for driving under the influence, third offense. Gregg also must pay a $2,000 fine.
· Howard sentenced Brian Watson to three years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his probation on a previous felony false pretense charge.
· Howard sentenced Joe Huffman to three years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his probation on a felony false pretense charge.
· Kitchens did not accept the guilty plea of Justin Ward Walker for the sale of marijuana less than 30 grams and instead gave Walker three years of probation. Walker also must pay a $1,000 fine and $250 in restitution.
· Howard sentenced Tyreka Edwards to eight years in the MDOC, but suspended the sentence, for possession of cocaine greater than 1/10 of a gram but less than two grams. Edwards faces five years of probation and must pay a $500 fine.
· Howard sentenced Vernon Elmore to six years in the MDOC and five years of post-release supervision for burglary of a dwelling. Elmore also must pay a $750 fine.
· Howard sentenced Najalah Davis to one year in the MDOC for false pretense. Davis also must pay a $250 fine.
· Kitchens did not accept the guilty plea of Nicholas Terry for conspiracy to distribute marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams and instead ordered Terry to spend 90 days in Oktibbeha County Jail and five years on probation. Terry also must pay a $500 fine and $250 in restitution.
· Howard sentenced Kashonda Elliott to one year of house arrest and four years of post-release supervision for felony shoplifting. Elliott also must pay a $250 fine.
· Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Melvin Brown for possession of marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams and instead gave Brown three years of probation. Brown also must pay a $500 fine.
· Kitchens sentenced James O”Briant to 10 years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his probation on a previous aggravated assault charge.
· Kitchens sentenced Anthony Bush to five years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision on a previous sale of cocaine conviction.
· Kitchens sentencd Bonita Medders to 12 years in the MDOC for conspiracy to sell cocaine and 12 years in the MDOC for the sale of cocaine, although the two terms are to run concurrently. Medders also faces five years of post-release supervision and a $5,000 fine, although $4,000 will be suspended with Medders” good behavior.
· Howard sentenced Devin Thompson to 10 years in the MDOC, but suspended the sentence, for identity theft. Instead, Howard gave Thompson five years of probation, a $500 fine and ordered Thompson to pay $1,007 in restitution.
· Howard sentenced McLean Smith to five years in the MDOC, but suspended the sentence, for sale of amphetamine. Smith faces five years of probation and must pay a $5,000 fine.
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