Hancock District Court docket; September 5, 2023

The Hancock County District Court docket for Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

The Honorable Greg Vincent presiding.

Probate

The estate of Phillip David Ayers, settlement, order signed.

The estate of Helen M. Fleming, probate hearing, order signed.

The estate of Damon Thomas Gregory, probate hearing, order signed.

The estate of Nancy S. Griffin, settlement. Continued to 10-3-23.

The estate of James Hubert Rearden, review. Case reviewed and accepted.

The estate of Paul L. Wright, probate hearing. The case continued to 10-3-23.

Regarding Holly Christina Flores, other hearing, name change. Order signed.

The estate of Eva Dell Spencer, probate hearing. No action.

The estate of Steve J. Smith, settlement, order signed.

The estate of Dorothy M. Pryor, settlement, order signed.

The estate of Doris Jean Newton, motion hour, order signed.

The estate of Francis Clifton Banks, inventory, reviewed and accepted.

The estate of James A. Jones, probate hearing, order signed.

Civil Court

Poplar Grove Apartments vs Lisa Stample, other hearing. Court finds violation of lease due to nonpayment of rent. Order signed.

Medical and Professional Collection vs Stephen A. Nix, motion hour. Signed.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs Jeffrey Hays, motion hour, motion for default judgment signed.

Capital One Bank vs Brian K. Church, other hearing, order signed.

LVNV Funding LLC. vs Amanda Vanover, motion hour, motion for default judgment signed electronically.

Small Claims Court

None recorded.

Misdemeanor Court

Sarah C. Dockery, arraignment, escape third degree. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty; the defendant’s pretrial conference scheduled for 10-3-23 at 9 am.

James Carl Decker III, pretrial conference, escape third degree. Plea entered.

Bailey Sandage, arraignment, public intoxication-controlled substances-excludes alcohol. The defendant entered a plea and is to serve five days in jail. The defendant also received five days jail credit.

Larry Vernon Steinhauer, show cause deferred/installment payment, two charges. 1) Failure to comply with order to remove health nuisances. 2) Contempt of court. The defendant paid $200. To pay another $100 by 10-3-23.

Brendan Richards, arraignment, resident fishing without a license/permit. Recall DOT notice; the defendant entered a plea of guilty and his pretrial conference scheduled for 10-3-23 at 9 am.

Richard Lemont Summers, arraignment, six charges. 1) Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license. 2) No/expired Kentucky registration receipt. 3) No/expired registration plates. 4) Failure to produce insurance card. 5) Possession of marijuana. 6) Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession. The defendant’s bench warrant recalled. The defendant entered a plea of guilty; the defendant’s pretrial conference scheduled for 10-3-23 at 9 am.

McKinley Lee Hammons, arraignment, three charges of assault fourth degree minor injury. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant for $1,000 cash.

Dakota Robert Pate, pretrial conference, five charges. 1) Failure to wear seat belts. 2) Failure to produce insurance card. 3) Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license. 4) Possession of marijuana. 5) Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant for $300 cash

Ernest Dean Alexander, motion hour, criminal mischief-second degree. The defendant’s sentence set aside; restitution payment set for review on 10-3-23 at 9 am.

Joseph Virgil Streeter, pretrial conference, two charges. 1) Possession of marijuana. 2) Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession. No action listed.

Dartha Cartwright, pretrial conference, assault fourth degree domestic violence minor injury. No action listed.

Brandal Cartwright, pretrial conference, assault fourth degree domestic violence minor injury. No action listed.

Diverted cases

None recorded.

Felony Court

Bradley A. Rubin, arraignment, two charges. 1) Burglary-third degree. 2) Fleeing or evading police-second degree-on foot. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty; the defendant’s preliminary hearing scheduled for 10-3-23 at 9 am.

Matthew A. Martin, show cause deferred/installment payment, four charges. 1) Failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians. 2) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol .08-second. 3) Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession. 4) First degree possession of a controlled substance/drug unspecified-first offense. The defendant to pay balance of amount due, order signed.

Darion Wayne Smith, arraignment, flagrant nonsupport. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant for $2,500 cash.

Christopher Lee Guinn, motion hour, three charges. 1) Burglary-third degree. 2) Criminal trespassing-third degree. 3) Possession of burglary tools. The defendant’s costs converted to jail time to be served concurrently with sentence already serving in Branchville Correctional Facility.

James Carl Decker, preliminary hearing, five charges. 1) One headlight. 2) Driving on a DUI suspended license-first. 3) Possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, first offense. 4) Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession. 5) Possession of marijuana. The case continued to 12-5-23 at 9 am per defendant’s request.

Steven Lee Wesley, preliminary hearing, five charges. 1) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of controlled substances-first. 2) Careless driving. 3) Possession of a controlled substance-first degree-first offense. 4) Illegal possession of a legend drug. 5) Drug paraphernalia-buy/possession. The defendant’s case continued to 10-3-23 at 9 am per the defendant’s request.

Diverted cases

None recorded.

Traffic Court

James Carl Decker III, show cause deferred/installment payment, five charges. 1) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/substances-first. 2) Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. 3) No/expired Kentucky registration receipt. 4) No/expired registration plates. 5) Possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle. The case set for review on 12-5-23 at 9 am.

Eli O. Claise, arraignment, three charges. 1) Speeding 15 MPH over limit; the defendant entered a plea of guilty. 2) License to be in possession. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and fined $25. 3) Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. The defendant sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $500. The court suspended $450 of the fine for two years on the condition the defendant keep insurance. Review for proof on insurance on 1-2-2024.

Judith Halley Cathers, arraignment, two charges. 1) Speeding 26 MPH over/greater. The charge amended to 20 MPH over; the defendant entered a plea. 2) Failure to produce insurance card. Proof shown, charge dismissed. The defendant’s fine and costs total $182.50.

Arango Aslhy Xiomara Galeano, arraignment, four charges. 1) Speeding 22 MPH over limit. 2) No operator’s/moped license. 3) Failure to produce insurance card. 4) Failure of non-owner/operator to maintain required insurance-first. The case continued to 10-2-23 at 9 am.

Stephanie Michelle Merry, arraignment, three charges. 1) Speeding 25 MPH over limit. 2) Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. 3) Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty; the defendant’s pretrial conference scheduled for 10-3-23 at 9 am.

Joshua Caleb Lester, arraignment, two charges. 1) Speeding 26 MPH over/greater. The charge amended to 25 MPH over. The defendant sentenced to state traffic school. 2) Reckless driving. The charge deferred one year. The defendant ordered to pay his fine and costs by 10-3-23.

Larry Combs, show cause deferred/installment payment, two charges. 1) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol-first. 2) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol-third. The defendant paid $100, to pay an additional $100 on 10-3-23.

Matthew Aaron Martin, show cause deferred/installment payment, three charges. 1) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of substances-second. 2) Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. 3) Failure to notify address change to the department of transportation. To pay $100 by 10-3-23.

Kimberly Dawn Scott, show cause deferred/installment payment, three charges. 1) No operator’s/moped license. 2) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of substances-first. 3) Failure to produce insurance card. The defendant paid $100.

William Cody Dickens, arraignment, three charges. 1) No/expired Kentucky registration receipt. 2) No/expired registration plates. 3) Failure to produce insurance card. The defendant failed to appear; the court sent a notice to the department of transportation.

Earl A. Coleman III, pretrial conference, two charges. 1) Speeding 26 MPH over/greater. 2) Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant for $100 cash.

Jamie Marie Strange, arraignment, four charges. 1) No/expired Kentucky registration receipt. 2) No/expired registration plates. 3) Failure to produce insurance card. 4) Failure of non-owner/operator to maintain required insurance-first. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant for $100 cash.

Breanna D. Stiff, pretrial conference, three charges. 1) No/expired registration plates. 2) Failure to produce insurance card. 3) Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant for $200 cash.

Linda Sharp Ballenger, show cause deferred/installment payment, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. The defendant paid in full.

Arturo None Cordova, show cause deferred/installment payment, three charges. 1) Speeding 19 MPH over limit. 2) Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. 3) No/expired registration plates. The defendant failed to appear; the court issued a bench warrant stipulating the defendant pay the amount due or serve a jail sentence.

Robert Dawayne Blan, other hearing, two charges. 1) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/substances-first. 2) Possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle. Charge two dismissed.

Lisa M. Taul, review, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. No action.

Sarah C. Dockery, show cause deferred/installment payment, two charges. 1) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, etc. .08 first offense. 2) Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs .08 second offense. The defendant ordered to pay $150 by 10-3-23 at 9 am.

Charles Richard Dunn, arraignment, three charges. 1) Speeding 26 MPH over limit. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and ordered to pay the fine and costs. 2) Reckless driving. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and fined $50 concurrent with charge one. 3) Operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license. The defendant’s 30-day jail sentence probated for two years provided no driving without a valid license. The defendant ordered to pay the fine and costs by 1-2-2024 at 9 am.

Ryan Joshua Carden, arraignment, three charges. 1) Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security-first. 2) No/expired Kentucky registration receipt. 3) No/expired registration plates. Proof shown on all charges; all charges dismissed.

Johnny Lee Anthony, arraignment, three charges. 1) No/expired Kentucky registration receipt. Proof shown, dismissed. 2) No/expired registration plates. Proof shown, dismissed. 3) Failure to produce insurance card. Proof shown, the defendant fined $25 plus assessed costs of $142.50.

Charles Beckort, arraignment, two charges. 1) Careless driving. The defendant’s charge deferred one year provided no new charges of a similar nature. 2) Failure to give right-of-way to emergency vehicle. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and fined $200 and assessed costs of $142.50. The defendant ordered to pay fine and costs by 3-5-24.

Jeffrey A. Rasche, arraignment, speeding 13 MPH over limit. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty; the defendant’s pretrial conference scheduled for 12-5-23 at 9 am

Madison Faith Wheeler, arraignment, no operator’s/moped license. The defendant entered a plea; the case continued to 10-3-23 at 8:30 am.

Brandi Nicole Wheeler, arraignment, permitting an unlicensed operator to operate a motor vehicle. The defendant entered a plea; the defendant’s case continued to  10-3-23 at 8:30 am.

Diverted cases

None recorded.

Real Estate Transfers

None recorded.

Marriage Licenses

None recorded.