By Michael R. Moser / mmoser@crossville-chronicle.com
A Cumberland County man, who police said led them on a high-speed chase to avoid arrest, escaped a six-year prison sentence but will serve the next ten years on probation.
Richard Leo Howard, 37, whose last known address was listed as Mayland Rd., was facing a host of charges ranging from aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, felony reckless endangerment, to vandalism, pleaded guilty to three informations.
He pleaded guilty to a total of five counts — aggravated assault, felony reckless endangerment, aggravated burglary, vandalism more than $1,000 and felony evading arrest — and was sentenced to six years in prison.
That sentence was suspended for ten years on probation. He also is to pay $3,000 restitution to a victim in the case.
In other cases on the docket March 1, the following took place:
Guilty pleas
•Eugene Paul Marinski, 30, aggravated burglary and theft more than $500, pleaded guilty to the charges and received an total of eight years in prison, suspended and placed on probation. The first year will be served in community corrections and the remaining years on supervised probation. He is also to pay restitution, if any, to the victim.
•Willie J. Staggs, 28, charged with possession of methamphetamine for resale, pleaded guilty to simple possession of meth and received an 11-month and 29-day sentence to serve and was fined $750 and court costs.
Set for trial
•Edward Phillip Sprout, two counts of burglary, two counts of theft less than $500, vandalism less than $500 and driving on a revoked license, deadline docket set for May 7; set for trial July 12.
Arraignment
•Erikka R. Ridinger, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, Kevin Poore appointed to represent the defendant; continued to May 7.
Return with an attorney
•Darrell Ray Baker, two counts of driving under the influence, forfeiture and capias issued for failure to appear; ten days in jail and bond doubled.
•Sam R. Bowling Jr., aggravated sexual exploitation of a mionr and sexual exploitation of a minor, Robert Zecher withdraws case because of conflict; Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; bond conditions remain enforce and continued to May 7.
Deadline docket
•Brandi Danielle Welch, sale and delivery of dihydrocodone, forfeiture and capias issued for failure to appear; ten days in jail and bond doubled.
Motions and hearings
•Angel Kaye Hood, possession of methamphetamine for resale, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, certification complete; probation continued.
•Robert B. Potts, habitual motor vehicle offender petition filed; continued for hearing April 20.
•Justin Lee Young, sexual battery, continued to May 7.
•Jerri Lea Brown, promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine, continued.
•Kenneth M. Godsey, motion to waive fines and court costs in methamphetamine, drug parapheranalia, controlled substance, theft and revoked license cases, hearing continued to Aug. 18. Simple possession of methamphetamine and possession of Alprazolam, dropped.
•Danny Ray Smith, fifth offense driving under the influence, fourth offense driving on a revoked license, leaving the scene of an accident and filing a false report, no bond set; continued to March 15.
•John Joseph Thompson, five counts of aggravated burglary, five counts of theft more than $1,000 and vandalism, appeal of General Sessions Court cases; no bond set; hearing continued until this week.
Probation violations
•Jimmy Franklin Brown Jr., on probation for burglary, theft and forgery charges, had probation revoked and was ordered to serve six months in jail followed by three years on probation.
•Larry Robert Nale, probation revocation hearing continued to April 20.
•Alex Daniel Pokorny, on probation because of a solicitation of a minor charge, had probation revoked and was ordered to serve balance of sentence.
•Gerald Pruett, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; probation revoked and transferred to house arrest of the community corrections program.
•Thomas E. Roberts, on probation because of burglary and theft charges, had probation revoked because of violations, transferred to house arrest of community corrections and had probation extended for one year.
•Derek K. Gunter, on probation because of a revoked license conviction, pleaded guilty to violations and had probation revoked; to serve balance of 11 months and 29 day sentence.
•Donnie R. Smith, no bond set; revocation hearing continued to March 15.
•Jeff D. Mackie, on probation because of drunk driving conviction, pleaded guilty to probation violations and had probation extended for 11 months and 29 days.
Community Corrections
•Tommy E. Meadows, revocation hearing set for this week.
•Casey Michael Valdez, revocation hearing set for March 15.
