A Cumberland County man who pleaded guilty Sept. 25 in Criminal Court to charges of burglary, endangerment and attempt to make methamphetamine pleaded guilty this week to another theft charge.
A promotion of the process to manufacture methamphetamine case was dismissed.
Jimmy Bowman Jr., 34, who formerly listed an Old Baldwin Rd. address, entered the plea Monday before Criminal Court Judge Burns. He was sentenced to four years in prison to be run concurrently with the four-year sentence he received in September.
Bowman was earlier charged with driving a pickup truck through a playground at South Cumberland Elementary School. No one was injured in that incident but the reckless endangerment charge he pleaded guilty to in September stems from that incident.
In other cases on the docket, the following took place.
Guilty plea
•James J. Walker, 35, charged with theft more than $1,000, entered a best interest plea to theft less than $500 and received a one-year suspended sentence to be served on probation and is to pay $150 donation to the crime fund.
Continued as boundover
•James Jeremiah Pugh, felony possession of methamphetamine, continued to Jan. 22.
•Paula Brenda Selby, theft of property and non-emergency calls to 911, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 25.
Arraignment
•David A. Waldo, driving under the influence, third offense driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while intoxicated, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $350 for legal services; and continued to Jan. 27.
•Nathaniel H. Payne, theft more than $1,000 and passing a forged instrument, continued to Nov. 25 at which time defendant is to return to court with an attorney.
•Jason Paul Baker, carjacking, aggravated assault with a weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon, continued to Nov. 25 at which time defendant is to return to court with an attorney.
•Alastis Morris Bilbrey, two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and harassment, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Kenneth Wayne Bruce, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, continued to Jan. 27.
•Stacy Ann Cox, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, Kevin Bryant appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $50 and continued to Jan. 27.
•Jeffery Lee Cravens, promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine, Earl Patton appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Nov. 25.
•David T. Eldridge, fifth offense driving under the influence, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 25.
•Scott Anthony Gunter, aggravated burglary and theft more than $1,000, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $350 for legal services and continued to Jan. 25.
•Christopher Ray Hale, burglary, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $50 for legal services and continued to Jan. 25.
•Jeremy Floyd Haskins, felony reckless endangerment, set for trial April 21.
•Cecil J. Houston Jr., manufacture of more than 100 marijuana plants, enhanced by being in a drug-free school zone, continued to Jan. 27.
•Charles W. Houston, eighth offense driving under the influence, sixth offense driving on a revoked license, refusing to take an intoximeter test and felony evading arrest, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $50 for legal services and continued to Jan. 25.
•Anthony John Kantor, manufacture of marijuana, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $350 for legal services and continued to Jan. 25.
•Barry Keith Lail, tenth offense driving on a revoked license and leaving the scene of an accident, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $350 for legal services and continued to Jan. 25.
•James E. Lee, aggravated assault with bodily injury, continued to Jan. 27.
•Jason Allen Lee, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, continued to Jan. 27.
•Harry Stephen Lintz, three counts of worthless checks more than $1,000, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Daniel Shawn Moore, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, G. Snavely appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Nov. 25.
•Christopher W. Nicholas, promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Dec. 15.
•Viola Terry Norton, two counts of sale and delivery of a schedule III drug and sale and delivery of morphine, continued to Dec. 15 at which time defendant is to return to court with an attorney.
•Kenneth Doyle Phillips, auto burglary, theft more than $1,000, theft more than $500 and theft less than $500, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Jerry Randolph, promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine, continued to Jan. 27.
•Kimberly M. Randolph, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, continued to Dec. 15 at which time defendant is to return to court with an attorney.
•Brian Corey Rector, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Christopher Allen Taylor, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, continued to Nov. 25 at which time defendant is to return to court with an attorney.
•Christopher Bryan Turner, promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Ashley Nicole VanLandingham, aggravated burglary and theft more than $1,000, Earl Patton appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Nov. 25.
•Shelia VanLandingham, aggravated burglary and theft more than $1,000, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
Return with an attorney
•Jamie J. Davis, two counts of forgery and two counts of passing a forged instrument, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; to pay $350 for legal services and continued to Jan. 27.
•Brandy Lee Gunter, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, Robert Zecher appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Jamie D. Richards, initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
Deadline docket
•Natasha Helene Bowman, forgery and passing a forged instrument, continued to Dec. 15.
•Donathan G. Davis, sale and/or delivery of a schedule III drug, continued to Jan. 27.
•James Lloyd Headrick, sexual battery by an authority figure, set for trial March 10.
•Jeremy Floyd Hoskins, two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon, set for trial March 9.
•Christopher W. Nicholas, burglary, two counts of initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, continued to Dec. 15.
•Destiny Johnie Phipps, 13 counts of burglary, three counts of theft more than $1,000, two counts of theft more $500, four counts of theft less than $500, two counts of vandalism more than $1,000 and conspiracy, continued to Dec. 15.
•Melanie J. Savage, sale and/or delivery of a schedule III drug and theft less than $500, Snavely appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Jan. 27.
•Willie J. Staggs, possession of methamphetamine for resale, continued to Dec. 15.
Motions and hearings
•Tammy Lafaye Boyd, felony reckless endangerment, continued to Dec. 15.
•Jacob D. Gantner, aggravated assault, motion for expungement granted.
•John Howard Parham Jr., four counts of burglary, attempted burglary, theft more than $1,000, theft more than $500, theft less than $500 and vandalism more than $1,000, continued to Dec. 15.
•Brian C. Rector, sale and/or delivery of more than .5 grams of cocaine, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Nov. 25.
•Douglas Edward Mackie, fourth offense driving under the influence, continued to Nov. 25.
Community corrections
•Dennis Dixon, probation revocation hearing continued to Nov. 25.
•Perry L. Wyatt, assault and evading arrest, had probation revoked because of violations and was ordered to serve balance of his sentence.
Probation violations
•Robert E. Presley, probation revocation hearing continued to Dec. 15.
•David James Thomas, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent the defendant; bond denied; revocation hearing set for Dec. 15.
•Daniel P. Sherrill, aggravated burglary, theft more than $1,000 and vandalism less than $500, Randal Boston appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Nov. 25.
•Pablo Andreas Figueroa, Robert Zecher appointed to represent the defendant; continued to Nov. 25.
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