Reports – 9/8/2006

Published 12:00 am Friday, September 8, 2006

The Panolian: COUNTY REPORTS – September 8, 2006

 From the 9/8/06 issue of The Panolian       
  

Court Report
Six-pack costs shoplifter $610 in city court
By Emily Williams

A Batesville man charged with felony assault on a police officer has been bound over to the Panola County Grand Jury after a preliminary hearing in Batesville Municipal Court on Wednesday.

Sgt. Billy Sossaman testified before Judge Bill McKenzie that he was doing a routine traffic stop after noticing that Christopher Whitten of Batesville was driving a white Chevy with no tag.

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"He turned on Hays Street and pulled into a driveway and when Whitten got out of the car I noticed he had intoxicating behavior," said Sossaman.

Sossaman said he asked Whitten to sit in the police car while he questioned the other passengers in the car.

He said he called Officer Gray Nickels for back up.

When Nickels arrived at the scene, Sossaman stated, "He (Whitten) ran from Nickels and punched him in the face."

Nickels testified that he had a swollen lip and other injuries and received treatment at Tri-Lakes following the "scuffle."

Whitten also faces charges of DUI-refusal (second), open container, no tag, no driver’s license and no proof of insurance.

Other cases
Roy McGhee, 205 Claude St., Batesville, was found guilty of disorderly conduct-failure to comply and resisting arrest.

Sgt. Billy Sossaman testified he was doing regular patrolling and noticed a vehicle parked in the road in the Patton Lane area.

"I asked McGhee to move his vehicle out of the road and he started screaming profanities at me and said he was just trying to make a living (washing the car)," said Sossaman.

He said that is when he told McGhee he was going to jail and McGhee walked into his house and said he wasn’t going anywhere.

"I didn’t run judge, believe me, if I ran, all he would of seen is the bottom of my shoes. Ask (Jimmy) McCloud," McGhee told the judge as he pointed to BPD Captain McCloud and grinned.

McGhee’s testimony was that he never heard he was "under arrest" so he kept walking.

Sossaman said as he walked in the house there was a struggle, and that he had sprayed mace to get things under control.

"Why didn’t you just do what the officer said?" the judge asked McGhee.

"This could have been avoided if you would have just moved the vehicle," added the judge.

McGhee was found guilty with no fine imposed, but was given a 90-day jail sentence, suspended pending his good behavior for two years.

Calvin Smith, 240-A Martin Luther King, Batesville, was found not guilty of domestic violence-simple assault due to no witnesses being present to testify.

Ben McPhail, 1203 North Main Street, Water Valley, had a domestic violence-simple assault charge dismissed after the affiant Ann McPhail failed to appear to prosecute.

"Are y’all going to put in the paper that I was not guilty?" he asked the judge.

"All the paper does is try to make people look bad" said McPhail.

"Sir, I don’t have anything to do with what is in the paper," the judge responded as McPhail walked away.

Jennifer Morrissett, 202-A Pollard St., Batesville, entered a guilty plea to child neglect by leaving her two-year-old and three-year-old children unsupervised as they walked down Pollard Street.

"I was sick in the bathroom," said Morrissett.

"It was really poor judgment," the judge said.

She was fined $265.

Jason McClay, 304 Hubbard Rd., Pope, had a trespassing charge dismissed after the affiant Louis Roby failed to appear to prosecute.

Jalanie Robinson, 210 Fisher St., Batesville, had a malicious mischief charge dismissed after the affiant Parthesala Lester failed to appear to prosecute.

Shoplifting
Edmond Palmer, 2480 Shrewbury, Jackson, was fined $610 for shoplifting a six pack of beer at Rascals on Hwy. 6 without paying the purchase price of $5.66.

"It was a misunderstanding, I thought the guy with me paid for the beer," said Palmer.

"It is your business to see that it is taken care of!" the judge said.

Marshelda Johnson, 109 A-3 Lester St., Batesville, entered a guilty plea to shoplifting eight bottles of cologne worth $366 at Sullivan’s Drug Store on Van Voris Street. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail because Alcorn County Jail has a hold on her for drug related charges.

Contempt of court
Misty Loftis, 173 Henry Heafner Rd., Sardis, entered the court room late with small children for contempt of court old fines of $432 that have been due since May 2006.

The judge advised Loftis to come to court next week without children and to be on time.

"Court is no place for children," the judge said.

Pamela Smith, 150 MLK, Batesville, was given 30 days to pay her old fines of $292 that have been due since July 2006. If she doesn’t pay the fines she will serve 90 days in jail.

Tickets
Christan Bailey, 115 Quail Run Run, Batesville, entered a guilty plea to speeding and was enrolled in driving school to keep the charge off her record.

Latoya L. Cole, 1105 Trantham Rd., Batesville, was fined $309 for speeding and no proof of insurance. A lower insurance fine was imposed after she provided proof she received insurance after the ticket was issued.

Lashana M. Stinson, 129 Ballentine Rd., Sardis, was fined $464 for no driver’s license and no proof of insurance. She received a lower fine for the no proof of insurance after proving she received insurance after the ticket was issued.

Antonio Lee, 312 Lincoln St., Sardis, was fined $281 for no driver’s license.

Sharron D. Farmer, P.O. Box 634, Como, was fined $281 for no driver’s license and had a no proof of insurance ticket dismissed after proving she had insurance.

Anthonie J. Henderson, 818 Bethlehem Rd., Batesville, entered the city’s work program for six days instead of paying a fine of $219 for speeding and no seat belt.

 
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