Carter County: Jury term starts Monday; several felony cases set for trial
A jury term will begin in Carter County District Court Monday with a number of felony cases set for trial including defendants charged with crimes ranging from robbery to assault and drug distribution to firearms violations.
Felony cases set for trial include:
• Ryan Dondre Gordon — possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana)
• Ian Nathaniel Jones — first-degree burglary
• Gary Regan Renebarger — possession of firearms after conviction or during probation, unlawful possession of CDS (methamphetamine) and two counts of committing a felony with firearm with defaced number
• Eric Jerome Jackson — felonious possession of firearm
• Cortez Laron Houston — unlawful distribution of CDS
• Deangelo Levoy Washington — robbery by force or fear
• Jackie Paul McElroy — aggravated assault and battery Those defendants seeking non-jury trials include:
• Johnny Arlyn Davis — lewd or indecent acts to a child
• Steven Zachary Parker — counterfeiting
• Houston Charles Marcu Gazaway — unauthorized use of credit card Cases that have been continued include:
• Juan Elredis Willis — domestic abuse/assault and battery by strangulation and interference with emergency telephone call
• Fernando Gonzalez — lewd or indecent acts in the presence of a child and rape by instrumentation
• Michael Cain Miller — DUI
• Kevontre Jauwana Jones — robbery by force or fear and two counts unauthorized use of credit card Cases that have been dismissed include:
• Tamara Lynn Baker — possession of forged notes or instruments
• Zackery Charles Mc-Millen — unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribution
• Billy Wayne Grantham — distribution of methamphetamine
• Jason Michael Humphrey — second-degree arson Defendants who have or will enter pleas in their cases rather than chancing a jury verdict include:
• Feather Rechel Doan — child neglect and unlawful possession of marijuana in the presence of a minor
• Darrell Glenn Pettigrew — unlawful possession of marijuana
• Seth Keith Warden — cruelty to animals
• Angela Dawn Dickson — unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute
• James Eric Payne — second-degree burglary
• Octavius Domanique Godwin — felonious possession of a firearm, use of vehicle to discharge a weapon, cruelty to animals
• Stephanie Lynn Wilson — bringing contraband (weapons) in jail and unlawful distribute of methamphetamine
• Charles Keith Shelley — child endangerment and attempted to elude police
• Casey Joseph Gibson — attempting to elude police, possession of firearm after former conviction, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, possession of stolen property, first-degree robbery
• Jonathan Ray Higginbotham — unlawful possession of marijuana
• Calvin Elvette Gene Downey — child endangerment by DUI
• Lee Matthew Mills — DUI
• Gregory Lamont Carson — distribution of CDS and unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute
• Douglas Randall Davis — cruelty to animals
• Kera Mae Wood — neglect of a child
• Claude Patrick Mc-Donald — knowingly concealing stolen property
• Earnest Sam Watkins — unlawful possession of methamphetamine
• Justin Richardo Thomas Ocampo — two counts unlawful distribution of methamphetamine
• Daryl Layne Pokladnik — shooting with intent to kill
• Rodney Lee Washington — unlawful possession of methamphetamine and possession of forged notes or instruments
• Tiffany Rachel Kieschnick — unlawful possession of methamphetamine
• Billy Joe Hickman — unlawful possession of methamphetamine
• Christopher Todd Baldwin — unlawful possession of methamphetamine and felonious possession of firearm
• Julius Laron Raymond — unlawful possession of methamphetamine
• Jamie Debord Frasier — unlawful possession of methamphetamine
• Terry John Smith — DUI
• Christopher Deon Knight — unlawful possession of marijuana
• Roland Demond Watts — unlawful possession of crack cocaine
• Shane Demar Williams — two counts distribution of methamphetamine
• Gregory Scott Hacker — assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious injury to property
• Gary Neil Davis — trafficking in illegal drugs
• Grady Allen Mead — DUI
• Willie Rex Willis — DUI
• Steven Ray Watterson — unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and two counts possession of firearm after former conviction
• Robin Ne’Cole Douglas — unlawful possession of marijuana and false personation of another to create liability
• Gregory David Byrne — second-degree burglary
• Eric Paul Wallace — aggravated DUI
• Christopher Dewayne Banks — first-degree robbery
• James Houston Cargal—DUI andactual physical control of vehicle under the influence
