Court report|2 found guilty in separate trials
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 20, 2010
In separate trials, jurors this week found two defendants guilty in Warren County Circuit Court.
Roosevelt Harris, 18, 270 Railroad Alley, was convicted of selling cocaine in a two-day trial with Circuit Judge M. James Chaney presiding.
The verdict carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and $5,000 to $1 million in fines. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Dewey Arthur and Lane Campbell, with James “Buck” Penley as the defense attorney.
Separately, Harris is set for trial June 7 for the murder of Antonio Turner, 25, who was shot while in a car on Alcorn Drive March 15, 2009.
Also following a two-day trial with Chaney presiding, Algernon Williams, 25, 308 Pleasant Valley Drive, was found guilty of shooting into a dwelling. Williams faces a max of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He was defended by Mike Bonner and Travis Vance, with Arthur and Campbell prosecuting.
Sentencing for Harris and Williams, who are in the Warren County Jail, was delayed pending completion of pre-sentencing reports.
Also this week:
• Derrick Lashawn Brown, 32, 203 Signal Hill Road, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, third offense, and was sentenced by Chaney to a year of house arrest followed by four years of probation, plus fines and court costs of $2,322.50. Brown was arrested Dec. 26, 2008.
• Mary Ann Buck, 54, 20 Waterwell Road, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to three years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus fines and costs of $5,622.50. Buck was arrested Jan. 29, 2009.
• Delton Burns, 37, 5737 Gibson Road, pleaded guilty to possession of precursor substances and was sentenced by Chaney to six years in prison followed by two years of probation, plus fines and costs of $2,322.50. Burns was arrested April 24, 2008.
• Rajesh Dyron Ellis, 22, 802 Reed St., pleaded guilty to shooting into a dwelling and was sentenced by Judge Isadore Patrick to 168 days in jail followed by one year of house arrest and five years of probation, plus fines and costs of $1,322.50. Ellis was arrested May 25.
• James Stacy Fondren, 40, 3192 Star Road, Florence, pleaded guilty to eluding an officer and was sentenced by Patrick to two years in prison to be served concurrently with a prison term imposed in Webster County Circuit Court. Fondren was indicted by a Warren County grand jury in August.
• Derrick Dwayne Funches, 36, 2326 Iowa Ave., pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Patrick to seven years in prison plus fines and costs of $3,000. Funches was arrested Dec. 17, 2008.
• Eddie Harris, 43, 646 Cain Ridge Road, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to the MDOC Restitution Center for the payment of $1,715 in restitution, fines and costs, followed by two years of house arrest and probation until his original five year sentence is completed. He was arrested Aug. 20, 2002, for auto theft.
• Cairo P. Howard, 29, 2715 Jeannette St., pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Patrick to seven years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus fines and costs of $2,622.50. Howard was arrested April 1.
• Dalton W. Hynum, 41, 678 Kirkland Road, pleaded guilty to possession of precursor substances and possession of a weapon following a felony conviction and was sentenced by Chaney to 10 years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus fines and costs of $3,122.50. Hynum was arrested Dec. 15, 2008.
• Joseph Carl Lane, 18, 733 Johnson St., pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced by Chaney to two years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus fines and costs of $1,822.50. Lane was arrested Aug. 13.
• Kimberly Lynn McCarty, 36, 1001 First North St., was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to the MDOC Restitution Center in Flowood for the payment of $3,026.60. She was arrested Jan. 9, 2007, for false pretense.
• David Benard Minor Jr., 26, 108 Second Ave., pleaded guilty to statutory rape-child 14 or 15 and was sentenced by Patrick to five years of probation plus fines and costs of $3,322.50. Minor was arrested June 17.
• Corey Leon Patterson, 32, 801 First East St., pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and was sentenced by Chaney to one year in prison followed by three years of probation, plus fines and costs of $1,937.50. Patterson was arrested April 10.
• Anthony Reynolds, 49, 128 Village Drive, pleaded guilty to DUI third offense and was sentenced by Patrick to Drug Court for a period not to exceed five years, plus restitution, fines and costs totaling $3,822.50. Reynolds was arrested Jan. 10.
• Christopher Carlton Strawbridge, 29, 70 Upland Drive, pleaded guilty to three counts of uttering a forgery and was sentenced by Patrick to a year and a day in prison followed by five years of probation, plus restitution, fines and costs of $2,705.50. He was arrested March 27.
• Terry Deshawn Williams, 19, 113 Starlight Drive, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to 250 days in jail followed by five years of probation, plus restitution, fines and costs of $3,322.50. Williams was arrested Dec. 27, 2007, for burglary and malicious mischief.