Estes Gets Probation for Robbery

A 39 year old man charged with robbery entered a plea in DeKalb County Criminal Court Friday.
Judge David Patterson presided.
Jimmy Layne Estes received a four year sentence for robbery all suspended to supervised probation. The term is to run concurrently with a General Sessions Court violation of probation against him. He was given jail credit from March 23 to October 2, 2015.
According to Smithville Police, Corporal Travis Bryant was dispatched to a robbery on Monday, March 23 which had occurred on West Broad Street. After the incident, the victim had gone to 632 Highland Street. Upon arrival Corporal Bryant met with the victim who said he was at home at 443 West Broad Street when he answered the door to an unknown male (Estes). After the victim opened the door, the male suspect (Estes) grabbed his phone from him and threw it out in the yard. The man (Estes) then struck the victim in the head and took about $45 from his wallet. The man (Estes) also took the victim’s cane and struck him with it. The victim gave a description of the suspect and police located him (Estes) in the vicinity of the robbery a short time later. A search of his person revealed about $43 concealed in his underwear. Estes, who was identified by the victim at the police department incident to arrest, told police he had been with his aunt all day.
29 year old Brian Howell entered a plea by information to burglary and received a three year sentence suspended to probation. He was given jail credit of sixty seven days. According to the criminal information, on or about July 26, 2015 Howell intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly entered a building (Edgar Evins State Park Office) not open to the public with the intent to commit theft.
24 year old Shauna Melissa Fleetwood entered a plea by information to attempted burglary and received a two year sentence suspended to thirty two days of jail time served. Her term is to run concurrently with a misdemeanor theft case against her in Wilson County. The first year of her probation is supervised. However, if all costs are paid during the first year, she will be on unsupervised good behavior probation during the second year.
32 year old Teesha Nicole Reynolds pled guilty to two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and received a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively for a total term of almost two years. No restitution or fines were ordered in the case but she will be on supervised probation.
66 year old Horace Laster, Jr. pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. He received a two year sentence on supervised probation. The term is to run consecutive to probation in another case. He is to possess no firearms or ammunition.
30 year old Wallace Rackley pled guilty to filing a false report and tampering with evidence. He received a four year sentence for the false report and six years for tampering with evidence. The terms are to run concurrently as one six year sentence and he is to serve six months and then be on probation.
54 year old David Linnear pled guilty by criminal information to simple possession and reckless endangerment. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on supervised probation in each case. The terms are to run concurrently. He was fined $250.
46 year old Kelli Rae Bullard pled guilty by criminal information to reckless endangerment and was granted judicial diversion for a period of 11 months and 29 days. She will be on supervised probation.
58 year old Eddie Blair pled guilty to a fourth offense of driving under the influence and received a two year sentence all suspended to supervised probation except for 150 days to serve. The sentence is to run consecutive to his probation in a Wilson County case against him. He will lose his license per Tennessee Department of Safety regulations. Blair was also fined $3,000. He was given jail credit from May 16, 2015 to October 2, 2015.
34 year old William Smallwood, II pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended except for 48 hours to serve. He was fined $350 and will lose his license for one year. He must also attend an alcohol safety school. Smallwood was given jail credit of eighteen hours.
46 year old Victor Gingerich pled guilty to a second offense of driving under the influence. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to supervised probation except for forty five days to serve which may include twenty eight days in rehab. He will lose his license for two years per Tennessee Department of Safety regulations and he was fined $600.
32 year old Clayton Moore pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended except for forty eight hours to serve. He was fined $350 and must attend an alcohol and drug safety education program. Moore will also lose his license for one year.
28 year old Jessie Jones pled guilty to simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and received a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively for a total of almost two years. He was fined $900. Jones was given jail credit of 174 days. He will be on supervised probation for the first year but he may be placed on unsupervised probation the second year if costs and fees are paid by the end of the first year.
44 year old Chad Knowles pled guilty to being an habitual offender and received a two year sentence to serve in the Tennessee Department of Correction. He was given jail credit of 105 days.
37 year old Jeffrey Hennessee pled guilty to reckless driving and was granted judicial diversion good behavior probation for a period of five months and 29 days.
31 year old Jeremy Mark Ashburn pled guilty to reckless endangerment and possession of a handgun while under the influence. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently with each other. He is to serve thirty days on weekends in the reckless endangerment case. He was also fined $650. The sentence in the handgun case was suspended but he must forfeit the weapon.