A Smithville man charged in a rash of forgeries last summer was sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court Friday, May 20.
Judge Gary McKenzie presided.
23 year old Enrique (Ricky) Adelaido Lomas of Bright Hill Road, Smithville entered a plea to three counts of forgery and received a two year TDOC sentence in each case to run consecutively for a total of six years. He must make restitution to four victims totaling $1,349. He will be furloughed to drug court.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, July 6, 2015 Lomas stole a check from the glove box of a truck. He was charged with theft in that case.
Lomas then passed forged checks to another individual for $150 on Tuesday, July 7 and for $130 on Friday, July 10. In at least one case, white out was used as Lomas changed the amount of the check.
Meanwhile on Thursday, July 16, Lomas passed forged checks in amounts of $120 and $80 at Kwik N Ezy.
Five days later on Tuesday, July 21 Lomas passed forged checks in amounts of $100 & $65 to Discotienda Latina, $100 to Kwik N Ezy and $100 to Mercadito Chabelita. In some cases the checks were flagged as stolen and returned to the merchants.
38 year old James Allen Hesson of Big Hurricane Road entered a plea by information to violation of the sex offender registry. He received a two year sentence with one year to serve and the remainder suspended to supervised probation. The sentence is to run concurrently with a DeKalb County General Sessions Court Violation of Probation he is currently serving.
Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, February 25 two deputies responded to a residence on Big Hurricane Road to do a welfare check on two children who were staying at this home. Upon arrival the officers observed a 13 year old boy coming out of a room where Hesson was sleeping. A two year old and a 14 year old were also staying at this residence. Hesson, a convicted sex offender is not to have minor children living with him. That’s a violation of the sex offender registry.
31 year old Sara Nicole South entered a plea to theft over $10,000 and received a six year sentence suspended to supervised probation except for six months to serve. She was given credit for time served and must make restitution of $24, 125 making monthly payments of $350 to the victims as a condition of probation.
Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, August 8, 2014 South allegedly took several pieces of jewelry from a home on Sparta Highway. The jewelry was valued at $24,125. She allegedly admitted to taking a watch and a ring from the residence. Several other pieces of jewelry were recovered from the apartment where South was staying. That jewelry was identified by the victim as being some of the missing items.
54 year old Max Teeples entered a plea to manufacture of a schedule VI drug and possession of a weapon by a felon and received a two year sentence in each case to run concurrently with each other and concurrently with other cases against him in Putnam County.
William Hunter Hendrixson entered a plea by information to reckless endangerment and violation of the implied consent law. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to probation. He will lose his driver license for one year and he must participate in an alcohol and drug assessment program and follow the recommendations.
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