A 27 year old woman, who allegedly served as a lookout while another person broke into Smithville Rental Center on East Broad Street earlier this year, received a sentence of four years on probation in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Monday, September 17.
Johnna M. Maynard pleaded guilty under a negotiated settlement to theft over $1,000 and burglary. Judge Leon Burns, Jr. sentenced her to four years in each case suspended to probation. The cases are to run concurrently as one four year sentence. Maynard must make restitution to Smithville Rental Center in the amount of $1,275, jointly and severally with a co-defendant in the case, Willie Ray Murphy. Maynard was arrested on Tuesday, April 3. Maynard was given jail credit of 114 days.
Sheriff Patrick Ray told WJLE that on or about March 17, Maynard served as a lookout while another person (Willie Ray Murphy) broke into a business on East Broad Street (Smithville Rental Center), taking several items. She was accused of helping in the commission of the theft.
During her arrest, Maynard told a drug detective that she had two needles in her bra and a bottle of xanax in her body cavity. A female correctional officer removed those items from Maynard. Found were eight and a half lorazopam pills (2 milligrams) and five lorazapam (1 milligram) pills along with the needles.
Murphy was charged with burglary and theft of property over $1,000. He was arrested on Friday, March 23.
According to Sheriff Ray, “Murphy went around to the side of the building and busted out a glass door. He then entered the business. While Murphy was in there, he took out some power tools for concrete work.
On July 31st, Maynard was indicted by the grand jury for possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, and theft under $500. Murphy and Maynard were co-indicted on charges of burglary and theft over $1,000. The drug charges against Maynard were dropped as part of her plea deal.
Murphy’s case has not yet been settled.
A 29 year old man, who allegedly stole metal racks from Smithville Rental Center earlier this year, pleaded guilty to the crime Monday, September 17 in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
Nathan Trapp, originally charged with theft over $1,000, pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of theft under $500 and received a sentence of 11 months of 29 days to serve at least 75%. Trapp must make restitution of $1,000 to Smithville Rental Center jointly and severally with a co-defendant in the case, 34 year old Sam Walker. The sentence is to run concurrently with other cases against him in General Sessions Court.
According to Sheriff Ray, Trapp and Walker went to Smithville Rental Center on East Broad Street on Tuesday, February 2 and allegedly stole 940 pounds of metal racks valued at more than $1,000, taking them to a local recycling center where they sold them.
Walker’s case has apparently not yet been settled.
45 year old Timmy George pleaded guilty to sale of a schedule II controlled substance and received a four year sentence on probation. He must pay a $2,000 fine and make $40 restitution to the Smithville Police Department. He was given jail credit of forty eight days.
George was arrested by Smithville Police on a sealed indictment returned by the DeKalb County Grand Jury on July 31.
The indictment against George stated that on or about January 9, George and a co-defendant knowingly sold and delivered a schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid). The delivery charge against him was dropped as part of the plea deal.
27 year old Robin Woodard pleaded guilty to a third offense of driving under the influence. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to supervised probation, except for 120 days to serve. Woodard was fined $3,010 and she will lose her license for five years. She was given 62 days jail credit.
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