A McMinnville woman charged with TennCare fraud was sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court Friday, October 3.
Judge Gary McKenzie presided.
37 year old Julie D. Wright pled guilty to TennCare fraud and received a one year sentence on probation to run concurrent with her Warren County probation in another case. She must give up her TennCare insurance.
Wright was charged in an indictment in April of 2013 with TennCare fraud in connection with obtaining a controlled substance paid for by TennCare, while planning to sell a portion of the drugs. She was apprehended later after eluding authorities for over a year.
In other court cases Friday, 34 year old Nieka Barrett Patton pled guilty to two counts of simple possession of a schedule IV drug. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case suspended to probation. Patton must also pay a drug fine of $2,000. The terms are to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to all current sentences against her.
56 year old Billy Stephen Braswell pled guilty by information to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively. He was fined $150. His supervised probation will end after one year if he has no other violations. Braswell was given jail credit of 33 days.
26 year old Bruce Cantrell pled guilty to sale of a schedule III drug and received a two year sentence but he was granted judicial diversion probation. Cantrell was also fined $2,000.
47 year old Alton David Estes pled guilty to theft over $1,000 and got a four year sentence to serve 30% before his release eligibility date. The sentence is to run concurrently with a Coffee County case against him. He was given jail credit from March 5 through October 3, 2014.
29 year old Danny Prater pled guilty to domestic assault and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation to run consecutive to a violation of probation against him.
35 year old Kenny Bly pled guilty by information to sale of a counterfeit substance and received a two year sentence, all suspended to supervised probation. The term is to run consecutive to a six year TDOC sentence against him.
53 year old Tommye Lou Bell pled guilty to sale of a schedule II drug and received a four year sentence all suspended to TDOC probation. She was fined $2,000 and must make restitution of $160 to the sheriff’s department. She must forfeit the pills and money seized by law enforcement.
37 year old Quastaia Braswell pled guilty to initiation of meth and received an eight year sentence on probation upon her completion of a long term treatment program. She was fined $2,000. Braswell was given jail credit of 89 days.
32 year old Elizabeth Chalfant pled guilty to forgery ($1,000-$10,000) and received a two year sentence on supervised probation to run consecutive to a violation of probation against her. She must make restitution of $187 to the victim. Chalfant was given jail credit from June 23 to August 11, 2014.
39 year old Stephen Jason Moore pled guilty to burglary and received a five year sentence to run concurrently with a violation of probation against him in General Sessions Court. He must make restitution of $1,700. Moore was also given jail credit of 53 days.
25 year old Kenneth Roberts, Jr. pled guilty to theft under $500 and theft over $500. He received a sentence of one year in one case and 11 months and 29 days in the other to run concurrently with each other. He must make restitution of $1,776 and he will be on supervised probation.
31 year old Christopher Trent Barnes pled guilty to sale of a schedule II drug and was granted judicial diversion probation for four years. He was fined $2,000.
49 year old Darlene Cantrell pled guilty to attempt to sell a schedule II drug and was granted judicial diversion probation for two years. She was fined $2,000.
38 year old Lynda Neville pled guilty to theft over $1,000 and received a two year TDOC sentence all suspended to probation.
27 year old Philando Fullilove pled guilty to possession of a schedule II drug and received a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days to run consecutive to his parole in another case. He was fined $750.
19 year old Lucas Shane Bogle pled guilty to theft over $1,000 and was granted judicial diversion probation for three years. He will be on supervised probation for two years and if all costs are paid and conditions are met he will be eligible for good behavior probation for the last year. He must make restitution of $6,800.
25 year old Karla Montgomery pled guilty to theft under $500 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve 75%. The term is to run concurrently with another sentence she is serving. Montgomery was given jail credit from October 3, 2013 to October 3, 2014.
49 year old Ronda Butler pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve 48 hours at the Swain Center in Rutherford County, where she will also attend a DUI class. She will then be on probation. Her fine is $365.
39 year old Kevin Bogle pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to good behavior probation. Bogle was given credit for time served. He was fined $360.
50 year old Tony J. Corley pled guilty by criminal information to two counts of driving under the influence (3rd offense). The sentences are to run concurrently with each other. He must serve 120 days and he will then be on probation. He was fined $1,100 and he will lose his driver’s license for six years.
33 year old Ronald Collins pled guilty by information to reckless driving and received a six month sentence all suspended to CPS probation. The term is to run concurrent with a Warren County case against him.
30 year old Mindy Magouirk pled guilty to driving on a suspended license. She received a six month suspended sentence and was fined $50. She will be on supervised probation.
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