Nine people appeared in DeKalb County Criminal Court last Friday to settle their cases before Judge David Patterson.
The following persons entered pleas under negotiated settlements with the prosectuors:
44 year old Wendell Lee Gibbs pleaded guilty to theft over $10,000 and received a six year sentence in the Tennessee Department of Corrections, to serve 244 days. He must make restitution to be determined in a separate hearing. Gibbs must perform 40 hours of community service work. The case is to run consecutive to any other case against him.
25 year old Thomas Jacob Sims pleaded guilty to theft under $500 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended except for 60 days to serve. He must make $250 restitution and pay $50 to the economic crime fund.. He was given jail credit of 41 days.
29 year old David L. Martin pleaded guilty to a second offense of driving under the influence and misdemeanor vandalism. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently. He must serve 45 days and then be on probation.. Martin was also fined $615, ordered to pay $250 to the economic crime fund, and his license has been revoked for two years. He must also attend anger management classes and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment.
21 year old John Anderson pleaded guilty to passing a forged prescription and received a two year sentence, all suspended to probation upon payment of court costs and a contribution of $150 to the economic crime fund. He must undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow all recommendations.
19 year old Clinton Cope pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended to 48 hours to serve. The sentence is to run concurrently with a General Sessions Court case against him. He will lose his license for one year and must attend alcohol safety education classes. Cope was fined $365.
28 year old Steve Merriman pleaded guilty by information to reckless endangerment. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to CPS probation.
29 year old Eric Jarvis pleaded guilty to forgery and received a two year sentence, all suspended to probation. The sentence is to run consecutive to a parole violation against him but concurrently with a Rutherford County case. He will be on DOC probation and must pay $250 to the economic crime fund. Jarvis must also make restitution to DeKalb Community Hospital in the amount of $1,243
38 year old Michael E. Brown pleaded guilty to joyriding and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended to probation. The sentence is to run consecutive to a Cannon County case against him. He must pay $250 to the economic crime fund.
47 year old David Pack pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and received a 30 day suspended sentence on unsupervised good behavior probation. He was fined $50
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