A 35 year old man was sentenced in a sex crime Friday in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
Freddy S. Stringer, Jr appeared before Judge Leon Burns, Jr. and pleaded guilty, under a negotiated settlement with prosecutors to two counts of attempted aggravated sexual battery. Stringer received a ten year sentence in each case to run concurrent with each other. He was given jail credit of 352 days from August 6th, 2008 to July 24th, 2009 and he will be on probation for the balance of the sentence and under community supervision pursuant to the sexual offender statute. Stringer is to have no contact with the victim or the family. He may have contact with his son if the boy initiates contact. Stringer cannot have a computer with Internet capabilities and he can’t use the Internet. Stringer was originally charged with two counts of rape of a child, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and two counts of incest.
Meanwhile, in other cases 40 year old Jeanna Snow Bain pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of a schedule II controlled substance. She received a three year sentence in each case to run concurrently. She will serve six months and then be on TDOC probation. The term is to run consecutive to a violation of probation sentence against her that she is currently serving. Bain was given jail credit from May 22nd to July 24th, 2009
36 year old Arthur Dawson pleaded guilty to sale of a schedule II controlled substance. He received a six year sentence, all suspended to 180 days to serve. He will then be on probation. The sentence is to run consecutive to other cases against him. Dawson will be on community corrections the first year in the probation violation cases. He was given jail credit from May 13th to July 24th, 2009.
26 year old Jeremy D. Loader pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and received a four year sentence all suspended to probation. The term is to run consecutive to another sentence he is currently serving. Loader was given jail credit from January 14th to July 24th, 2009.
47 year old Jackie Mullican pleaded guilty to sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance. He received a three year sentence, suspended to TDOC probation supervised by community corrections. The term is to run consecutive to a violation of probation sentence he is currently serving. Mullican must undergo an alcohol and drug assessment. His $2,000 fine was waived.
37 year old Mitchell Layne Merriman pleaded guilty to a worthless check. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended to probation by CPS. He must perform 20 hours of community service, make restitution of $398 to the victim, Kwik-N-Ezy, and pay seventy five dollars to the economic crime fund.
34 year old Billy P. Mooneyham pleaded guilty to theft under $500 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended to two days in jail. Mooneyham will be on CPS probation, must perform 20 hours of community service work, pay seventy five dollars to the economic crime fund, and make restitution of $100 to the victim Walmart. He must also keep away from Walmart.
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