I 1 Martinsville Bulletin, Friday; June 13, 1997-Page 9-A ALe COURT WRAP-UP Ohio man sentenced in '91 beatings of city woman An Ohio man who had been wanted on felony charges for more than five years was sen-. tenced last week to three years in prison for two 1991 beatings of a city woman, court records said. Earl Jerome Hughes, 48, of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of 514 Fayette Martinsville, was sentenced in Martinsville Circuit Court to three, three-year prison terms, to run concurrently. The sentences came after he pleaded guilty to statutory burglary, possession of a firebomb and unlawful wounding, records said. The unlawful wounding charge was reduced from malicious wounding, records said.
Hughes was charged in connection with two separate attacks, according to records. In the first incident, Barbara Jean Hodnett of 512 Fayette St. was walking home on Feb. 1. 1991, when she was struck with a brick and choked.
according to court records. The records state Hodnett saw Hughes dig a brick out of the scream, records said. In the second incident, Hughes was accused of pushing open the door to Hodnett's apartment on March 24, 1991, records said. Once inside, Hughes attempted to cut Hodnett's throat with a razor. and then beat her with a wooden nightstand until it broke.
records He also struck Minnie Sumpter, of the same apartment, with the nightstand. As he was beating Hodnett, a bottle fell from his pocket. records said. The bottle contained gasoline and a cloth wick, according to records. Hughes also was charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery in connection with the second incident, records said.
He was sentenced for the two charges in December 1996 to 18 months in prison to run concurrently with the three- year sentence. Hughes failed to appear for his April 18, 1991, and May 17, 1991, court dates and had been wanted sentenced in December 1996 to 60 days in jail on those charges, records said. In other city circuit court cases: A Martinsville man was found guilty last week of a reduced charge of unlawful wounding after a deadlocked jury was urged by Judge Charles Stone to continue deliberating, attorneys and court records said. Rudolph Lynwood Hutchins 35, of 512 Fayette was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawful wounding and was found not guilty of malicious wounding in connection with a Sept. 18 knife attack of a city woman and an 11-month-old girl.
records said. Hutchins originally was charged with two counts of malicious wounding after he was charged with slashing Sharon Walton of the same address with a kitchen knife, records said. Walton and a man were involved in an argument at the apartment when the man went into the kitchen and returned Also, 11-month-old Tyshawe Williams was cut below her left 'eye while she was being held by her mother, Marquita, said Commonwealth's Attorney J. Randolph Smith. The jury found Hutchins not guilty of wounding the child because there was no proof that.
the child was cut during the argument, Smith said. The man then knocked Walton. to the floor. got on top of her and punched her in the face; head and chest, records said. He did not stop until a resident ran into the room and hit him on the head with a fry-.
ing pan, records said. The jury became deadlocked on. the second malicious wounding charge because some of the members disagreed about reducing the charge, said Wayne Baucino, Hutchins' public defender. Judge Stone issued the Allen Charge, which is an instruction to return to the jury room and try again to reach a decision, Smith and Baucino said. ground.
and then she was struck on the charges until his Dec. 9, with a knife, records said. The man Baucino said he is appealing the in the head with the brick as she 1996, arrest, records said. He was swung the knife, cutting Walton decision, claiming Hutchins did continued to walk. Hughes then charged with two misdemeanor several times in the face, records not receive a speedy trial.
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a jury of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, court records said. Police responded to a car accident on Sept. 28 at Spruce Street and Brookdale Road, records Hayes was charged with driving. under the influence and failure to yield the right of way in connection with the accident, record said. At the scene.
police saw a man remove a rifle from Hayes" Man for cocaine A Martinsville man was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling cocaine in the city, court records said. Anthony Jerome Ramey, 35, of Rivermont Apartments at 1446 W. Fayette was sentenced in Martinsville Circuit Court to 12 years in prison with six years suspended, $600 in fines and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of cocaine, records said. Ramey was charged with selling cocaine to an undercover informant on July 28, 1994, and on Aug. 5, 1994, records said.
In other city circuit court cases Wednesday: Sylvester Hodge, 36, of Rt. 3, Martinsville, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of driving after declared an habitual offender, records said. Hodge was arrested in connection with his driving a vehicle on Oct. 20 on Bridge Street and again' on Dec. 2 on Harmon Hill, records said.
Antonio Lorenzo Jackson, 20, of White Plains, N.Y., was sentenced to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, records said. Jackson was arrested Feb. 21 after police executed a search warrant at a Rivermont Apartment on Fayette Street. records said. Police found a sandwich bag containing 3.04 grams of cocaine in Jackson's mouth, records said.
Samantha Renee Moore, 31. of 27 Dunlap Martinsville, received a suspended three-year prison sentence. was ordered to pay restitution of $595.45 and was put on three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to feloniously obtaining money under false pretenses, records said. Moore was arrested May 10, 1996. and charged with fraudulently obtaining $595.45 from the city Department of Social Services by saying that her mother was providing care for her children, records said.
Leonard Erwin Anthony, 42, of Williamsburg, received a suspended three-year prison sen-: tence, was ordered to pay courtcosts and restitution of $1.187.57 and received three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to failure to return a rented motor vehicle. Anthony was arrested Jan. 7 and charged with not returning a 1991 Chevrolet Corsica to Able-Rent-AUsed Vehicle at 303 W. Church Street after he rented the car on Dec. 17, records said.
The car is: valued at $8,000, records said. Kendrick Lorenzo Redd, 21. of 1136 Sylvan Martinsville, -was sentenced to five years in prison with 3 years suspended. payment of court costs. restitution of $7,100 and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to feloniously obtaining money under false pretenses, records said.
Redd was charged with withdrawing $7.100 from Patrick Henry National Bank on Oct. 28 by saying that he was the owner of a construction company that had an account at the bank, records said. Issiah Deondra Belcher. 20. of 1216 Hickory Martinsville, was sentenced to a year in prison, 30 days in prison to run concurrently with the first sentence and a $100 fine after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine.
a felony. 'and possession of marijuana. a misdemeanor. records said. Belcher was charged with carrying 0.7 grams of marijuana in a sandwich bag and an undetermined amount of cocaine in a Vicks inhaler on Sept.
2, records said. Christopher Edwin Dillard, 29, of 55 Wren Court. Martinsville. was sentenced to a year in prison and two years of probation and was fined $250 after he pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge of assault and battery. records said.
car and put it into a Ford Explorer, records said. Hayes told police that he was transporting the gun for his brother. records said. Hayes was found guilty Dec. 9 of the traffic charges, records said.
He was sentenced to a $750 fine and three months in jail for the DUI charge and a $50 fine for the failure to yield the right of way charge, records said. t. sentenced sale 4 Dillard was originally charged with malicious wounding, a felony. after he was accused of fighting on Dec. 30- with Alfred Eugene Spencer of 414 Swanson Martinsville.
over a car. records said. During the fight, Spencer was stabbed twice in his left side, records said. The wound was 2 inches long and 2 inches wide, records said. Betty K.
'Riddle. 34, of 407 Clearview Drive, Martinsville, received a suspended three year prison sentence, was ordered to pay court costs and restitution of $1,852.75 and received three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to felonious Medicaid fraud, records said. Riddle was charged with obtaining in medical assistance between Sept. 1, 1995, and Feb. 29, 1996, by saying that her son was a member of her household when he was not living there, records said.
Joyce Ann Corbett. 23, of Yanceyville, N.C., was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended; payment of court costs: restitution of $265.04 to Kroger; and two years of probation after she pleaded guilty to feloniously writing a worthless check, records said. Corbett was charged with writing a check for $265.04 to Kroger at 223 W. Commonwealth Blvd. on Dec.
19, 1994; when there were not sufficient funds in her NationsBank account in Reidsville, N.C., records said. Collinsville woman was 'sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison after she pleaded guilty to fraudulently collecting more than $2,000 in assistance from the Department of Social Services. court records said. Stephanie Katrina White. 24.
of 517 S. Daniels Creek Road. was sentenced in Martinsville Circuit Court to four years in prison with three years suspended. payment of court costs, restitution of $2,482 and three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to felonious food stamp fraud. records said.
White also was sentenced to a year in prison to run concurrently with first sentence after she pleaded guilty to felonious Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or ADC, fraud, records said. White was charged with fraudulently receiving $2,482 in food stamp assistance from the former Martinsville Department of Social Services between Jan. 9, 1996, and Aug. 7, after she had moved out of the city, records said. She also was charged with falsely receiving $230 in ADC assistance from the department between Dec.
1, 1995, to Aug. 12. records said. In other city circuit court cases: Shirley Jane Richardson. 30.
of 711 Fayette Martinsville, was sentenced to five years in prison with four years suspended. payment of court costs, a $300 fine and three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. records said. Richardson was charged Jan. 3 with possessing 44.05 grams of cocaine in two plastic bags that were inside a cigarette case, records said.
Charles Victor Evans, 29, of Rt. 3. Bassett, was sentenced to a suspended three-year prison sentence, payment of court costs and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, records said. Evans was charged with carrying cocaine on June 30. records said.
Edward D. Worrell, 23, of Rt. 1, Callands, was sentenced to two years in prison with 21 months suspended. payment of court costs and two years of probation after he pleaded guilty to grand larceny. records said.
Worrell was charged with stealing $217 in cash. a pair of jeans valued at $5. a wallet valued at $5. six keys valued at $6, a cigarette lighter valued at $1 and a knife case valued at $20 on March 9 from June Darrell Dalton of Martinsville, records said. 3 7.
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