Sex registry violation results in 3-year sentence

Yahoo

07-02-2025

In October, Thomas Jefferson Lance pleaded guilty by information to a charge of violation of the sex offender registration law and received a two-year suspended sentence with 90 days to serve and the balance on supervised probation.
Four months later, Lance, 64, stood before Criminal Court Judge Shawn Fry charged with violation rules and requirements of the sex offender registry law.
On this occasion, Lance was accused of changing addresses without notifying authorities as required.
Lance pleaded guilty by information Jan. 21 and received a three-year sentence to serve, concurrent with the sentence he received in October. Lance is being given credit for eight days already served in jail.
In other cases on the docket, the following took place:
Guilty pleas
•James Don Cumby, 37, charged with possession of more than .26 grams of meth for sale and/or delivery, simple possession of meth, auto burglary, theft of property of up to $1,000 and violation of a restraining order, pleaded guilty to possession of more than .5 grams of meth for sale and delivery and auto burglary.
Cumby pleaded guilty as a Range 1 offender and received an eight-year sentence with 114 days to serve and credit for the same amount. He was placed on supervised probation. The charge is the result of a search warrant issued for a residence on Buddy's Trail on Jan. 29, 2024, and served by CCSO.
Cumby also pleaded guilty to auto burglary occurring on June 23, 2024, during which food stamps and credit/debit cards were stolen. Cumby is to pay $282 restitution, is banned from contact with the victim and received a one-year probation which is to run concurrently with the meth conviction.
All other charges were dismissed.
•Bret Marshall Dolsen, 39, pleaded guilty to an information charging domestic assault occurring on April 12, 2024, and received an 11-month, 29-day sentence to be served on supervised probation. He is to complete Break the Cycle classes and is banned from contact with the victim. Dolsen is being given credit for seven days served in jail.
Nothing else is known about this case.
•Wayne Monroe-Hymes Richards, 52, charged with DUI, per se, and second offense driving on a revoked license, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, was fined $350, to pay clerk's fee, loss of driving privileges for one year, to complete MADD Victim Impact panel, required programs and placed on supervised probation for 11 months, 29 days.
The charge stems from December 2023 traffic stop by CCSO and CPD.
Set for trial
•Micah Taylor Barnes, DUI, per se, motion and plea deadline set for March 4 and trial set for March 14.
•Edgar Gayheart, DUI, per se, motion and plea deadline set for March 4 and set for trial March 17.
Arraignment
•Steven Paul Downing, domestic assault, continued to Feb. 18.
•Dakota Britt Gray, aggravated burglary, theft of property of up to $1,000 and vandalism of $1,000 to $2,500, Jeff Vires appointed to represent Gray and continued to Feb. 18.
•Terrence Deyvan Hence, possession of more than .5 grams of fentanyl and speeding, continued to Feb. 18.
•Brandi Lynn Hubbard, theft of property of $10,000 to $60,000 and one case in continued boundover status, continued to March 4 at which time Hubbard is to return to court with an attorney.
•Donnel Laquan Johnson, theft of property of $2,500 to $10,000, reckless endangerment, evading arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia, continued to Feb. 18.
•Brandon Chance Jones, arson, continued to Feb. 18 at which time Jones is to return to court with an attorney.
•Daniel Lee Miller, vehicular homicide and second offense driving under the influence, continued to March 18.
•Kyle Daniel Nelson, aggravated assault, continued to March 18.
•Lonnie Delane Polson, domestic assault, continued to Feb. 18 at which time Polson is to return to court with an attorney.
•Shayla Marie Reagan, assault, continued to Feb. 18 at which time Reagan is to return to court with an attorney.
•Robert Joseph Salyers, theft of merchandise of up to $1,000 and three cases in bound-over status, continued to March 4.
•Hasten Charles Thompson, aggravated assault and domestic assault, Jeff Vires appointed to represent Thompson and continued to Feb. 18.
Deadline
•Timothy Dean Barnes, possession of more than .5 grams of fentanyl, introducing contraband into a penal institution, tampering with evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia, continued to feb. 18.
•Donald Eugene Caswell, theft of property of $1,000 to $2,500, continued to Feb. 18.
•Sammy Ray Debord, DUI, per se, continued to Feb. 18.
•Regina Beth Fish, possession of less than .5 grams of fentanyl, Jeff Vires appointed to represent Fish and continued to March 18.
•Douglas Shane Ford, 16 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, continued to March 4.
•Herbert Brian Howard, possession of meth with intent, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent, possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of a weapon during commission of a dangerous felony and driving on a revoked license, continued to Feb. 18 for bond hearing.
•Jason Michael Hughes, vandalism of $2,500 to $10,000, continued to March 18.
•Jasmine Ratisha Lewis, identity theft, continued to March 18.
•Jesus Murillo, driving under the influence, per se, continued to Feb. 18.
•Johnny Dale Ogle, possession of more than .5 grams of cocaine, possession of 300 grams of meth and possession of a Schedule VI drug with intent, continued to Feb. 18.
•James Lee Quarry, two counts of aggravated assault and vandalism of up to $1,000, continued to Feb. 18.
•Frank Henry Quince Jr., aggravated assault, continued to March 11.
•Robert Clifford Rains, multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, continued to Feb. 18.
•Jonathan Wayde Russell, reckless endangerment, evading arrest and theft of property of $2,500 to $10,000, continued to Feb. 18.
•Bradley Leon Smith, three counts of possession of meth with intent, possession of more than .5 grams of fentanyl and possession of drug paraphernalia, continued to April 15.
•Sean Paul Stephens, theft of merchandise of $2,500 to $10,000 and filing a false report, continued to March 4.
•Tina Marie Stewart, reckless endangerment, introducing contraband into a penal institution, two counts of evading arrest, simple possession of meth, simple possession and driver's license violation, continued to April 15.
Hearings/motions
•Heather Renee Flowers, possession of a Schedule I drug with intent, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent, possession of meth with intent, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony and possession of drug paraphernalia, Recovery Court application pending and continued to Feb. 18.
•Darrell Wayne Smith, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent and theft of property of $2,500 to $10,000, fine and court costs waived; to pay $3,500 in restitution.
•Addison Paige Woody, four counts of possession of meth with intent, two counts of possession of .5 grams of fentanyl, possession of more than 26 grams of meth with intent, possession of a Schedule I drug with intent, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent, driving while in possession of meth, introducing contraband into a penal institution and tampering with evidence, bond revocation hearing continued to March 4.
Probation violations
•Bret Alan Kearley, pleaded guilty to a probation violation of new charges and is to serve 90 days in jail at 75% and then be reinstated back on probation for the balance of an eight-year sentence.
•Thomas Jefferson Lance, pleaded guilty to a probation violation of new charge and is to serve the balance of his two-year sentence with credit for 74 days already served.
•Michael Scott Strader, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent Strader and probation violation hearing continued to Feb. 11.
•Kailey Marie Abney, Public Defender's Office appointed to represent Abney and violation hearing continued to Feb. 18.
•Lonnie Paul Davis, pleaded guilty to a probation violation of positive drug screen and is to serve 90 days in jail at 75% and then be reinstated back on probation for the balance of a two-year sentence.
•William Ernest Kelley III, pleaded guilty to a probation violation and is to serve the balance of a one-year sentence.
Boundover
•Jimmy Luther Bowman Jr., Joseph Wyatt appointed to represent Bowman and continued to March 4.
•Roger Diamond Jackson Jr. one case, continued to March 4.
•Joey Lee Leach, one case, continued to Feb. 18.
•Douglas Willard McCallister, one case, continued to March 4.
•Danny Ellison Phillips Jr., one case, continued to March 4.
•Dennis Edward Reagan, one case, continued to March 4.
•Thomas Leon Reagan, one case, continued to March 4.
•Bryant Dewayne Regan, one count, continued to March 4.
•Tiffany Diane Parkman, one case, continued to March 4.
•Joshua Dale Walker, one case, continued to March 4.