10/1/09
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14 plead guilty to meth charges
Crystal meth cases dwindled on the court docket in Morgan County this week with defendants entering guilty pleas to charges in Circuit Court. Sheriff Greg Bartlett said the work of his investigators has paid off. “The biggest issue is that we’ve probably got that many more coming behind those that settled,” Bartlett said. “We’re proud to see them end this way, and that’s because we’ve been real aggressive with busting meth labs. We’re No. 1 in the state in these busts.” He credits public service announcements with heightening awareness so more people report labs. In addition to the meth cases, two defendants pleaded guilty to charges involving the prescription drug Oxycodone. Fines, prison John Louis King II, 28, of 1847 Brownstone Ave. S.W. pleaded guilty to trafficking in illegal drugs. Judge Steve Haddock sentenced him to 40 years in prison and fined him $500,000. Nichole Jana King, 28, of 1847 Brownstone Ave. S.W. pleaded guilty to trafficking in illegal drugs, and she has a plea agreement for a three-year prison sentence. Haddock fined her $50,000. She applied for probation. The defendants pleading guilty to meth charges ranged in age from 25 to 45. Fourteen pleaded guilty to meth charges. Chad Michael Hinton, 27, of 190 Bellsire Road, Meridianville, pleaded guilty to second-degree manufacture of meth. Haddock sentenced him to five years in prison. John William Sherrod, 28, of 215 Deer Springs Road pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth, and his plea agreement is for five years in prison. He applied for probation. Kimberly Anne Sherrod, 25, of 215 Deer Springs Road pleaded guilty to possession of meth, and her plea agreement is for a five-year prison sentence. She applied for probation. Brandy Lynne Atchley, 26 of 215 Deer Springs Road, pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth and possession of meth. Her plea agreement is for 10 years in prison. She applied for probation. Michael Terrell Steelman, 40, of 1172 Charest Road, Somerville, pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth. Haddock gave him 15 years in prison. Tony Borden, 44, of 16361 County Road 7, Moulton, pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth. His plea agreement is for a 15-year prison sentence. He applied for probation. Andy Derrick Cluxton, 39, of 61 St. John Road, Baileyton, pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth, and his plea agreement was for 10 years in prison. He applied for probation. Julia Renae Henry, 45, of 569 County Road 1592, Baileyton, pleaded guilty to second-degree manufacture of meth. Her agreement is for a three-year sentence, and she applied for probation. Nancy Lashelle Kirby, 27, of 522 Ghost Hill Road, Trinity, pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth, and her agreement is 10 years in prison. She applied for probation. Ronnie Amos Shedd, 35, of 747 Keller Hollow Road, Eva, pleaded guilty to first-degree manufacture of meth, and his agreement is for 10 years in prison. He applied for probation. Porsha Leeann Swafford, 23, of 11829 West Gateway Drive, Huntsville, pleaded guilty to second-degree manufacture of meth. Her agreement is for a three-year prison sentence, and she applied for probation. Theresa Lynn Taylor, 38, of 569 County Road 1592, Baileyton, pleaded guilty to second-degree manufacture of meth, and her agreement is for a three-year prison sentence. She applied for probation. Terry Ray Willingham, 40, of 410 Sundown Drive, Arab, pleaded guilty to possession of meth, and his agreement is for five years in prison. He applied for probation. Gene Paul Southern Jr., 44, of 2230 Graham Ave. S.W. pleaded guilty to trafficking in meth and first-degree manufacture of meth. Haddock gave him 21 years for each count. The sentences will run concurrently. Haddock set hearing dates for defendants who applied for probation.
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Very sad, looks like meth is now our worst drug problem. More prisons will be needed, where will it all stop?
To hell with probation, lock em all up and make them do their full sentences.
wished the cops would do something with the drug problem in the 1600 block of jackson st; decatur; i've called but nothing is ever done oh the the cop i spoke to got arrested for stealing the drug money
big drugs, big money, if your are going to bitch, do it to the judges, they are the ones letting them out on ten dollar bonds, and, giving them 30 days in jail. call the tip line...no names no involvement. Beth, if you have info that will help put them in jail, get off your hind end and speak up, not only to the police, but to the courts. police are people too, some good, some bad. dont let one bad one spoil the soup. the good ones dont like the bad ones more than you. like the song says.....stand up and testify. all it takes is more of us to get involved, and there will be less of them. our kids are the ones who will pay the toll in the long run, if we dont stop it now. its your neighborhood, dont talk, and you are part of the problem, try and be part of the solution by speaking up.
Life sentences should be in order. Once the user gets hooked, its for life. They may get clean but the addiction is always there. It never gets better. The amount of people dying from this drug far out weighs the ones getting clean. Want to see some of the results? Go visit a burn unit. Most of the victims there are people who were running meth labs. These are the same people that if they survive, will be on publicly funded health care for the rest of their lives. Same for the users. They are usually too messed up to get or keep a job but will demand the same health care that you and I expect. I personally think they should issue death sentences but I am sure that I am in the minority and the do gooders are furiously beating their computer keyboards to death typing their response about how awful a person I am.
Good article Mrs. Marsh. Good job Sheriff bartlett and the sheriff's deputies. Keep that meth off these streets.
to mythbuster i am not just sitting on my hind end i have observed drug activity in four rental houses across the street from my house the landlords know what is going on but don't care i have lived in the neighborhood for 25 years since the elderly neighbors have passed away and their houses were sold and the landlords continue to put people in these housest hat are drug users/sellors. i have informed the narcotics officers of what is going on they tell me they are watching these people this has been going on for two years in the mean time people move out and new people move still i continue to see the same drug activity ie drug dealers cars comeing and going the amount of traffic is alot especially on the first and third of the month considering i live on dead end street i haven't spoken to judges i was told to contact the police department whenever i saw drutivity i have given the police tag numbers, descriptions of vehicles i have done everything except place a neion sign in my front yard pointing to the drug dealers houses
did not mean to offend you, lots of people bitch about drugs, but do nothing, you dont seem to be one of them. if i could give you someone to speak with would you be willing to go the extra mile. thanks for your help in the fight against drugs.
to mythbuster: thanks for any help i would really appreciate getting my neighborhood back to the nice quiet street it was before