8 sentenced in Warren County Circuit Court

Published 12:12 am Saturday, May 29, 2010

In Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday:

• Thomas A. Day, 58, 6632 Siwell Road, Jackson, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Circuit Judge Isadore Patrick to three years in prison. Day was indicted in May 2007 for felony bad check.

• Kelvin Jones, 31, 780 U.S. 61 North, Apt. 10A, pleaded guilty to statutory rape and was sentenced by Patrick to six years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $322.50 in costs. Jones was arrested Jan. 14, 2009.

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• Bruce Lewis, 51, 251 Whatley Hollow Road, pleaded guilty to possession of precursor substances and was sentenced by Patrick to five years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $2,822.50 in fines and costs. Lewis must also complete long-term drug and alcohol rehabilitation. He was arrested Dec. 19, 2008.

• Valerie Morris, 48, address unavailable, Greenville, pleaded guilty to felony shoplifting and was sentenced by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney to 18 months in prison followed by three years of probation, plus $1,322.50 in fines and costs, to be served concurrently with a Washington County sentence already imposed (unspecified). Morris was arrested Oct. 13.

• Daren L. Scott, 22, 402 Locust St., was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Chaney to five years in prison. Scott was arrested April 9, 2005 for possession of cocaine.

• Dixie Latrice Terrell, 29, 418 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Patrick to 60 days in jail, followed by the resumption of probation per her original sentence, with supervision transferred to Adams County. Terrell was arrested Jan. 16, 2005 for felony shoplifting.

• Lamont C. Turner, 35, 450 Lakehill Drive, No. 1610, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Chaney to three years in prison with credit for time served. Turner was arrested April 5, 2000 for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

• Derrick Williams, 31, 902 Blossom Lane, Apt. A1, pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $322.50 in costs. Williams was indicted by the Warren County Grand Jury in August.

In Sharkey County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday:

• Cortez Clark, 19, 243 W. China St., Rolling Fork, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, non-residential, and two counts of grand larceny and was sentenced by Chaney to two years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $2,645 in fines and costs. Clark was arrested Oct. 26.

• Josh Lee Warren, 26, 239 Worthington Ave., was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Chaney to six years in prison with credit for time served. Warren was arrested in November 2006 for sale of cocaine.