Eight sentenced in Warren Circuit Court
Published 12:30 pm Saturday, June 26, 2010
In Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday:
• Joe Brent, 29, 2751 Fonsylvania, pleaded guilty to possession of precursor substances and was sentenced by Judge Isadore Patrick to the Ninth Circuit Court Drug Court Program for a period not to exceed five years, plus $2,622.50 in fines and court costs. Brent was arrested March 26, 2009.
• Jonathan Ezernack, 30, 50 Vernon Lane, pleaded guilty to sex offender-failure to register change of address and was sentenced by Patrick to five months and 10 days in jail followed by three years of probation, plus $1,322.50 in fines and costs. Ezernack was arrested Jan. 15.
• Eugene Charles Lewis, 23, 1900 Baldwin Ferry Road, pleaded guilty to credit card fraud and was sentenced by Patrick to three years in prison plus $332.50 in costs; and was found guilty of violating probation and was sentenced by Patrick to 15 years in prison with credit for time served (unspecified), plus $5,617.22 in restitution, fines and costs. The sentences will be served consecutively. Lewis was arrested June 30, 2004, for burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny, and March 10, 2009, on the fraud charge.
• Randy Leo Lundy, 53, 9103 Traves Ave., Ocean Springs, pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement under contract and was sentenced by Patrick to five months in jail followed by incarceration at the Pascagoula Restitution Center to pay $2,861,49 in restitution, fines and costs, followed by five years of probation. Lundy was arrested March 25.
• Columbus Ortega Neal, 24, 377 Glass Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of cocaine and was sentenced by Patrick to five years of probation plus $5,322.50 in fines and costs. Neal was indicted in May 2008 by the grand jury.
• Allen Don Overton, 51, 2312 Oak St., after pleading guilty June 11 to aggravated assault, was sentenced by Patrick to four years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $2,322.50 in fines and costs. Overton was arrested March 2, 2009.
• Keithen Smith, 39, 302 Skyview Lane, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Judge M. James Chaney to two years in prison followed by three years of probation, plus $2,622.50 in fines and costs. Smith was indicted in January by the grand jury.
• Kevin Jamal Smith, age unavailable, 362 China Grove Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of cocaine and was sentenced by Patrick to three years in jail followed by five years of probation, plus $6,245 in fines and costs. Smith was indicted in January 2009 by the grand jury.
In Issaquena County during the week ending Friday, the grand jury was convened by Patrick, presiding judge.
Jurors reviewed evidence in one case and issued an indictment.
Dwight Bunton, 48, 2243 Willette Road, Mayersville, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) in a correctional facility April 20.
The grand jury met and concluded its service Monday.
Issaquena holds two grand jury sessions each year, one in January and the second in June, to review evidence in criminal cases and decide if it is sufficient to proceed to trial.