A Vicksburg man convicted Nov. 9 of child molestation was sentenced in Warren County Circuit Court Friday to 15 years in prison, the maximum allowed by law.

Thomas Tubbs, 57, 906 National St., was also assessed a $5,000 fine by presiding Judge Isadore Patrick.

Because it is a sex crime, Tubbs will serve day-for-day without possibility of early release or parole, according to Mississippi law, said Warren County Victim Assistance Coordinator Brenda Theriot.

Tubbs was arrested Dec. 21, 2009, several days after a child, then 3, told her mother that Tubbs had touched her inappropriately.

November’s trial was the second on the molestation charge for Tubbs, who had remained free on $100,000 bond following a December 2010 mistrial in which jurors could not reach a unanimous decision.

Tubbs also served about 10 years of a 25-year sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty in 1993 to raping a 10-year-old girl.

Also in Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday:

• Jimmie Hart, 21, 1408 Sherman Ave., pleaded guilty to vehicle burglary and was sentenced by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney to the Ninth Circuit Court Drug Court Program for a period not to exceed five years, plus a $3,000 fine, $2,200 in restitution and $997.50 in court costs. Hart was arrested Dec. 13.

• Larry Donnell Johnson, 31, 3207 Enochs St., Jackson, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Chaney to a Mississippi Department of Corrections restitution center to pay outstanding fines, fees and costs (unspecified), followed by a return to probation for up to five years. Johnson was charged in October 2010 with false pretense.

• James Maxey, 20, 108 W. China St., was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Chaney to complete the MDOC Regimented Inmate Program followed by the Greenwood Restitution Center to pay $1,567.50 in fines and costs, and then up to three years of probation. Maxey was arrested April 26, 2010.

• Willie H. Rose, 20, 2234 Grove St., Apt. B, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Chaney to four years in prison, plus outstanding fines and costs (unspecified). Rose was arrested Aug. 25, 2008, for business burglary.

• Raymond Sanders, 47, 1901 Court St., pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Patrick to the drug court program for a period not to exceed five years, plus a $1,000 fine and $1,297.50 in costs. Sanders was arrested April 13.

• Wilon Smith, 225 Buena Vista Drive, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Patrick to three years in prison followed by three years of probation, plus a $3,000 fine and $797.50 in costs. Smith was arrested April 13.

• Sonya Reachelle Wells, 36, 1245 Mount Alban Road, No. 16, was found guilty of violating the terms of the drug court program and sentenced by Chaney to six years in prison, to include an extended drug and alcohol treatment program and with credit for time served. Wells was arrested July 6, 2007, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

• Mary Elizabeth Williamson, 23, 4201 Lee Road, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to the drug court program for a period not to exceed five years, plus a $1,500 fine, $212 in restitution and $1,297.50 in costs and fees. Williamson was arrested July 23.

• Malcolm Wright, 22, 4737 Lee Road, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to the drug court program for a period not to exceed five years, plus a $5,000 fine and $1,297.50 in costs. Wright was arrested June 29.

• Terrance D. Wright, 27, 1305 Newitt Vick Drive, pleaded no contest to shooting into a dwelling house and was sentenced by Patrick to two years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus a $5,000 fine, $500 in restitution and $322.50 in costs. Wright was arrested May 24, 2010.