LOCAL MAN GETS PROBATION ON BURGLARY CHARGE BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS/Correspondent GILMER--115th District Judge Lauren Parish sentenced 6 persons on felony charges between Sept. 5 and 26, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrds office. Details of the sentencings, all of which occurred Sept. 5 unless otherwise indicated, were as follows, the office reported: Randell Jay Phillips, 39, of Gladewater, drew 4 years probation of a 2-year state jail term upon pleading guilty to burglary of building. Some terms of his probation include a $1,500 fine, 400 hours of community service and remaining off the victims property. The Upshur County Sheriffs Office investigated the Feb. 18 offense. Assistant District Attorney A. Camille Henson represented the state at sentencing. Gladewater attorney Barry Wallace represented Phillips. Jason M. Williams, a Hawkins resident who turns 35 Wednesday, received 6 years in prison when his probation was revoked on a charge of possession of a controlled substance--1 gram or more but less than four grams of methamphetamine. Williams admitted violating terms of probation for his Oct. 19, 2012 offense, which Big Sandy police investigated. Henson represented the state in the revocation. Longview attorney Daryll Bennett represented Williams. Thomas Anthony Hollis, 27, of Winnsboro, was placed on 4 years deferred adjudication probation upon pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance--less than 1 gram of methamphetamine. Deferred adjudication means no final conviction appears on a defendants record if he/she successfully completes probation. However, when such probation is revoked, the defendant can receive up to the maximum sentence for the crime. Hollis admitted committing the July 22 offense, which Gilmer police investigated. Among terms of his probation are a $1,000 fine, 300 hours of community service and receiving outpatient counseling, approved by the probation department, within 30 days after his release from county jail. Byrd represented the state at sentencing. Gilmer attorney Tim Cone represented Hollis. Cody Louis Dyer, 24, of Diana, was placed on 4 years deferred adjudication probation upon pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance--less than one gram of heroin. East Mountain police probed the June 30 offense. Some terms of Dyers probation include 400 hours of community service, going to a treatment center and a $1,000 fine. Byrd represented the state in the case. Longview attorney Edward Choy represented Dyer. Paul Anthony Taylor, 36, of Gilmer, received 6 years in prison for retaliation after his probation on the charge was revoked. Taylor admitted violating terms of probation for the Dec. 27, 2012 offense, which the sheriffs office investigated. Byrd represented the state in the revocation. Gilmer attorney Dwight Brannon represented Taylor. Cullen James Haines, 27, of Bullard, drew 8 years probation of a 10-year prison term upon pleading guilty Friday to attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver--one gram or more, but less than four grams of methamphetamine. Big Sandy police probed the Aug. 24, 2013 offense. Some terms of probation include 500 hours of community service and a $2,500 fine. Henson represented the state. Gilmer attorney Matthew Patton represented Haines.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:34:18 +0000
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