Birmingham Criminal Defense News: Franklin County, AL, Grand Jury Indictments

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Steven Eversole

Being an experienced Birmingham criminal defense attorney, I have the knowledge and skills to represent Alabama residents and other persons accused of committing crimes by the law enforcement agencies of this state. These criminal acts can include theft, larceny, assault, drug possession, criminal sexual behavior, murder and other crimes. As an Alabama criminal lawyer, I do believe that an individual is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. That’s something nobody can take away because it’s a Constitutional protection granted to everyone in the United States.

Recently, a Franklin County grand jury handed down a number of indictments for a variety of crimes. Many of these individuals will claim that they were unjustly accused. A trial will be held to determine the guilt or innocence of each person. Here is a selection of those indictments:

  • Aaron Andrew Adams, 22, Vina -- third-degree robbery
  • Sarah Marie Beasley, 25, Haleyville -- possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia
  • Andrew Eric Bryant, 19, Haleyville -- seven counts of fraudulent use of a credit card
  • Harold Clayton Bryant, 44, Russellville -- possession of drug paraphernalia and attempting to manufacture a controlled substance
  • Richard Henry Fisher, 25, Red Bay -- second-degree attempting to manufacture a controlled substance, contributing to truancy and third-degree theft of property
  • Tyler Blake Garrison, 18, Russellville -- four counts of third-degree burglary, three counts of second-degree theft of property and one count of attempted theft of property
  • Guillermo Castro Gutierrez, 19, Russellville -- second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, first-degree identity theft and second-degree forgery
  • Jason Anthony Hacker, 25, Vina -- third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, unlawful breaking and entering a motor vehicle and five counts of third-degree theft of property
  • Donnell Lee Harris, 44, Sheffield -- third-degree burglary and second-degree theft of property
  • Ryan Bonds Hester, 29, Phil Campbell -- possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of domestic violence third-degree assault
  • Rafe Hollander, 23, Russellville -- violation of the community notification act as a sex offender
  • Dana L. Johnson, 35, Haleyville -- possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Anthony Wayne Lane, 28, Russellville -- second-degree receiving stolen property, third-degree assault, third-degree burglary and third-degree theft of property
  • Hector Ortiz, 25, Fayette -- second-degree forgery, leaving the scene of an accident, public intoxication, resisting arrest and obstructing justice by giving false identification
  • Carey Renea Peters, 32, Vina -- second-degree theft of property, violation of protective services, attempting to possess a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Joseph Thomas Postell, 20, Harvest -- second-degree escape
  • Cody James Simpson, 20, Florence -- first-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary
  • Erskin L. Spearman, 33, Jasper -- public intoxication, second-degree possession of marijuana, carrying a pistol without a permit and certain persons prohibited from carrying a firearm
  • Robert Duncan Strickland, 19, Red Bay -- possession of drug paraphernalia and contributing to truancy
  • Tilena Ann Watson, 36, Red Bay -- second-degree manufacturing of a controlled substance
  • Roger Lee West, 28, Mount Hope -- second-degree forgery
  • David Leeander Whitman, 30, Phil Campbell -- first-degree theft of property

 

Franklin County grand jury, TimesDaily.com, November 26, 2009

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Grand Jury in Coffee County Provides Indictments in Two Dozen Alabama Criminal Cases

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Steven Eversole

If crime wasn’t on the rise lately we probably wouldn’t be seeing such a flurry of local criminal indictments across Alabama. Recently a grand jury in Coffee County handed down more than two dozen indictments for a variety of alleged crimes in the area. As a Birmingham criminal defense lawyer, I represent many different clients, many of whom believe they do not deserve the charges for which they have been arrested. Drug possession and trafficking, Internet crime, criminal sexual behavior, larceny, burglary and all manner of felonies, I always provide a strong and aggressive defense for my clients.

These are a few of the latest charges and accusations by state and local authorities leveled against various individuals throughout our area. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department served 25-plus grand jury indictments early in September. More will undoubtedly follow.

News reports state that warrants served on the indictments included Christopher D. McCray, 20, of County Road 723, Chancellor, who was arrested on New Year’s Day on charges of murder and attempted murder at the Castle Ridge Apartment complex in Enterprise. According to Enterprise Police Capt. Mike Lolley, police found Tori Maurice Jones, 30, of Hull Street, dead inside an apartment, shortly after midnight. Jones had been shot once in the face and once in the chest. Injured at the scene was George Presley, 26, who walked into Medical Center Enterprise with a gunshot wound in the forehead.

Others included:

  • Jeffrey Todd Ivie, 35, of New Brockton, on charges of trafficking and manufacturing of illegal substances, possession of marijuana, first degree and use and possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Michael Brett McClain, 19, of Enterprise on charges of first-degree robbery
  • Gregory Michael Thames, 37, of Bonifay, Fla., on manufacturing a controlled substance
  • Jeffrey Fluellen, 30, of Enterprise, on possession of cocaine and first-degree marijuana charges
  • Wilfred H. Wittekind, 75, of Oakwood Dr., Enterprise, on a first-degree sodomy charge
  • Robert Wayne Strickland, 45, of Chancellor, on a charge of second-degree assault
  • Sarah Smith Rodgers, 27, of Geneva, on distribution of a controlled substance, second-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Thomas E. McCaw, 25, of Daleville, on charges of second-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence, manufacturing and attempting to elude police
  • Nelson Roldansolano, 27, of Melbourne St., Enterprise, on a charge of second-degree felony rape
  • Philip Lamar Nolin, 44, of New Brockton, on nine counts of possession of a forged instrument
  • Drake Robert Stinson, 20, of Elba, possession and receiving a controlled substance and use and possession of drug paraphernalia

 

Coffee County Grand Jury hands down indictments, EpriseNow.com, September 15, 2009

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