Superior Court
Abbreviation Key
CAAFóCourt-appointed attorney fee
CSWóCommunity service work
EHAóElectronic house arrest
SAAóSubstance abuse assessment
VDóDismissal without leave by district attorney
Disposition of cases heard the week of Aug. 11 in Rowan Superior Court by Judge James E. Hardin Jr.:- Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury ó Austin Jerrod Alexander, two charges, 31-47 months to run concurrently with any other sentence, jail credit, court cost, CAAF, DNA sample, evidence to be destroyed, also felony habitual felon, VD.
– Misdemeanor maintaining dwelling for controlled substance ó Irma Y. Franco, 45 days, suspended 24 months, $500 fine, court cost.
– Felony financial card theft ó Douglas Robert Howie, VD, also felony financial card fraud, VD.
– Felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana ó Bobby Dale Pless, two charges, also felony maintaining vehicle, dwelling, place for controlled substance, 6-8 months, suspended, 36 months probation, court cost, CAAF, $600 SBI lab fees, warrantless searches for controlled substances and contraband, not use, possess or control any illegal controlled substance, body testing, Tasc evaluation and participate in recommended treatment, six months intensive probation, DNA sample contraband to be destroyed, seized money to be forfeited to local school fund, also felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance, VD.
– Felony common law robbery ó William Ray Simerson, two charges, also two charges felony larceny by employee, 15-18 months, suspended, 60 months probation, court cost, restitution, warrantless searches for stolen goods, controlled substances and contraband, not use, possess or control any illegal drugs or controlled substances, body testing, not associate with known drug dealers except those living at Trosa, not assault, harass or threaten any victim or go on or about businesses named in indictment, complete Trosa program, also two more charges felony common law robbery, 15-18 months at expiration of first sentence, suspended, 60 months probation, court cost, 12 months intensive probation at expiration of intensive probation in first sentence, same terms and conditions, also two more charges felony common law robbery and one charge felony embezzlement, 15-18 months at expiration of second sentence, suspended, 60 months probation, court cost, six months EHA at expiration of intensive probation in second judgment, same terms and conditions as first judgment.
– Driving while license revoked ó Anthony Dale Sutherland, 30 days, jail credit, $500 fine, court cost; Carla Whisnant Lemly, order of remand.
– Driving while impaired ó Andre Bernard Springs Jr., six months, suspended, 24 months probation, court cost, CAAF, SAA and comply with treatment, 72 hours CSW, not use, possess or control any illegal drugs or controlled substances, body testing, warrantless searches for controlled substances, contraband and alcohol, probation to transfer to Mecklenburg County.
– Felony breaking and/or entering ó Charles Wayne Dobson, also felony possession of stolen goods/property and two charges felony larceny, 8-10 months, jail credit, suspended, 36 months probation, court cost, CAAF, restitution with co-defendant Dustin Surratt, abide by conditions of 13, 14, 15 and 18, Tasc evaluation and follow recommended treatment, DNA sample, nine months intensive probation to transfer to Forsyth County.
– Felony robbery with dangerous weapon ó Roland Rico Harris, 94-122 months, jail credit, court cost, CAAF, both a condition of work release or post release supervision, also felony attempted first-degree murder, VD; Jerome Lee, 94-122 months, jail credit, cost, CAAF, both a condition of post release supervision, DNA sample, also felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and felony assault on handicapped person, 20-24 months at expiration of first sentence, court cost, restitution, both a condition of post release supervision.
– Felony habitual impaired driving ó John Eugene Murdock Jr., also three charges felony possession of controlled substance on prison/jail premises, 36-42 months, jail credit, court cost, CAAF, both a condition of post release supervision, also felony conspiracy to sell/deliver marijuana, felony conspiracy to sell, deliver Schedule III controlled substance and felony conspiracy to sell, deliver Schedule II controlled substance, VD in all three cases; Norman Victor Murdock, 20-24 months, jail credit, court cost, CAAF, both a condition of work release or post release supervision, work release recommended when eligible, DNA sample.
– Felony selling/delivering marijuana ó Gustavo Rodriquez, also felony maintaining vehicle, dwelling, place for controlled substance, felony conspiracy to sell marijuana and felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, 6-8 months, jail credit, court cost, DNA sample, to be transferred to Midland, Texas, upon release, also felony selling Schedule VI controlled substance, felony selling/delivering marijuana and two charges felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, 6-8 month at expiration of first sentence, suspended, 36 months probation, court cost, warrantless searches for controlled substances and contraband, not use, possess or control any illegal controlled substance, body testing, not associate with known drug dealers except common law wife, restitution to Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit, $300 SBI lab fees, evidence to be destroyed, may be transferred to Midland, Texas, upon release.
– Failure to notify Department of Motor Vehicles of address change ó Sonja C. Scardamaglia, $50 fine, court cost.
– Felony second-degree burglary ó Ty Oliver Roy Webb, 11-14 months, suspended, 24 months probation, court cost, CAAF, warrantless searches for controlled substances, contraband and stolen goods, abide by conditions of 14, 15 and 18, Tasc evaluation, not threaten, harass, contact or go on or about premises of victim, restitution with co-defendants Aaron Gully and Richard Elhard, serve 45 days in jail, jail credit, DNA sample, no contact with co-defendants, also felony larceny, VD.
– Misdemeanor possession of Schedule VI controlled substance ó Donna Eberhardt, 15 days, suspended, 12 months probation, court cost, abide by conditions 13, 14, 15 and 18, TASC evaluation and comply with recommended treatment, evidence to be destroyed.
– Felony first-degree burglary ó Jason Ray Williams, also felony larceny after breaking/entering, 61-83 months, court cost, CAAF.
– Felony obtaining property by false pretense ó Michael Wayne Coomer Jr., two charges, also felony identity theft, 13-16 months at expiration of earlier sentence.
– Felony possession of marijuana ó Carlos Leon Jamison, VD.
– Felony passenger fleeing accident with injury/death ó Brandon Heathcliff Lowery, 8-10 months, suspended, 36 months probation, $1,000 fine, court cost, restitution with co-defendants Alstin Vanderford, Rachel Miller, Patsy Morgan, Derrick Talbert and Eric Taylor, surrender license and not operate motor vehicle until license restored, warrantless searches for controlled substances and contraband, not use, possess or control any illegal drugs or controlled substances, body testing, 50 hours CSW, DNA sample, six months EHA then six months intensive probation, Tasc evaluation and abide by recommended treatment, may be transferred to Mecklenburg County, also misdemeanor death by vehicle, 45 days at expiration of first sentence, suspended, 12 months probation to run concurrently with first sentence, abide by terms and conditions of first judgment, also felony involuntary manslaughter, VD, also felony aiding and abetting felony hit-run/failure to stop/personal injury, VD; Alstin Lee Vanderford, 8-10 months, suspended, 36 months probation, $1,000 fine, court cost, restitution with co-defendants Brandon Lowery, Rachel Miller, Patsy Morgan, Derek Talbert and Eric Taylor, Tasc evaluation and abide by recommended treatment, surrender license and not operate motor vehicle until license restored, warrantless searches for controlled substance and contraband, not use, possess or control any illegal drugs or controlled substances, body testing, 50 hours CSW, DNA sample, six months EHA and then six months intensive probation, also misdemeanor death by vehicle, 45 days at expiration of first sentence, suspended, 12 months probation to run concurrently with first judgment, abide by terms and conditions of first judgment, also felony aiding and abetting felony hit-run/failure to stop/personal injury, VD.- Felony hit-run/failure to stop/ personal injury ó Eric Gregory Taylor, 8-10 months, suspended, 36 months probation, $1,000 fine, court cost, restitution with co-defendants Brandon Lowery, Alstin Vanderford, Derek Talbert, RAchel Miller and Patsy Morgan, surrender license and not operate motor vehicle until restored, warrantless searches for controlled substances and contraband, not use, possess or control any illegal drugs or controlled substances, body testing, 50 hours CSW, continue counseling, obtain psychological evaluation, DNA sample, six month EHA and then six months intensive probation, also misdemeanor death by vehicle, 45 days at expiration of first sentence, suspended, 12 months probation to run concurrently with first judgment, same terms and conditions as first judgment, also two charges felony involuntary manslaughter, VD in both cases.