Defendant in 2014 burglary found guilty of CCS violations

Judge Charles Cooper sentenced Darrell G. Weaver, 61, of Portsmouth, to six years in prison on Wednesday morning, on charges of trafficking in drugs and possession of drugs.

Weaver had his sentencing continued several times after pleading guilty on April 12 to the charges against him.

Virginia M. White, 42, of South Point, was sentenced to three years on charges of tampering with evidence, to run concurrently with previous charges, for a total of three years.

In other action in Cooper’s courtroom, Jay C. Hutchinson, 37, address unknown, denied violating his community control sanctions, and had his trial set for July 19.

Timothy K. Jenkins, 61, of Ironton, also had his case continued to July 19, on charges of possession of cocaine, possession of buprenorphine, and operating a motor vehicle while under suspension.

Melissa H. Jones, 39, of Milton, West Virginia, pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of cocaine, trafficking in marijuana, possession of amphetamines, possession of hydrocodone, possession of drug abuse instruments, and endangering children, and will return on July 19.

Brandon L. Justice, 31, of Ironton, was arraigned on charges of possession of methamphetamine, and released on $10,000 own recognizances bond, to return on July 19.

Michael Newcomb, 23, of Ironton, pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing official business, and was released on $10,000 cash or surety and own recognizances bond. He returns to court on July 19.

Nicholas Roman, 35, of South Point, was arraigned on charges of breaking and entering, and had bond set at $10,000 cash or property.

Marc J. Spelar, 35, of Milton, West Virginia, had bond set at $30,000 cash or surety and $70,000 own recognizances on charges of possession of cocaine, trafficking in marijuana, possession of amphetamine, possession of hydrocodone, possession of drug abuse instruments, and endangering children. Spelar will return to court on July 26.

Whittany Taylor, 30, of South Point, was arraigned on charges of endangering children, and had bond set at $30,000 own recognizances. She was also ordered to continue treatment at Mended Reeds, with pretrial set for July 19.

Nathan DeLong. 38, of Chesapeake, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and CCS violations, in a deal that nullified charges of possession of a drug abuse instrument and possession of paraphernalia. DeLong was sentenced by visiting Judge Crawford to six months and 12 months, respectively, to run concurrently, for a total of 12 months.

DeLong was on CCS for his involvement in a 2014 burglary where he and an accomplice, Chris Destocki, were charged with burglarizing the home of an elderly victim that Destocki had befriended following the death of her husband.

The daughter of the victim called the police to report the prowlers after they entered the home through a door the victim said was locked, and cash was found in Destocki’s pocket by officers responding to the scene. The victim later reported that over $1 million was missing from a safe that she and Destocki each had the combination to.

In Judge Andrew Ballard’s courtroom, Tahzarai L. Pitts, 22, of Detroit, was sentenced to eight months in prison on charges of harassment by an inmate.

Donald Pace, 32, of Chesapeake, was sentenced to six years on charges of F2 burglary. Pace had pleaded guilty to the charges on June 14.

Jeffrey Saul, 37, of Ironton, pleaded guilty to F5 theft and F5 possession of cocaine, and was sentenced to four years of CCS with ISP, to complete a program at STAR Community Justice Center, perform 200 hours of community service, and to pay $1,700 in restitution to the victim of his crime. Because he failed a urinalysis, he will remain in custody until his bed date at STAR.

Jamie Blevins, 33 of Ironton, Van Lee Harrell, 29, of South Point, both denied violating the terms of their Community Control Sanctions, in unrelated cases, and had trials set for July 19.

Clarence Botkins, 45, of Ironton, pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated trafficking in methamphetamine, and had his bond continued, with the addition of a $10,000 own recognizances bond.

Brandy Bump, 30, of Ironton, pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of methamphetamine, and had her bond of $2,500 from the lower court continued, with the addition of a $10,000 OR bond, and had her pretrial set for July 19.

Justin Daniels, 33, of Huntington, West Virginia, pleaded not guilty to possession of heroin, possession of oxycodone, and trafficking in heroin, and had bond set at $25,000 cash or surety.

James Davis, 19, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded not guilty to charges of improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle, and had his bond set at $10,000 cash or surety and $25,000 own recognizances.

Chadwick Goodrich, 40, of Ironton, pleaded not guilty to charges of tampering with evidence and obstructing official business, and had bond set at $2,500 cash or surety, $25,000 own recognizances, and ordered to submit to GPS tracking as a condition of release, with pretrial set for next week.

Elizabeth Martin, 42, of Huntington, West Virginia, rejected her final offer from the state and had her trial set for August 14. Martin, who was indicted on charges of possession of heroin, objected to the state’s offer of treatment at STAR Community Justice Center. Her attorney, Warren Morford, explained that she was already in an outpatient program with a treatment center in Huntington that she was responding well to, and the court noted that her urine screen was clean when she reported.

Dean Montroso, 46, of South Point, pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of Oxycontin, and had his bond of $2,500, cash or surety, from a lower court continued in addition to an own recognizances bond of $10,000, with pretrial set for July 19.

Shirley Turvey, 33, of Pedro, pleaded not guilty to possession of morphine, and had bond set at $2,500 cash or surety.

Michael Baldridge, 48, of Ashland, had his CCS continued and was ordered to report to STAR.

Jason D. Smith, 39, of Huntington, West Virginia, had his pretrial set for July 12 on charges of possession of heroin and DUI. Riverside treatment center acknowledged that Smith had shown up for an assessment and had a clear urine screening at that time, however bond was revoked after he failed to provide a clean sample for the court.