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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
Superior Court

Drug charges were filed last week in Superior Court against three people in connection with a single incident last June.

According to reports, Timothy John Kiel and John David Sharman, both of Senoia, were arrested the night of June 26 last year on Harp Road at Rebecca Lakes. Both have been charged with possession of marijuana, and Sharman faces an additional count of obstructing an officer.

Stephanie Diane Lomax of Hampton was arrested at the same time on Ga. Highway 85 and charged with selling marijuana.

Also in Superior Court last week:

Kenneth Durand Smith of Jonesboro pled guilty Thursday to possession of cocaine in connection with an incident in January.

He was sentenced to five years, with three to serve and two on probation, and ordered to undergo drug counseling.

Mary L. Bussey of Greenville, Ga. pled guilty Wednesday to possession of cocaine after an incident in May, and was sentenced to five years on probation, with time to be served in a diversion center.

James Bryan Knight of Fayetteville was charged Monday with habitual violator, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to maintain lane and driving under the influence of alcohol.

He was stopped Oct. 17 on Ga. Highway 54 at Walt Banks Road after failing to yield and maintain his lane, and the other offenses were discovered at that time, police said.

Curtis Cornelius Scott of Atlanta was charged Thursday with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, along with a seatbelt violation.

He was stopped March 19 of last year north of Fayetteville, at which time police discovered a brown cigar case in his car with 35 “hard offwhite substances” believed to be crack cocaine, according to reports.

Carlton Dewey Jackson was charged Thursday with two counts of theft by shoplifting.

He allegedly stole three packages of ribeye steaks from Kroger and a black Minolta camera from K-Mart, both incidents occurring Jan. 7, 1998.

According to reports, Jackson has six previous shoplifting convictions in Clayton, DeKalb and Spalding counties, between 1984 and 1988.

Ezra Beasley was charged Thursday with driving to the left of the center lane and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

He was stopped March 19 of last year on Milam Road for the traffic violation, and officers found 35 green Ziploc-type bags, packaged for sale, containing what was believed to be marijuana, police said.

James Donald Dimler of Fayetteville was charged June 23 with theft by taking, for allegedly stealing a 1989 Ford Aerostar minivan Feb. 14 of last year.


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