The Fayette Citizen-News Page
Wednesday, August 25, 1999
Superior Court

Jeffery Bryant Weaver pled guilty Wednesday to statutory rape and was sentenced to five years probation and a $1,000 fine plus costs.

Weaver, a teenager, admitted having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Jonathan Howell pled guilty to possession of LSD and received five years probation, 20 hours community service and a $1,500 fine plus costs. He received first offender status, and must participate in drug counseling.

Serena Reese pled guilty to shoplifting and possession of cocaine. She admitted taking cigarettes from Wal-Mart April 8. She was sentenced to 12 months probation and a $250 fine on the theft charge, and five probation and a $1,000 fine on the drug charge. She will also undergo drug counseling.

Leonard Pangburn Jr. pled guilty to theft by receiving in connection with a 1998 incident in which he received a golf cart stolen by a juvenile. He received first offender status and was sentenced to three years probation and a 500 fine. His attorney requested that his sentence allow him to live in Indiana with his father.

”Bharat M. Shah pled guilty to obstruction of an officer, driving under the influence of alcohol and having an unlawful alcohol content. He was sentenced to six months in jail.

Karen Sanders pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and possession of prescription drugs not in the original container in connection with a March 20 incident. She received first offender status and was sentenced to three years probation and a $1,000 fine. She will be allowed to serve her probation in Alabama, where she lives.

Melissa Brewer pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and two other drugs and received five years probation, along with a total of $3,500 in fines.

James Metzger McCabe pled guilty to possession of Ecstasy in connection with a Feb. 13 incident in which he and two other Sandy Creek High School students were found in possession of drugs. His attorney, Scott Ballard, testified to Judge Paschal English that the incident literally changed McCabe's life, and he has become a model student athlete and religious leader in his school. McCabe's entire family was present at the hearing, for which English commended them.

McCabe was sentenced to five years probation, a $1,500 fine plus costs, and must undergo drug counseling, which he is already doing. He received first offender status.

Jimmy Drake pled guilty to possession of cocaine in connection with a 1997 incident and received five years probation, 24 hours community services and a $1,000 fine. He received first offender status.

Sherry Johns pled guilty to theft by taking, admitting to stealing more than $600 from Fashion Care Cleaners last year. She was sentenced to five years probation and a $250 fine, and she must also make restitution.

Brian Lee pled guilty to criminal trespass and was sentenced to 12 months probation, a $200 fine and 20 hours of community service.

Joe Boutier pled guilty to criminal trespass and was sentenced to 12 months probation, a $200 fine and 20 hours of community service.

Suzanne Lux pled guilty to possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, which she intended to mail to Michigan earlier this summer so she could use it later when she was there for a visit. A mother of two, she testified that her husband had no knowledge of the incident.

She was sentenced to 12 months probation and a $500 fine, receiving first offender status.

Brandon Copeland pled guilty to criminal trespass and received 12 months probation, a $200 fine and 20 hours of community service.


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