By MONROE ROARK
Staff Writer

James Carlton Jenkins, serving a life sentence for rape and several other sex crimes, was rejected Friday morning in his bid for a new trial.

Judge Johnnie Caldwell overruled a motion by Jenkins' attorney, John Beall, during a criminal hearing in Fayette County Superior Court.

A jury in March found Jenkins guilty of rape, cruelty to children, two counts of child molestation, one count of aggravated child molestation, two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, and one count each of incest and aggravated sodomy.

Jenkins was sentenced to life in prison on the rape charge and a consecutive 30-year sentence for aggravated child molestation. The other convictions brought five 20-year terms and two 30-year sentences, running concurrently.

In other cases heard Friday, Ryan Brock Prebor pled guilty to two counts of burglary and one count of obstruction of an officer for an incident in Peachtree City last October.

Prebor broke into a home and was confronted by one of the residents, after which he fled. He was later found nearby by police, but he fled on foot before being caught, at which time he admitting to entering another home that day as well.

Prebor was sentenced to concurrent three-year terms on the burglary charges, with a concurrent 12-month sentence for obstruction.

Robert Jerry Cooley pled guilty to four counts of burglary and one count of obstruction in connection with a series of robberies last winter.

Cooley broke into three convenience stores in December and a hardware store in February, stealing cash and gift certificates. Upon leaving the hardware store, he was confronted by a Fayetteville Police detective and tried to flee.

He received 12-year sentences for each burglary charge and 12 months for obstruction.

Michael Joseph Donovan pled guilty to theft by shoplifting after taking about $1,500 in merchandise from Home Depot in August. He received five years for that charge, with three to serve.

James Foster Jones pled guilty to four counts of first-degree forgery and one count of battery.

He took four checks from Goodson Auto Import last December and made them out to himself, cashing them for a total of $1,954.04.

The battery charge stemmed from an incident in the Fayette County Jail in June where he struck an inmate. He received 12 months for battery and seven years, five to serve, on each forgery count. He must also pay restitution to the bank.

Michael Allen pled guilty to possession of a weapon by an inmate after a razor was found folded up in a piece of toilet paper in his cell last November.

Allen's attorney told the judge that his client is a licensed barber and cuts hair at the state prison in Augusta where he is currently serving. He nonetheless received two years on the possession charge.