Drug Offenders Have Their Day in Court

September 9, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Four people charged with drug offenses had their day in court Tuesday, September 6.

Judge Gary McKenzie presided.

45-year-old Jermaine Derperise McCoy entered a plea to two counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of methamphetamine and received a 15-year sentence in each case as a range II offender in the Tennessee Department of Corrections to run concurrently with each other and with a White County case against him. He was fined $2,000 and given jail credit of 810 days served.

43-year-old Jeremy Likens entered a plea to possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received a 10-year sentence to run concurrently with a Coffee County case against him. He must serve at least 30% of the term before parole eligibility. He was fined $2,000 and given jail credit from October 3, 2021 to September 6, 2022.

30-year-old Nathaniel Dylan Tippens entered a plea to sale of a schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) and received a 4-year sentence to serve to run concurrently with other cases against him. He was fined $2,000.

45-year-old Bridgett Nicole Vientos entered a plea to possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) and received an 8-year Tennessee Department of Corrections sentence with 1 year to serve. She will then be on TDOC probation. She was fined $2,000 and given jail credit for 225 days served.

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