March 14, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A former DeKalb County Landfill employee, charged with fraudulent use of a credit card for allegedly using a county government fuel card for personal use, was sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court Tuesday, March 12.
55-year-old Mark Randall (Truck) Robinson entered a plea to the charge and received a sentence of two years all suspended to supervised probation. He must make restitution to DeKalb County of $2,443.
The case was investigated by the Smithville Police Department.
According to the arrest warrant, “Mark Robinson did use the DeKalb County Government gas card to fill his personal vehicle with gasoline. Mr. Robinson was employed by the DeKalb County landfill. Mr Robinson used the card multiple times. The first offense was on June 21, 2021 to the last offense September 11, 2022. The total amount of gasoline taken was $2,962.66. Mr. Robinson did not have consent to use the gas card for personal use. This offense did occur in Smithville,” the warrant stated.
Robinson was terminated after the incident was discovered.
Meanwhile, 46 year old Robert Jason Francis entered a plea by criminal information to possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. He received an eight-year sentence but will be on supervised probation. He must forfeit his firearm. Francis was also fined $2,000. He was given jail credit of 80 days.
Francis was one of two people found with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and weapons during a traffic stop Friday, December 22, 2023.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on December 22 a deputy pulled over a purple Ford Ranger for failing to maintain its lane of travel. Both Francis and 45-year-old Rachel Lynn Spurlock were in the vehicle. During a search, the officer found 8.52 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine along with four glass pipes with residue, two straws with residue, a spoon, two scales, and 25 small baggies. Francis had in his possession two- 22 caliber revolvers and a 22-caliber long rifle. The officer also found seven white rectangular pills and a clear baggie believed to be Tramadol in Francis’ possession.
Spurlock’s case apparently remains pending in court.