May 23, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Several people were sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court last Tuesday, May 17.
Judge Gary McKenzie presided.
51-year-old Chad Knowles entered a plea to attempted possession of over 0.5 grams of methamphetamine and received a six-year sentence to serve 30% before his release eligibility date. He was fined $2,000 and given jail credit of 1,270 days.
47-year-old Christopher Scruggs entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received an eight-year sentence to serve 30% before his release eligibility date. He was fined $2,000 and given jail credit of 411 days.
43-year-old Shawn Patton entered a plea to possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) under 0.5 grams and received a three-year sentence all suspended to supervised probation except for 490 days of time served. He was fined $2,000.
25-year-old Brianna Phillips entered a plea to delivery of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received a sentence of eight years suspended to supervised probation. She must pay a $2,000 fine and was given credit for time served.
26-year-old Caleb McGhee entered a plea to theft over $2,500 and delivery of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams. He received a sentence of eight years on the drug charge and three years for the theft to run concurrently but suspended to supervised probation. He was fined $2,000 and must also make restitution for any amount owed.
25-year-old Ronald Barbosa Gutierrez entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days supervised by CPS probation except 40 days to serve. He will lose his driver license for one year.
43-year-old James Frederick Summers entered a plea to attempted auto burglary and theft under $1,000 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently but all suspended to supervised probation.
29-year-old Denzel Young entered a plea to domestic assault and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve 75% and then be on probation.
61-year-old Terry Wayne Shores entered a plea by criminal information to reckless endangerment and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to CPS probation.
22-year-old Robert Brock Pedigo entered a plea by criminal information to reckless endangerment and theft under $1,000 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to run concurrently but suspended to CPS probation pursuant to judicial diversion.
24-year-old Taylor Nicole Marshall entered a plea by criminal information to reckless endangerment and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to CPS probation pursuant to judicial diversion.
33-year-old Kyle Denton entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to supervised probation by the DeKalb County Recovery Court except for 45 days to serve. He will lose his driver license per state department of safety regulations.
50-year-old Dori Keith entered a plea to fraudulent use of a credit/debit card over $1,000 and received a one year sentence all suspended pursuant to judicial diversion.