Judge hears tampering case

Published 12:20 pm Thursday, March 23, 2017

Bruce J. Randolph, 60, of Huntington, had his case continued for two weeks in Judge Charles Cooper’s courtroom on Wednesday morning. Randolph is accused of helping Marvin Sexton dispose of evidence in his attempted murder case.

Sexton, 54, of Cheaspeake, pleaded guilty to the charges against him in Cooper’s courtroom last week. Sexton had his sentencing on those charges set for March 29. Sexton beat his victim, a 39-year-old woman, with a shovel before leaving her for dead.

At the time that Randolph is accused of taking a call from Sexton, requesting that Randolph burn his clothing, Sexton and Randolph thought that Sexton’s victim was dead.

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In other action, Elijah W. Chapman, 21 of Chesapeake, had his case on charges of burglary and felonious assault continued for two weeks, Custer M. Delawder, 20, of Ironton, had his case for burglary and possession of methamphetamine continued for three weeks, and Justin R. Dennison, 39, of Proctorville, had his case on charges of aggravated menacing, abduction, aggravated arson, and carrying a concealed weapon continued for one week.

Brian K. Layne, 39, of Ironton pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking and complicity to traffic in drugs. Layne’s bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety.

Jonathan D. Lyons, 24, of Franklin Furnace, admitted to his CCS violation and was sentenced to STAR as well as having his CCS continued.

Jason A Rice, 34, of Catlettsburg, had his case on charges of possession of and trafficking in methamphetamine continued for one week.

Destiny C. Rickey, 21, of South Point, had her trial scheduled for April 13 on charges of trafficking in oxycodone.

Kellijo Runyon, 31, of Coal Grove, admitted to her CCS violation and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 90 days reserved.

William F. Salyers, IV, 36, of Ironton, pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking in methamphetamine. His bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Brandon Spencer, 34, of Proctorville, pleaded not guilty to charges of felonious assault, assault and criminal damage. Spencer, who is already incarcerated in West Virginia on unrelated charges, nevertheless had his bond set at $100,000 cash or surety, and his pretrial scheduled for two weeks from Wednesday.

Anthony S. Workman, 39, of Chesapeake, had his bond set at $100,000 cash or surety in a failure to appear case. Workman had pleaded guilty to his original charges of theft back in December, and was dismissed on his own recognizances, but failed to show for sentencing and was charged again for failure to appear. Workman’s pretrial is set for April 5.

In Judge Andrew Ballard’s courtroom Ann Bowen, 29, of Scottown, denied violating her CCS restrictions. She was scheduled to return to Ballard’s court in one week.

David Dodds, 37, of Chesapeake, had his treatment-in-lieu revoked after failing a urinalysis screening. Dodds was sentenced to four years of  ISP, ordered to complete a program at Riverside Treatment facility, and had 54 days added to his community control hours.

Kailah Douglas, 34, of South Point, pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine. Douglas had her bond set at $35,000 cash or surety and $70,000 own recognizances.

Taylor Hackney, 23, of Columbus, pleaded not guilty on charges of possession of cocaine. Hackney had bond set at $7,500 cash or surety and $25,000 own recognizances.

Anthony Jones, 27, of Huntington, had his bond set at $50,000 cash or surety and ordered back to court next week on charges of felony theft.

Teddy D. Moore, 54, of South Point, was arraigned on four counts of trafficking in methamphetamine, and had his bond set at $25,000 cash or surety and $25,000 own recognizances.

Brittany White, 31, of Ironton, had bond set at $7,500 cash or surety on charges of possession of heroin, and was ordered to check in with probation each Monday and Friday, and to return to court on April 5.