Judge sentences woman for shoplifting in South Point Walmart

Published 12:10 am Sunday, November 24, 2013

A South Point woman was sentenced to a short stay in the Lawrence County Jail after admitting to stealing from a local retailer.

Tiffany Strange, 28, of 902 Gary Malone St. Lot 13, pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree count of theft from the Walmart in South Point. She also admitted to a misdemeanor count of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.

According to Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson, the woman attempted to steal items from the store while her child was with her.

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Judge D. Scott Bowling sentenced the woman to 10 days in the county jail, four years community control sanctions under intensive supervised probation and 200 hours community service.

Bowling also ordered Strange to stay out of all Walmart stores.

If she violates the court orders, Strange could be sentenced to 11 months in prison.

In other cases:

Joseph Sharp, 23, of 1123 S. Fifth St., Ironton, was sentenced on a third-degree count of theft, to which he previously pleaded guilty.

Bowling sentenced the man to four years CCS/ISP and the STAR Community Justice Center Program. If he violates his probation, Sharp could be sentenced to three years in prison.

Jacob Wilkinson, 31, of 422 Ferguson Branch Road, Dunlow, W.Va., pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of theft.

Bowling sentenced the man to four years CCS and STAR, reserving 17 months in prison if he violates his probation. Wilkinson was also ordered to pay $8,038 in restitution.

Adam Callicoat, 34, of 2803 S. Fourth St., Ironton, was arraigned on three counts of fourth-degree complicity to trafficking in drugs and a fourth-degree count of trafficking in drugs, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Judge Charles Cooper set bond at $25,000 own-recognizance and set a pretrial on Dec. 11.

Whitney Pell, 26, of 1343 Hall St., Huntington, W.Va., admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to 17 months in prison.

Richard Counts, 31, of the Country Hearth Inn Room 410, South Point, was sentenced on an amended indictment of a fourth-degree count of trafficking in drugs. The charge was lowered from a second-degree felony.

Cooper sentenced the man to 12 months in prison, ordered him to pay a $2,500 fine and suspended his driver’s license for one year.

Scott Zornes, 50, of 164 Private Drive 6586, was arraigned on a bill of information of third-degree driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and driving under suspension, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Cooper set bond at $35,000 cash or surety or $40,000 property. A pretrial was set for Dec. 11.