Drug cases dominated much of the action Tuesday in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court as a handful of drug dealers were sentenced to lengthy terms in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
- Sixteenth Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens sentenced Ladreleous Hogan to a combined 20 years in the MDOC after he pleaded guilty to one count of sale of hydrocodone and one count of sale of amphetamine. Hogan also received a combined $10,000 in fines and faces five years of post-release supervision.
- Judge Lee Howard sentenced Caleb Mosley to a combined 16 years in the MDOC for two counts of sale of cocaine. Mosley also must pay a $5,000 fine and faces five years of post-release supervision.
- Kitchens sentenced Curtis Bishop to six years in the MDOC for sale of cocaine, plus a $5,000 fine and five years of post-release supervision.
- Kitchens sentenced Jessica Chandler to four years in the MDOC for possession of cocaine, but suspended the sentenced and ordered Chandler to serve five years of probation. Chandler also must pay a $250 fine and $250 in restitution.
- Carlos Curiel pleaded guilty to one count of sale of marijuana less than 30 grams, but sentencing was deferred until today.
- Courtney Carruth pleaded guilty to one count of sale of alprazolam, but sentencing was deferred until Aug. 3.
- Charles Hogan must serve four years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision on one count of felony DUI, third offense.
- Howard did not accept the guilty pleas of Eddie Neal for two counts of sale of marijuana less than 30 grams and instead gave Neal three years of probation. Neal also must pay a combined $1,000 in fines.
- Charles Bell must serve three years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision for one county of sale of cocaine.
- Kitchens sentenced Lavell Hudson to a combined eight years in the MDOC and three years of post-release supervision for two counts of burglary. Hudson also must pay a $250 fine and $115 in restitution.
- Howard sentenced Christy Russell to five years in the MDOC for felony shoplifting over $500, but suspended the sentenced and gave Russell five years of probation. Russell also faces a $500 fine and must pay $298 in restitution.
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