A Starkville teenager accused of shooting a 12-gauge shotgun into the home of Club 124 murder suspect Dennis Thompson was arraigned this week in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Tavion Pegues, 15, of 135 Sand Road, Apt. 67, was arraigned Wednesday on grand jury indictments for shooting into a dwelling and armed robbery. His bond was set at a combined $50,000 for the two counts.
The armed robbery count stemmed from a hold-up March 27 at the Sprint Mart on Highway 12 at Jackson Street. During the robbery, police say Pegues entered the store at about 10:45 p.m., displayed a dark-colored pistol and ordered an employee to open the cash register. Pegues then took $477 from the register and fled, according to court documents.
Pegues also is accused of shooting into Thompson”s home the night of May 22 in retaliation for the shooting outside a graduation party on D.L. Conner Drive the previous night. The shooting outside Club 124 during the early morning hours of May 22 left one person dead and three others wounded. Thompson was charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault for the graduation party shooting, and Pegues” was charged May 27 with shooting into a dwelling.
A man accused of providing the gun used in the retaliatory shooting, Dionte Doss, 21, was charged as an accessory.
In other court business this week, Judge Jim Kitchens sentenced Demario Keyes, 18, to 10 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections for one count of armed robbery. Keyes also must pay a $500 fine and $160 in restitution.
Keyes pleaded guilty to robbing the B-Quik convenience store Jan. 11, 2009, at the corner of North Montgomery Street and Womack Street. Keyes displayed a nickel-plated handgun during the robbery, demanded cash from the register and then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Kitchens on Thursday did not accept the guilty plea of Michael Lucas for possession of cocaine greater than 2 grams but less than 10 grams, and instead gave Lucas five years probation. Lucas also must pay a $500 fine and $250 in restitution.
- Judge Lee Howard sentenced Sharod Miller to 15 years in the MDOC for possession of marijuana greater than 30 grams with intent to distribute, but suspended 11 of those years. Miller also faces five years of post-release supervision and a $500 fine.
- Howard sentenced Andrew Marino to five years in the MDOC for possession of three dosage units of LSD, but suspended the sentence and gave Marino five years probation. Marino also must pay a $2,000 fine.
- Howard sentenced John Campbell to 10 years in the MDOC for possession of cocaine greater than 2 grams but less than 10 grams. Campbell also must pay a $1,000 fine and faces five years of post-release supervision.
- Howard sentenced Jeramie Torrey to three years in the MDOC for each of two counts of false pretense, but suspended the sentences, and 10 years in the MDOC for one count of identity theft, but suspended that sentence, as well. Torrey faces five years probation, must pay a combined $750 in fines and $500 in restitution.
- Howard sentenced Terrian Cannon to one year of house arrest and five years probation for one count of uttering forgery. If Cannon does not successfully complete the house arrest program, he faces 10 years in the MDOC.
- Howard sentenced Samuel Gilmer to 16 years in the MDOC for the sale of marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams, although he suspended 12 of those years. The four-year sentence is to run concurrent with a three-year sentence Gilmer received for a separate count of sale of marijuana less than 30 grams. Gilmer also must pay a combined $1,500 in fines and faces five years of post-release supervision.
- Howard sentenced Jessica Sephus to three years in the MDOC for each of two counts of false pretense, but suspended both sentences. Howard also sentenced Sephus to 10 years for each of two counts of identity theft, but suspended those sentences, as well. Instead, Howard Sephus will spend the next five years on probation, pay a combined $1,000 in fines and $650 in restitution.
- Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Brad Kidder for conspiracy to distribute marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams and instead gave Kidder six months in Oktibbeha County Jail and five years probation. Kidder also must pay a $1,000 fine.
- Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Keylon Pittman for conspiracy to distribute marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams and instead ordered Pittman to serve six months in Oktibbeha County Jail and five years probation. Pittman also must pay a $1,000 fine.
- Kitchens sentenced Jared Henley to 15 years in the MDOC for sale of cocaine, but suspended the sentence in lieu of one year in Oktibbeha County Jail. Henley also faces five years of probation and must pay a $5,000 fine.
- Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Kashonda Elliott for one count of felony shoplifting and instead gave Elliott five years probation. Elliott also must pay $250 in restitution.
- Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Clayton Thigpen for burglary of a building and instead gave Thigpen five years probation and ordered him to pay a $750 fine.
- Kitchens sentenced Tommy Croft to five years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision on a burglary of an automobile charge.
- Kitchens sentenced Demetric Henderson to five years in the MDOC for violating the terms of his post-release supervision on a possession of cocaine charge.
- Howard sentenced Bruce Rice to five years in the MDOC for possession of cocaine less than two grams, but suspended the sentence and gave Rice five years probation. Rice also must pay a $750 fine.
- Howard did not accept the guilty plea of Mark Sutton for the sale of marijuana less than 30 grams and instead gave Sutton three years probation. Sutton also must pay a $500 fine.
- Amy Salyer faces five years of probation and a $500 fine for one count of conspiracy to sell marijuana greater than 30 grams but less than 250 grams.
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