Felonies in District Court – 2011 was even worse than we thought

As part of our look back on 2011, this week we are examining district court cases. Dan Powell’s office dismissed an unusually large number of felonies in district court, which meant that the case could stay in district court, where less attention is drawn to the sweetheart deals that Dan gave out to some very serious criminals.

We are not just talking about assault charges or cases that belong in District Court. Dan Powell was resolving attempted murder cases, burglaries, and lots and lots of very serious cases as a way of keeping the criminals out of circuit court and out of prison. Here is a look at some of the more serious cases Stet’s Attorney Dan Powell hid down in district court.

All of these cases are cases that started off as felonies. Dan Powell’s office didn’t lose the felony after a trial. Instead, he decided to drop the felony and either pled the case down to a misdemeanor for local jail time or dismissed the whole case.

The Drive-By Shooting (3)

Ricko Akeem Miles – 7/5/2011 – Attempted First Degree Murder, Attempted Second Degree Murder (2 counts each  (pled to conspiracy to commit first degree assault, 5 years all but 210 days suspended)

Dequan Javon Fields – 7/8/2011 – Attempted First Degree Murder, Attempted Second Degree Murder (2 counts each (pled to conspiracy to commit first degree assault, 5 years, all but 207 days suspended)

Tyquan Raheam Campbell – 7/29/21011 – Attempted First Degree Murder, Attempted Second Degree Murder (2 counts each (pled to conspiracy to commit first degree assault, 5 years all but 191 days suspended)

Another Attempted Murder

Phillip Andre Hutt – 9/29/2011 – Attempted First Degree Murder, Attempted Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, (pled entire case down to reckless, 18 months)

The Gang Initiation cases (2)

Joseph Nyan – 11/4/2011 (First Degree Assault (other charges pending)

Timothy Allen Mack – 11/4/2011 – First Degree Assault (other charges pending)

Assaults (13)

Lawrence Antonio James – 5/23/2011 – First Degree Assault (Pled to alcoholic beverages violation, 90 days)

Darren Terrell Whittington – 6/10/2011- First Degree Assault (entire case dismissed)

Robert Milton Davis, Jr – 7/25/11 – First Degree Assault (ultimately pled guilty to second degree assault, 90 days)

Justin Michael Suite – 7/29/2011 – First Degree Assault (pled to weapons, 90 days)

Christian Edward Holmes – 7/29/2011 – First Degree Assault (pled to weapons, 90 days)

Bryonda Keishay Jones – 7/29/2011 – First Degree Assault –

Bichara Assaiah Mahamat – 8/12/2011 – First Degree Assault (found not guilty of remaining charges)

Pamala Nutter – 10/14/2011 — First Degree Assault (remaining charges stet)

Patrick Wilkes – 9/16/2011 – First Degree Assault (pled to weapons, 90 days)

Robert Goldsboro – 10/3/2011 – First Degree Assault (entire case dismissed)

Don Manuel Hanna Jr – 10/20/11 – First Degree Assault (trial pending)

James Lloyd Dukes, Jr. – 10/21/2011 – First Degree Assault (three counts ) (found guilty of assault, suspended sentence)

Ray Anthony Dorsey – First Degree Assault (entire case dismissed)

Karen Fetters – 11/28/2011 – First Degree Assault (entire case later dismissed)

Toby McCullum – 12/29/2011 – First Degree Assault (other charges pending)

Burglaries (13)

Terrell Patrick Conway – 4/25/2011 – Second Degree Burglary (entire case dismissed)

Jessica Trudy Smith – 4/29/2011 – First Degree Burglary, Felony Theft (pled to misdemeanor theft, suspended sentence)

Alessha Martina Edwards – 6/3/2011 – First Degree Burglary, Felony Theft (complete dismissal of all charges)

Mattheau Townsend – 7/1 /2011 – First Degree Burglary, First Degree Assault (complete dismissal)

Robert Lee Daniels III – 7/5/2011 – Second Degree Burglary (pled to misdemeanor theft, 86 days)

Robert Lee Daniels III – 7/5/2011 – First Degree Burglary (ultimately pled guilty to theft, 13 months, 17 days)

Joshua Wayne Pryor – 7/15/2011 – Second Degree Burglary (dismissed entire case)

Lance Carl Fridley – 8/5/2011—Second Degree Burglary (pled to misdemeanor theft, 90 days)

Charles Michael Sims – 8/18/2011 – Second Degree Burglary (lost preliminary hearing)

Dustin Alexander Webster – 8/19/2011 – Second Degree Burglary (amended to conspiracy in district) – 1 year.

Kevin Earl Carver – 9/16/2011 – Second Degree Burglary, felony Theft (entire case dismissed)

Amber Tucker – 11/4/2011 – First Degree Burglary (other charges pending

Mini Alexander -11/4/2011 – First Degree Burglary (other charges pending)

CDS

Tishchana Allinda Twitty – 9/19/2011 – Possession Prescription CDS with intent to distribute (pled to obtain prescription by fraud, no jail)