Judge Smith handles criminal calendar

The following cases were adjudicated in Lamar superior court July 15 with Judge E. Byron Smith presiding: Jason Christopher Bates, obstruction and suspended license: failed to appear, bench warrant issued.Anthony Taylor, theft by deception: dead docketed.Howard Leon Anderson, obstruction: 12 months probation, $500 fine and 30 days in jail.Kelis Collier, simple battery: pending mandatory anger management counseling.Michael Santiago, trafficking in meth: dead docketed.Marion David Vance, criminal attempt to commit a felony, criminal trespass and possession of burglary tools: failed to appear, bench warrant issued.Richard Erik Wiseman, possession of Schedule II controlled substances and obstruction: continued, in prison in Kentucky.William Garrett Edwards, first degree forgery and obstruction: not prosecuted, restitution paid.Willie Floyd Perdue, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon: two years probation, $500 fine.Robert Dallas Blackmon, simple battery and battery: 24 months probation, 100 hours community service.Dale E. Brown, aggravated assault: dead docketed.Timothy Wayne Cherrior, possession of meth, possession of drug related objects and obstruction: failed to appear, bench warrant issued.Katrina Lamar, theft by taking and financial identity fraud: restitution ordered.Terry Murphy, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and obstruction: three years in prison, seven years probation.Terry Murphy, aggravated stalking: not prosecuted.Isaac Powell Penn, possession of marijuana: 12 months probation, $130 court costs.Stephanie Berelus, two counts shoplifting: restitution paid.Harris D. Cole, DUI and driving on the wrong side of the road: failed to appear, bench warrant issued.Benje Erasme, theft by receiving stolen property: continued pending restitution.Angela Marie Statham, fourth degree forgery and theft by receiving stolen property: not prosecuted.Walter James Walker, theft by taking and fourth degree forgery: 12 months suspended sentence and $500 fine.Calvin Sumlin, possession of cocaine: five years probation, $130 court costs.Bertha Welch, theft by taking: not prosecuted.