Tate County Circuit Court
Tate County Circuit Court records show the following sentences were among those handed down during the February 2023 Vacation terms of court.
According to court records, the following decisions were handed down in Judge Jimmy McClure’s court:
• Timothy Baskins, of Crenshaw, had his probation revoked to serve 90 days in Mississippi Department of Corrections on a charge of sale of cocaine. He must pay $12.00 in court costs.
• Jermarcus Rashun Black, of Walls, was sentenced to 10 days post-release supervision in intervention court after a guilty plea on a charge of felon in possession of a weapon as a habitual offender. He must pay $1,513.02 in court costs.
• Shannon Brook Davis, of Southaven, was sentenced to five years non-adjudication after a guilty plea on a charge of possession of controlled substance – methamphetamine two grams but less than 10. He must pay $ 1,702.50 in court costs.
• Jennifer Forbess aka Jennifer Bliss Forbess, of Memphis, had her probation revoked to serve 217 days in MDOC on a charge of burglary of a building other than dwelling. She must pay $1,471.87 in court costs.
• Evanbrooke Foster Redd, of Senatobia, was sentenced to 20 years in MDOC and 10 years post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of sexual battery. She had two charges of sexual battery and a charge of fondling remanded to the file. Redd must pay $2,570.20 in court costs.
• Dewayne Clifton White, of Senatobia, was sentenced to two years in MDOC and six years post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of possession of methamphetamine – two grams but less than 10 grams. He must pay $3,920.50 in court costs.
According to court records, the following decisions were handed down in Judge Smith Murphey’s court:
• Martin Cushman, of Como, was sentenced to three years non-adjudication after a guilty plea to a charge of insurance fraud. He had a charge of embezzlement nolle prosequi. Cushman must pay $6,541.90 in court costs.
• Patsy Williams Matthews, of Byhalia, was sentenced to two years and six months in MDOC and seven and half years of post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of permitting the continuing physical or sexual abuse of a child under the age of 18. She had a charge of conspiracy and three charges of felony child abuse remanded to the file. Matthews must pay $4,813.50 in court costs.
• William Tyler Matthews, of Sardis, was sentenced to two years and six months in MDOC and seven and half years of post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of felony child abuse. He had a charge of conspiracy, a charge of fondling and two charges of felony child abuse remanded to the file. Matthews must pay $3,741.50 in court costs.
• Kolby Brown May, of Nesbit, was sentenced to 40 years in MDOC after a guilty plea on a charge of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14 and 40 years in MDOC after a guilty plea on a charge of child exploitation/possession of child pornography to run concurrently. He had two charges of fondling and three charges of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14 remanded to the file. May must pay $50,719.50 in court costs.
• Byron Eugene Rodgers, of Coldwater, was sentenced to 20 years in MDOC and 10 years post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. He must pay $1,850.70 in court costs.
• Deborah Joyce Scott, of Coldwater, was sentenced to seven days in MDOC and two years, six months post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of possession of controlled substance – methamphetamine 0.1 to two grams. She must pay $2,169.50 in court costs.
• Leroy Wilson Jr., of Sarah, was sentenced to two years in MDOC and years eight years post-release supervision after a guilty plea on a charge of kidnapping. He had a charge of simple domestic violence remanded to the file. Wilson must pay $2,413.50 in court costs.
Some of the final decisions reported here may be the result of plea negotiations. By law, circuit court judges are not involved in plea negotiations. Most sentences are the result of a negotiated agreement between the district attorney and defendant.
