The Shadow
Cases heard before Judge Malfourd W. Trumbo in Alleghany County in November with Ed Stein, commonwealth’s attorney for Alleghany County and Covington, prosecuting.
Nov. 3 Hearings
Arturo Leon Crouch, Clifton Forge, pled guilty to two counts of manufacturing or distributing a Schedule I or two drug (third-plus offense and violating probation.
The offense date was Feb. 12, 2011.
Crouch was sentenced to 23 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Following release from custody, he will be placed on three years supervised probation. Crouch was assessed $1,359 costs and his driver’s license was suspended for six months.
Crouch also pled guilty to possession of a cell phone by a prisoner.
The offense date was July 27, 2011.
He was sentenced to six months in jail.
Swapnesh Maganbai Vamja, Washington, D.C., pled guilty to reckless driving, 100 mph in a 70 zone.
The offense date was May 28, . The case was appealed from Alleghany County General District Court.
Vamja was sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended, fined $1,000 and $161 costs. His driver’s license was suspended for 60 days.
Nov. 7 Hearing
Theodore Melvin Ross Jr., Covington, pled guilty to driving under the influence-felony.
The offense date was April 24, 2010.
Ross was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years, nine months suspended. He was fined $1,000 and $595 costs. Following release from custody, Ross will be placed on two years supervised probation.
Nov. 10 Hearings
Reginald Brian Wolfe, Covington, pled guilty to embezzlement.
The offense date was Dec. 22, 2005.
Wolfe was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended, and assessed $991 costs. He was placed on two years unsupervised probation.
Amber Lee Whitehead, Clifton Forge, pled guilty to two counts of a Schedule III drug and one count of breaking and entering.
The offense dates were Dec. 2, 2010, and Jan. 5, 2011.
The court deferred disposition of the drug charges and placed Whitehead on supervised probation for two years. She was assessed $633 costs. Her driver’s license was suspended for six months. The court approved the issuance of a restricted license that will expire May 9, 2012. The court took the breaking and entering charge under advisement.
Diane Campbell Thompson, Covington, pled guilty to petit larceny.
The offense date was May 7, 2011. She was originally charged with grand larceny exceeding $200.
Thompson was sentenced to six months in jail, suspended, and assessed $692 costs. She was placed on unsupervised probation for one year.
Kurell Montrea Wallace, Covington, pled guilty to grand larceny and unauthorizied use of a motor vehicle.
The offense date was May 21, 2011.
The court took the cases under advisement. Wallace was placed on two years supervised probation.
James C. Armentrout, Covington, pled guilty to reckless handling of a firearm.
The offense date was May 7, 2011.
He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended, and placed on 12 months unsupervised probation. Armentrout was assessed $100 costs.
Christopher Wayne J. Stewart, Clifton Forge, pled guilty to petit larceny.
The offense date was March 1, 2011. Stewart was originally charged with grand larceny.
He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended, with credit given for time served. Stewart was placed on supervised probation for one year and assessed $692 costs.
Nov. 21 Hearings
Dominic Zachary Jackson, Covington, was sentenced on a charge of grand larceny. He was also found guilty of violating probation.
The offense dates were June 15, 2007; and Aug. 26, 2011.
On the grand larceny charge, Jackson was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended, and assessed $1,692.50 costs.
He was ordered to pay $5,000 restitution. For the probation violation, Jackson was sentenced to four months in jail and assessed $203 costs. He will be placed on three years supervised probation following release from custody.
Marion D. Maynard, Hampton, was found guilty of violating probation.
The offense date was July 7, 2011.
Maynard’s probation was revoked by the court. He was sentenced to four years in prison and assessed $203 costs.
Nov. 22 Hearings
Scott Donald Greer, Stuarts Draft, pled guilty to embezzlement involving less than $200 and misdemeanor embezzlement.
The offense dates were Dec. 6, 2006; and Jan. 7, 2007.
He was sentenced to four months in jail, suspended, Greer was placed on supervised probation for two years and assessed $1,444.74 costs. He was also ordered to pay $1,816.15 restitution.
Harold Wayne Anderson, Covington, pled guilty to driving under the influence (fourth offense) and driving while license suspended.
The offense date was June 16, 2011.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with eight years suspended. Anderson will be placed on three years supervised probation following release from custody. He was fined $1,000 and assessed $1,805 costs. His driver’s license was suspended for 10 years.
