Anthony Cloud
Staff Writer
A Middlesboro man was sentenced in Bell Circuit Court on Monday. Christopher Hall, 34, was sentenced on three separate matters.
He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary on a charge of theft by unlawful taking and 10 years on the charge of second-degree robbery. The robbery charge is to be enhanced due to the plea involving him being a persistent felony offender.
Hall was also sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for receiving stolen property under $10,000. This charge was set to run consecutively with the robbery charge.
A Middlesboro man accused of stalking a female was also sentenced in circuit court. David M. Bingham, 54, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary on the charge of first-degree stalking. If the sentence is probated, Bingham will be placed on supervised probation for five years.
According to the indictment, Bingham intentionally stalked the female victim by repeatedly following her and contacting her by calling on the telephone for no legitimate purpose.
The indictment states Bingham explicitly or implicitly threatened the lady, which intentionally placed the woman in reasonable fear of serious physical injury or death. Prior to these events, Bingham had an order placed on him, which stated he was to have no contact with the woman and must remain at least 200 feet away from her.
In other court news:
■ Ashley Howard, 28, of Wallins, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and one count theft by deception under $500.
Commonwealth Attorney Karen Greene Blondell recommended three years in the penitentiary for the forgery charges and 90 days in the Bell County Detention Center for the theft charge. Her final sentencing is set for June 3.
■ Summer Hawk, 21, of Middlesboro, pleaded guilty to two separate indictments. On the first charge, she pleaded guilty to first- and third-degree possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Tara Pope recommended two years and six months in the penitentiary for the first-degree possession charge and 12 months in the Bell County Detention Center for the third-degree possession charge and drug paraphernalia charge. It was recommended that Hawk receive supervised probation on the first-degree possession charge for two years and six months, if the sentence is probated.
On the second case, Hawk pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of a controlled substance, giving officer false name or address and first-degree promoting contraband.
Pope recommended two years and six months in the penitentiary on the possession and contraband charge and 90 days for giving an officer a false name or address.
It was recommended that Hawk receive supervised probation for two years and six months for the possession and contraband charge, if the sentence is probated.
■ Jessica Girdner, 30, of Fourmile, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. Blondell recommended five years in the penitentiary on the charge. If the sentence is probated, she would be placed on supervised probation for five years under the plea agreement.
Other sentences handed down in circuit court included:
■ Kara Beth Lawson, 37, of Middlesboro, was sentenced to 30 days in the Bell County Detention Center for operating a motor vehicle under the influence and six years in the penitentiary for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine;
■ Jeri J. Green, 29, of Middlesboro, was sentenced to five years on the charge of third-degree complicity to commit burglary and receiving stolen property under $10,000. If the sentence is probated, she will be placed on supervised probation;
■ Mark Joseph Hatfield, 53, of Pineville, was sentenced on two separate indictments. On the first he was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for unlawful possession of meth precursor and 12 months in the Bell County Detention Center for drug paraphernalia. On the second case, he was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary on trafficking charges;
■ Steven Travis Hoskins, 24, of Middlesboro, was sentenced to three years and six months in the penitentiary for first-degree indecent exposure;
■ Amanda Hall, 31, of Middlesboro, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary on the charge of second-degree robbery;
■ Freddie W. Gilbert, 23, of Middlesboro, was sentenced on the charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, first- and third-degree possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. He will serve 60 days in the Bell County Detention Center on each charge. The charges will run consecutively.
Reach Anthony Cloud at 606-248-1010, ext. 208, acloud@civitasmedia.com
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