D.A. Dismisses Moonshine Charges Against Supply Man
A Supply man charged following
the sci/ure of more than SO gallons
of lead contaminated moonshine in
July hail those charges voluntarily
dismissed in Brunswick County
District Court last week.
Tony Edwin Benton, of Route 1.
hail been charged with selling, pos
session anil conspiring to sell non
tax paid alcoholic beverages anil
with selling liquor without a h
cense.
He was one of live people
charged alter officers with the N.C
Alcohol I aw Enforcement office ii
Wilmington worked with the Brans
wick County Sheriff's Department
in seizing the illegal moonshine, or
distilled corn whiskey.
Another defendant, Sherrill Min
son Tart, of Route 2. Chad bourn,
hail his trial postponed by Judg.
Napoleon "Poll" Barefoot Jr. laM
week until Nov. ft.
Tart is charged with two counts
of conspiring to sell non-tax pan!
liquor: sale, possession and tran^
porting ol non-tax paid liquor; po-.
session ol equipment used to manu
facturc illegal whiskey and posses
sion of liquor for sale w ithout a per
mit.
ALE Agent Tom Parker said tests
showed the liquor was highly con
taminated with lead, possibly from
pijvs used during the distilling pro
cess. His office issued a warning to
persons not to drink moonshine in
the area because the illegal liquor
still had not been found by agents.
In all. SO gallons and 16 oz. of il
legally manufactured liquor were
seized in the operation, which
would have resulted in the lost tax
revenues of S3, 183 to the state, said
Pai ker.
Judge Barefoot also heard the fol
lowing cases tor the period Sept.
to Oct. 2:
Stuart Ray Akers. speeding 64 in
a 55 /one. $45 and costs.
James Benjamin Baker, speeding
64 in a 55 /one. $45 and costs.
Janic Huskeeth Best, inspection
violation, volunuinly dismissed.
William Jerome Boley, improper
equipment. $45 and costs.
F.ric Lanier Brown, no drivers li
cense. voluntarily dismissed; failure
to reduce speed, owning and operat
ing vehicle with no insurance,
prayer for judgment continued until
10-28-91 to allow state to subpoena
plaintiff to determine amount of
damage.
Joseph Edward Burton, expired
registration card/tag. prayer for
judgment continued and costs.
Donnely Carl Cameron, speeding
64 in a 55 zone, $45 and costs.
Frances Canty, speeding 64 in a
55 /one. S45 and costs.
Richard K. Edmund, improper
equipment. $45 and costs.
Gerald Floyd, worthless check,
closed account S70.04 to Max way,
voluntarily dismissed, check paid.
Gerald Dewaync Floyd, financial
card fraud, voluntarily dismissed,
credit card error taken care of.
Ronald Keith Flynn, unsafe
movement, voluntarily dismissed.
Cherry Cohoon Gibbs, speeding
64 in a 55 zone, $45 and costs.
David Walton Graves, speeding
74 in a 55 zone, prayer for judg
ment continued, costs.
Michelle Henderson, failure to
return rental property, voluntarily
dismissed on request of plaintiff.
James C. Hickman, speeding 44
in a 35 zone, $45 and costs.
John Brian Hudson, speeding 64
in a 55 zone, $45 and costs; vehicle
not registered/titled, voluntarily dis
missed.
Mark John Ippolito, speeding 64
in a 55 zone, $45 and costs.
Everett Shaun Jackson, DWI lev
el 5, Brunswick County Jail 60
days, suspended sentence two >eurs,
S 1(K) and costs, surrender license,
assessment, Brunswick County Jail
'4 hours to begin Thursday 10-3-91
.it 7:00 P.M., submit ti> test.
Andrew Wayne Jenkins, improp
er equipment. S45 anil costs.
lie raid Wayne Jones, improper
equipment, S45 and costs.
Todd l-'rit/ Kesselman. speeding
70 in a 55 /one. prayer lor judg
ment continued and costs.
John Davis Lung, exceeding safe
speed, $45 and costs; driving while
license suspended- not |vnnaneni,
voluntarily dismissed.
Leslie B. Marksberry. speeding
64 in a 55 /one. S45 and costs.
Timothy John McKusick. reck
less driving to endanger. Brunswick
County Jail 30 days, suspended sen
tence I year. $75 and costs.
Gregory J. Pringle. exceeding
sale speed. S45 and costs.
Louis Ronald Ramsey, probation
violation, voluntarily dismissed,
paid monies in lull
David Charles Reid. speeding 44
in a 35 /one. S45 and costs; no
drivers license, voluntarily dis
missed.
Gary Eugene Ross, speeding 75
in a 55 /.one. Brunswick County Jail
30 days, suspended sentence one
year. S45 and costs, not violate any
laws lor one year.
Kenneth Roher Smith, speeding
64 in a 55 zone. S45 and costs.
Cheryl Stephens, misdemeanor
medical asst. recipient fraud. N.C.
Department of Corrections two
years, suspended sentence, super
vised probation live years, restitu
tion S2.709 to Brunswick County
Deparunent ol" Sivial Services,
restitution S1.6S9.32 to Brunswick
County Deparunent of Social Ser
vices. S100 attorney fees, not vio
late any laws for five years, if ap
plies lor Medicaid or AFDC she is
to go through her probation officer;
misdemeanor welfare fraud. N.C.
Department of Corrections two
years to run at the end of previous
sentence, supervised probation five
years.
Jerry Lee Stoneman, fictitious in
formation to officer, voluntarily dis
missed. driving while license re
voked-pcrmanently, N.C. Depart
ment of Corrections two years, sus
pended sentence two years, unsu
pervised probation two years, S200
and costs, not operate motor vehicle
until valid license, not violate any
laws for two years.
Stephen Lee Vernon, speeding 69
in a 55 /one. $45 and costs.
George Uric Willetts, speeding 68
in a 55 /one, prayer lor judgment
continued, costs.
Kevin P. Williams, speeding 81 in
a 55 /one, voluntarily dismissed,
DWI, level 5, Brunsw'ick County
Jail 60 days, suspended sentence
two years, SI 00 and costs, surrender
license, assessment in New Hanover
County, 24 hours of community ser
vice within 30 days in Columbus
County, submit to test.
Laura L. Singe ton. speeding 54 in
a 45 /one, S45 and costs.
James McCracken. exceeding
safe speed, S45 and costs.
Ashley Parker, possession of mall
beverage underage, less than 21
years old, Brunswick County Jail 30
days, suspended sentence one year,
S25 and cosls, not violate any laws
for one year; littering, voluntarily
dismissed.
Marvin Reed, no fishing license,
prayer for judgment continued and
costs.
David Michael Brecdcn, speed
ing in a 55 /one.SIO and costs.
Bridget Faye Briles. owning and
operating vehicle with no insurance,
voluntarily dismissed.
David Perry Crocker, injury to
personal property, voluntarily dis
missed, no plaintiff.
Bruce Daniels, resisting/obstruct
ing public officer, assault on a fe
male. assault on law officer, all vol
untarily dismissed.
Shady L. Daniels, fugitive, vol
untarily dismissed on request of
plaintiff.
McKinely IX-lts. resisting/ob
structing public officer, injury to re
al property, consolidated judgment.
Brunswick County Jail six days,
credit for time served.
Timothy S. Fitzgerald, inspection
violation, voluntarily dismissed, va
lid inspection.
Joseph K. Highsmith, speeding
70 in a 55 /one. voluntarily dis
missed: inspection violation, S10
anil costs.
Gary Jones, second degree tress
passing, voluntarily dismissed;
communicating threats, prayer for
judgment continued and costs, not
go back around or have any contact
with plaintiff.
Jackie Dale Lewis, exceeding
sale speed, S45 and costs.
Melissa L. Register, speeding 68
in a 55 zone, prayer for judgment
continued and costs.
Scott Jeffrey Russo, speeding 64
in a 55 zone, S45 and costs.
Heather C. Smlia. speeding 54 in
a 45 zone, S45 and costs; failure to
stop at stopsign/fl ashing red light,
voluntarily dismissed.
Adolph Stanley, assault on a fe
male, N.C. Department of
Corrections iwo years, suspended
sentence two years, assessment
wiihin 30 days, $50 and costs, not
violate any laws for two years, not
assault, harass, communicate
threats to plaintiff for two years.
Melba B. Vonsprcckcn, speeding
71 in a 55 zone, prayer for judg
ment continued and costs.
Franklin C. Warf, assault on a fe
male, N.C. Department of Correc
tions two years, suspended sentence
iwo years, unsupervised probation
two years, S50 and costs, assess
ment lor alcohol abuse within 30
days, not assault plaintiff for two
years, not violate any laws for two
years.
Clyde Timothy Watson, speeding
67 in a 55 /.one, prayer for judge
ment continued and costs.
Gary Eugene Wood, speeding 64
in a 55 /one, $45 and costs.
Forest Boyd, Jr. speeding 54 in a
45 /.one, S45 and costs; fictitious
registration, voluntarily dismissed.
Gale Valley, speeding 64 in a 55
/.one, S45 and costs.
Robert Lester Edwards, probation
violation, admits, continue on pro
bation on the same terms and condi
tions, complete 4X hours communi
ty service within 60 days, obtain his
GED.
Kurt Edwin Ferguson, owning
and operating vehicle with no insur
ance, vehicle not registered/ titled,
consolidated judgment, Brunswick
County Jail 30 days, suspended sen
tence one year, S25 and costs, not
violate any laws for one year.
David Marc Garriga, speeding 64
in a 55 zone, S45 and costs.
Kenneth Locklear, DU1, no oper
ator's license, N.C. Department of
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Rebecca G. Alexander, speeding
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Vaughn Beny Anthony, speeding
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Shuan M. Bo wen, speeding 68 in
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James Morris Brooks, speeding
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Fulton Lenair Burns, improper
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Justin Louis Clark, Jr., improper
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Allen Dexter Clcmmons, improp
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Amanda Jane Colliers, speeding
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Thomas Lee Dixon, speeding 64
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Jesse James Ellis, possessing/
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Dennis E. Faulbom, speeding 64
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Christopher N. Howard, improper
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Dana Marie Huggins, no drivers
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James Madison Hutton, speeding
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Michael Robert Kinney, speeding
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Jon Robert Mulford, speeding 64
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Charles Robin Myrick, assault
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Cecil Levcrnc Simmons, failure
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Dclmar Maurice Smith, speeding
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Rodney Sparrow, assault inflict
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County Jail 45 days, restitution for
medical bills, bills are to be fur
nished by plaintiff to probation offi
cer so bills can be established, not
violate any laws for three years, not
go back around, have any contact
with, assault, harass or communi
cate threats to plaintiff unless under
civil order for visitation of children,
costs.
Carla Ireland Spencer, speeding
64 in a 55 zone. S45 and costs.
Stephen Hoylc Starnes. speeding
64 in a 55 zone, S45 and costs.
John Gregory Thompson, im
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Waller Racford Tripp, speeding
70 in a .' 3 zone, S45 and costs.
Walter R. Tripp, exceeding safe
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Clifford Alvin While, DWI, level
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Randall Nagel, speeding 70 in a
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Ronald Williamson, assault on a
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