Circuit court actions

Published: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:42 AM CST

Cole County Judge Richard Callahan recently placed a Jefferson City man on five years' supervised probation after he pled guilty to June charges of DWI, alcohol aggravated offender and driving while revoked.

Jerry Wolfe, 34, 1727 E. Miller St., must also serve 60 days shock detention in the Cole County Jail and have an ignition interlock device placed in his vehicle, according to court records.

In other recent court action, Callahan:

* Placed a Boonville man on five years' supervised probation after he pled guilty to failure to pay child support. James Terrell, 32, was charged in June 2007.

* Placed an Ulman man on five years' supervised probation after he pled guilty to two counts of passing bad checks in July 2007. Steve Byrd, 41, must also pay $15,313.01 in restitution.

* Placed a St. Louis man on three years' supervised probation after he pled guilty to failure to pay child support. Charles Jenkins, 46, was charged in August 2004.

* Placed a Jefferson City man on five years' supervised probation after he pled guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Kedron Warren, 20, 621 Virginia St., was charged in November 2007. He must also perform 40 hours of community service.

* Placed a Jefferson City woman on five years' supervised probation after she pled guilty to felony theft. Shelia Dedrick, 41, 5205 Bagnall Drive, was charged in January. She must also pay $4,390 in restitution for altering paperwork while working at Convenient Food Mart.

* Sentenced two Jefferson City men to three years in prison after they pled guilty to second-degree burglary and second-degree assault charges in the same case. Michael Miller, 17, 312 Cherry St. and Jaque Cox, 19, 201 Chestnut St., both were charged in September.

* Sentenced a California man to two years in prison after he pled guilty to DWI persistent offender. Brian Baker, 44, was charged in April.

* Sentenced a Mexico man to five years in prison after he pled guilty to DWI chronic offender. Chris Davis, 49, was charged in February 2007.

Cole County Presiding Judge Pat Joyce recently placed a Jefferson City woman on two years' supervised probation after she pled guilty to possession of Oxycodone. Jessica Philbert, 26, 3805 Candlelight Drive, was charged in February.

In other recent court action, Joyce:

* Placed a Jefferson City woman on five years' supervised probation after she pled guilty to possession of cocaine. Gwendolyn Wofford, 26, 1807 Sherrick Court, was charged in May 2006. She must also serve 30 days shock detention in the Cole County Jail with credit for time served.

* Sentenced a Jefferson City man to seven years in prison after he pled guilty to first-degree burglary. DeShawn Jones, 23, 925 E. Dunklin St., was charged in February. He will have his sentence run concurrent with all other sentences against him.


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ODF wrote on Dec 23, 2008 3:45 PM:

" This county and courts should have learned their lessons about letting drunks free on the streets to drive from Larry Welch incident. "

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ODF wrote on Dec 22, 2008 2:07 PM:

" mrh - Remember that when this DRUNK drives home intoxicated after work and his nightly stop at the bar and hit and kills a member of your family. He has had ample opportunity to change his ways, he chose not to. Now it's time he doesn't get to choose whether or not to work or not...it's time the state TELLS him when to work, sleep, eat, pee, etc..

Passing bad checks, in excess of $15,000, is also probation? Obtaining products/services without pay is called STEALING...and $15,000+ is felony stealing. Call it what it is. "

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sumtimesiwundr wrote on Dec 17, 2008 12:22 PM:

" So, if you want to blame someone/people, you have to go all the way down the ladder. It's not just the judges now. "

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sumtimesiwundr wrote on Dec 17, 2008 12:22 PM:

" Most probation officers are pretty damn strict but some really could care less if the offender violates. They just don't put the violation in the file.....so no one ever knows. Pretty slick huh?? "

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sumtimesiwundr wrote on Dec 17, 2008 12:20 PM:

" You will note that the DWI guy at the top is an "aggrevated offender" AND had a "driving while revoked". So if it is his 4th DWI then he would have lost it for ten years on his 3rd. "Persistant offender" is your 3rd (I know this for a FACT). The DOR and police DO NOT go with each other on punishment. Judge does what he/she does and DORs system is what has the info for losing a license. I agree that losing a license will not make someone quit driving. But neither will jail (Cole Co jail is a laxed jail). You stay in for 24/7, no breaks, no leave (except church & visitors & court) but once you're out......you're free. "

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naturally wrote on Dec 16, 2008 1:58 PM:

" Did I read that right, did someone write over $15,000 in 2 bad checks? I know fewer people are balancing their checkbook to the penny these days but can anyones math really be that bad. "

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boscoe wrote on Dec 15, 2008 3:45 PM:

" Guess we can meet him down at the bar on Day 61 for the celebration.

What do you think he will get for the 5th offense? two years probation?

Take his license away for 10 years and give him at least three years in the slammer before he kills someone. "

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truthseeker wrote on Dec 15, 2008 1:32 PM:

" No mrh I dont think that no license will stop ALL repeat offenders from driving, it may stop some but some will do what they want no matter what. I also dont think the interlock device will stop someone from driving either, they will simply drive a different car if they want to.
that said and not speaking specifiically about this case or the decision made by the judge, concerning your last question...IF it means that it is the only way to keep someone from DWI, YES I would prefer they be in jail vs working. The family that is saved from a possible death in an accident caused by someone DWI may be mine, yours or who knows maybe even the person DWI. "

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mrh wrote on Dec 14, 2008 11:12 PM:

" How bout that, the judge knows more than we do. Surprise, surprise, surprise. How about a quick vote from y’all: if you think not having a license will stop a repeat offender from driving raise your hand!!! Did you miss the 60 days shock detention? Do you have any idea of what that means? Do you understand that no trial is needed to put him in jail if he is caught again? Would you rather pay to support his family while he is in jail instead of working for a living? Are YOU serious? "

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shinymcshine wrote on Dec 14, 2008 10:40 AM:

" ...and WHY would he need an ignition interlock? After four priors, DOR should be taking his license for at least five years, and more than likely it'll be a 10 year revocation. Does the judge know something we don't? "

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shinymcshine wrote on Dec 14, 2008 10:38 AM:

" "Aggravated offender" means this is the guys 4th offense.
Probation? Are you SERIOUS!
Could it have anything to do with the judges attitudes towards drinking? His basecamp at the local watering holes is well known.
This is a breach of trust. We elect him to deal justice. Instead, its one sentence of probation after another.
The system fails if there's no fear of reprecussion. People of this area know there's little chance of paying a price for criminal activity. "

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