Defendants Sentenced In Yalobusha Circuit Court

Staff Report

    The following defendants were sentenced by Judge Andrew Baker during a plea day held in February.

    • Robert Cooper pleaded guilty to one count of auto burglary and was sentenced to seven years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections with no years to serve;

    • Robert Cooper pleaded guilty to one count of accessory after the fact to a burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny. He was handed down a five years suspended sentence;

    • Robert Cooper also pleaded guilty on two counts of sale of cocaine. These charges were remanded to the file.

    • Christopher O’Neal Caldwell pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny and was sentenced to five years, non-adjudicated.

    Non-adjudication is a form of probation used as an alternative to incarceration for eligible first time offenders.  If this probation period is successfully completed, the case is expunged and the defendant does not have a felony record.

    • Ozzie Telford pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing and was sentenced to six months in the county jail.

    • John Eddie Telford pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to five years, non-adjudication.

    • Ashley Campbell pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to five years, non-adjudicated.

    • Cleveland Earl Williams pleaded guilty to felony DUI and was sentenced three years to serve.

    • Stephanie Alford pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud. Her charge was remanded to the file.

    In a separate Circuit Court pleading, Judge Jimmy McClure sentenced Daniel Everett Methvin to serve eight years. Methvin pleaded guilty to sexual battery.