October 13, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A 48 year old man charged with breaking into two automobiles and a shed last summer has been granted probation for lesser offenses.
Gregory Eugene Neal appeared in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Friday October 5 and entered a plea to charges of attempted auto burglary and theft under $1,000. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively but he will be on supervised probation. Neal must make restitution of $1,065 to the victims in the case.
Judge Gary McKenzie presided
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, August 24, 2017 Neal allegedly entered a black Ford Ranger, a red Chevy Blazer, and a shed on Adcock Cemetery Road and took property valued at $990.
The case was investigated by detectives of the Sheriff’s Department.
In other cases, 45 year old John William Cline entered a plea to theft under $1,000 and a 3rd offense of driving on a suspended license. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to a Warren County case against him.
44 year old Darrell Luis Salinas entered a plea to sale of a schedule III controlled substance and received a sentence of three years all suspended to TDOC probation. He was fined $2,000 and given credit for 128 days of jail time served
23 year old Evan Brady Cripps entered a plea to sale of a schedule VI drug and received a sentence of two years on TDOC probation. He was fined $2,000. The term is to run concurrently with a Putnam County sentence against him. Cripps must make restitution of $400 to the sheriff’s department jointly and severally with a co-defendant.
55 year old James Howard Markham entered a plea to a fourth offense of driving under the influence and received a two year sentence as a range one offender to serve at least 30% but the term has been suspended to 150 days of time served. The sentence is to run concurrently to other cases against him in Sumner County.
39 year old Tara Campbell entered a criminal information plea to driving under the influence and received 11 months and 29 days on probation except for 48 hours to serve in the county jail. She was fined $350 and will lose her license for one year. She was given jail credit of 34 days and must attend an alcohol safety school.