District court update

Susan Wagoner

The following cases appeared

recently in the courtroom of Special District Judge Gary Dean on his Preliminary Hearing Sounding Docket.

The sounding docket is the legal process where preliminary hearings are scheduled, waived or passed to future dates for that determination.

The preliminary hearing ultimately will determine whether there is enough evidence to merit a trial on the charges. Each case has appeared in previous editions of The Daily Times.

David Ray Fisher, 45, Peggs, is charged with three counts of rape by instrumentation. At the time of his arrest, Fisher was the principal for Chouteau Elementary School. Attorney Donn F. Baker represents him. A Preliminary Hearing is set for March 4, 2010.

Zachary George, 26, Sapulpa, is charged with child sexual abuse. Like Fisher, George was an employee of Chouteau Schools. He was a coach and a probationary teacher at the time of his arrest. Attorney Jack E. Gordon represents him. George will appear again on the Jan. 21 sounding docket.

Allen Rae Harman, 49, Pryor, is charged with the manufacture of controlled dangerous substance (cds), unlawful use of a police radio and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana). All charges are AFCF, or after the former conviction of a felony.

Attorney Brant E. Shallenburger represents him. Harman will appear again on the Jan. 21 sounding docket.

Samantha Jo Sedgwick, 22, Pryor, is charged with the manufacture of a CDS, unlawful use of a police radio and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana).

Attorney Brant E. Shallenburger represents her. Sedgwick will appear again on the Jan. 21 sounding docket.

Jay Earl Martin, Jr., 60, Adair is charged with possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute and possession or selling of paraphernalia. Currently, he has no attorney of record. He is scheduled to appear on the Jan. 7 sounding docket at 9:30 a.m. He must have an attorney with him at that time.

Kyle Smith, 18, Pryor, is charged with possession of CDS and two counts of knowingly concealing stolen property. Attorney Brant E. Shallenburger represents him. Smith is scheduled to appear on the Jan. 25, sounding docket.

Megan Tracewell, 29, Pryor, was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Her attorney is Ben Sherrer. Tracewell made application to drug court and was accepted. She was released from jail on Dec. 16.

A note about drug court:

Based on the nature and/or extent of a person’s drug problem, a defendant can request to become a candidate for drug court.

When that happens, there is usually a plea agreement in the works. The drug court program is an intensive rehabilitation effort that can take two years to complete.

If the defendant fails the program at any time, it will be a felony conviction and they will go to prison.

If the defendant is successful in completing the program, their conviction could include no prison time and even a possible dismissal of the charge.

Violent offenders are not eligible for the

program.

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