Several defendants made pleas in DeKalb Criminal Court last week, including three men who shot into an Alexandria home while illegally hunting from the roadway.
Isaac Danial Hall, 24, pled guilty to one count of aggravated burglary, and two counts of vandalism over $1,000. He received a four-year sentence on the burglary all suspended to supervised probation, and two years on the vandalism, with the sentences to run consecutively.
Elijah Hall, 22, pled guilty to three counts of vandalism under $1,000 and received 11/29 supervised probation, and must make restitution jointly with several other codefendants.
Jeremie Johnson, 43, also charged in the case, pled guilty to one count of aggravated reckless endangerment and attempted possession of a firearm. He received one year, all suspended to probation.
On November 5, 2022, the Sheriff’s Department received a report of someone having a bullet shot through their home on Lower Helton Road, near Alexandria. According to Sheriff Ray, Johnson and Hall were illegally hunting deer from the roadway when an errant shot went through a house.
The bullet destroyed a window, interior walls, and a light fixture in the home, with an estimated cost of the damage exceeding $1,200. A man and a woman were also inside when the incident occurred.
Authorities say that Johnson engaged in conduct that placed a man and woman in immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury.
Johnson and Elijah Hall had previously been sentenced in General Sessions court, pleading guilty on January 20, 2023, to hunting across the road/spotlighting/100 yards from a house, and received 11/29 probation and loss of their hunting license for two years. Isaac Hall was guilty to illegal taking, possession, or destruction of wildlife and received six moths suspended and a lifetime loss of his hunting license.
Jennifer Dawn Johnson, 38, pled guilty to one count of possession of meth over .5 grams with intent to sell, and received eight years all suspended to supervised probation, and a $2,000 fine.
Quajonta Jeremies Cason, 28, pled guilty to one count of possession of meth under .5 grams with intent to sell, and received six years with the Tennessee Department of corrections suspended to supervised probation, and a $2,000 fine.
On Saturday, February 24th, officers with the Alexandria Police Department approached a suspicious vehicle on Gin Alley and made contact with Kipp Jones of Wilson Avenue, Lebanon. As the officer was speaking with him, a strong odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.”
“As the officer attempted to detain Jones, a second suspect, Dacorrius Crawford, exited the vehicle. Officers knew that Crawford had an outstanding warrant against him for a state probation violation. In an effort to avoid arrest, Crawford tried to falsify his name and offer monetary compensation to the officer.”
“The third suspect Cason was then detained, and a search of the vehicle was performed. The search revealed approximately 5.21 grams of a purple powder believed to be fentanyl, approximately 5.09 grams of a white crystal-like substance thought to be meth and a loaded 9mm handgun.”
Theodore Aguayo, 55, pled guilty to one count of possession of meth under .5 grams with intent to sell, and received six years with the Tennessee Department of corrections suspended to supervised probation, and a $2,000 fine.
Randi Renee Dossett, 36, pled guilty to one count of possession of meth over .5 grams with intent to sell, and received eight years all suspended to supervised probation, and a $2,000 fine.
Joshua McAllen Beckham, 32, pled guilty to one count of possession of meth under .5 grams with intent to sell, and received six years with the Tennessee Department of corrections suspended to supervised probation, and a $2,000 fine.
Laura Carol Ratliff, 51, pled guilty to DUI first offense and received 11 months, 29 days in jail, all suspended to CPS probation, except for 48-hours to serve, and loss of license for one year.
Damion Alexander Dishman, 24, pled guilty to attempted sale of a schedule I drug, and received six years all suspended pursuant to judicial diversion, and a $2,000 fine plus court cost.
Angela Joan Close, 54, pled guilty to attempted sale of a schedule II drug and received three years suspended to probation and a $2,000 fine. She can apply for judicial diversion.
