‘You opened the door and slapped your momma?’

‘You opened the door and slapped your momma?’

Judge Thorne deals with family drama in District Court

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A man in the courtroom at West Memphis District Court was told by Judge Fred Thorne, “In February, there was a judgment against you and you agreed to pay your fines. It has been 10 months and we haven’t received any payments. You have been sued in another case. They told you to release the truck and the engine block. Additional laws suits have also been filed that I have got to hear.”

“I came up here Friday to pay $300 and they wouldn’t take my check.”

“Pay $300 today and we will see about your other charges.”

There were six felonies and 26 misdemeanors in jail.

A man with a possession of drug charges was asked, “Where do you live?”

“Proctor.”

“Who do you live with?”

“My mother.”

“Do you work?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Where?”

“Hino.”

“How much do you make a week?”

“$500.”

“How much do you give your momma a week?”

“$150.”

“Who do you have to support?”

The man thought about it a minute and then said, “My brother.”

“That doesn’t count.”

“I have kids.”

“Too late. If you supported your kids, you would have told me that first. I’m not appointing you the public defender.”

The next man was charged with possession of schedule one or two drugs and also asked where he lived.

“Do you live in Edmondson?”

“No.”

“Do you have kin n Edmondson?”

“Yes.”

“Do yo work?”

“I’m unemployed.”

“Who do you live with?”

“My wife.”

“Is she here?”

“No. She is at work.”

“Where do you work?”

“Hino.”

A man with a felony possession of firearm charge was also asked, “Where do you live?”

“Marion.

“Are you working?”

“Yes. At the Greens in Marion.”

“How long?”

“Since July 2015.”

“How much do you make?”

“I work part time and I go to school.”

“And you have a felony firearm charge. See the public defender.”

A woman and man were called up together in the jail. The man wasn’t in the room and they had to send someone to bring him up.

“You are both charged with criminal trespass at the dog track. How do you plead?”

“Guilty,” said the man.

“Guilty,” said the woman.

“You were banned in June for theft.”

“I though we could go back,” said the woman.

“You were banned for a year! 30 days jail for each of you.”

A man in jail was also charged with criminal trespass and pled guilty. “The voices in my head made me go back.”

“The voices in my head says $250 plus court costs and 20 days jail. Jail, I also want him evaluated.”

“Do I have a juvenile in jail?”

“Yes, sir,” answered the jail clerk.

“How old are you?”

“17.”

“Did you get kicked out of your house?”

“Naw.”

“Is your mother or father here?”

“They are probably at work.”

“Well, either they don’t know you are in jail or they are sick of you. Did you talk to the public defender?”

“No, sir.”

“Well, go talk to him.”

A man in jail charged with obstructing a highway pled not guilty. He also pled not guilty to disorderly conduct. His trial was set for December 17th.

“I got to stay in jail until then?”

“No, you can bond out. See you December 17th.”

Another man in jail was charged with no insurance and failure to appear. He was charged $95 plus court costs on his insurance and $250 plus court costs on his failure to appear.

A man in jail pled no contest on his theft charge and no contest on his domestic battery charge.

“Why did you steal?”

“I was getting some stuff for my kids. My check was short last time.”

“You had 93 items inside your clothes and you had beer on you. Which of your kids drinks beer.”

“That was mine.”

“You had $180 worth of items.”

“$1000 and 75 days in jail.”

Awoman in jail walked off and didn’t pay her fines. She pled guilty.

“Why did you leave and not pay your fines?”

“I didn’t have the money.” “You could have tried to work something out with the ladies at the window.”

“Pay $275 now and make a payment plan or do 14 days in jail.”

A woman charged with domestic battery pled no contest.

“How do you know this person on the police report?”

“That’s my mom.”

“You opened the door and slapped your momma?”

“She hit me first and she was drunk.”

Her mother was in the courtroom.

“She hit me first and I was not intoxicated! I had to get an eviction notice to get her out of my house.”

“$500 plus court costs.”

“I was going to clean clothes with them.”

A woman in the courtroom was charged with driving on suspended pled no contest.

“$235 plus court costs and two days house arrest,” said the judge.

The next man was asked, “How do you plead to no driver’s license?”

“No contest.”

“No insurance?”

“No contest.”

“Reckless driving?”

“No contest.”

“No tags?”

“No contest. I was test driving that car. I just got my driver’s license.”

“He was speeding through a parking lot,” said the court attorney.

“$265 plus court cost on the insurance. $65 plus court costs on the reckless driving. $45 plus court costs on the tags. I’ll dismiss the driver’s license.”

A man in jail had a theft charge.

“How do you plead?”

“Guilty.”

“Why did you do it?”

“I don’t know sir.”

“What were you going to do with Tide pods? These days I don’t know if they are going to sniff them, eat them or wash with them.”

Judge Fred Thorne

By the Evening Times News Staff