Felony court news - Thursday, May 9, 2024

Resisting law

A Yorktown man was sentenced to jail for resisting law enforcement.

Daiton D. Hood, 2709 South Walnut St., pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony.  He was sentenced to 180 days in Jay County Jail and given four days credit for time served. Hood was fined $1 and assessed $189 in court costs. 

As part of his plea agreement, a Class B misdemeanor for criminal recklessness was dismissed.

Invasion of privacy

Vanessa I. Gaston, 37, Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to invasion of privacy, a Level 6 felony. 

She was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail and given 56 days credit for time served. Gaston was assessed $189 in court costs.

Dealing drugs

A man was sentenced to prison for dealing methamphetamine.

Jeramie C. Green, 48, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the Level 4 felony. He was sentenced to six years in Indiana Department of Correction and given credit for time served. Green was fined $1, assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee. 

As part of his plea agreement, a Level 6 felony for maintaining a common nuisance and a Class A misdemeanor for possession of marijuana were dismissed.