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Assistant District Attorney Lockhart read the state’s proffer, telling the court that agents found drugs, cash and weapons at a residence associated with co-defendants and that Hogan “rode with her husband when he would do drug transactions” and was in the home when officers executed a search warrant. Lockhart said that evidence and surveillance supported the state’s case; he also told the court the defendant’s husband had been jailed in the investigation.

Hogan confirmed in court that she understood the rights she waived by pleading no contest, that she had discussed the matter with counsel and that the plea was voluntary. In bargaining with prosecutors, the indictment’s other counts — including an unrelated conspiracy count — were dismissed as part of the agreement, the prosecutor said.

Judge David D. Wolfe accepted the plea and ordered the sentence and conditions on the record. The judge directed Hogan to see the probation office before leaving the courthouse.

The transcript and the court’s sentencing entry supply the facts and terms the judge relied upon when accepting the plea and imposing sentence.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5-19-25 Dickson Criminal Docket","oneSentenceSummary","Renita Renee Hogan pleaded no contest to an amended charge of facilitating the sale of less than 0.5 grams of cocaine and received a one-year term suspended to probation and a $1,000 fine; related counts were dismissed under the agreement.","taxTitle","Judge David D. Wolfe State of Tennessee, Judicial, Tennessee","taxId",66321,"location","Tennessee","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6233417,"Judge denies bond reduction for alleged drug trafficker after TBI wiretap evidence",387,2792000,3179000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3419863-f9f091fc71336b0c296fe0f7d72572e1&start=2792&end=3179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3419863-f9f091fc71336b0c296fe0f7d72572e1/thumbnail_2792000.jpg","/articles/6233417/Tennessee/Judge-denies-bond-reduction-for-alleged-drug-trafficker-after-TBI-wiretap-evidence","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233417-254d4b91718f56de98a15d11f213d406/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964953&Signature=Zv~127yi2sEOczgjVxwp~vXjPXVlhwgIaMhyq83RgAO3D~7XNjsMlF02tUnz1g7yyI0WijrXFAuu7ey~FWs4x3yq0IyD992nS5GATwoZ5PioyM0DCqaPw7M1TefpasDEdYyc4dnkJuqTMnPGic6LdutwSiVFWjCVDWEcGM1hXiBRDw9hnHng2tboO0n7Ew-yNPjoIFMx8vxzsPaSZ52ie7xDqRtI1FfsSLyfLHj2q16U2en~C45CiBGXVRp0F7QFEaZejGl2proDfl1An5nLXZLpvA8t~YK5oMOzgh3TJM4YW3j3oaBQg7fupLx9-Sk5tk5LAmFcuc5NFn6wyYIXyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dixon County Criminal Court on May 20 denied a defense request to reduce bond for Sean Harding, who faces multiple felony drug charges linked to a multi-defendant trafficking investigation. Harding’s attorney asked the court to lower bond so family could arrange his placement in a yearlong residential treatment program; prosecutors opposed the request.

Defense attorney Ryan Davis told the court Harding had completed education programs in custody and “has been accepted into the Crosstrail Center, for a year long residential treatment and recovery program,” and provided an acceptance letter dated March 7. Davis argued release on supervised conditions would be a better use of public funds and would allow Harding to enter inpatient treatment.

TBI agent Shawn Atkins testified for the state about the multi-agency investigation. Atkins said the wiretap and surveillance evidence show Harding making arrangements to purchase narcotics and traveling to Davidson County to pick up shipments. On the record Atkins described multiple intercepted calls and surveillance between December 2022 and January 2023 that, the state said, involved roughly 29 ounces of methamphetamine combined and 10.5 grams of heroin/fentanyl. Atkins also testified that on Jan. 3 officers conducted a traffic stop and found about 4 ounces of methamphetamine on Harding’s person; earlier in September 2022 he was arrested with an amount the agent estimated at over 100 grams.

The court considered the statutory factors in setting bond and concluded the seriousness of the offenses, the quantity of narcotics alleged, Harding’s prior related arrests and the apparent probability of conviction outweighed the defense arguments. The judge denied the motion to reduce bond.

During the hearing Harding’s attorney also sought to withdraw from the appointment on financial grounds; the judge denied that motion after reviewing the practical difficulties of finding replacement counsel for a complex conspiracy case. The court set a final plea date of Sept. 22, 2025 for Harding and a trial during the multi-defendant week in January 2026 if no resolution is reached.

The transcript of the hearing and sworn testimony of the TBI agent provide the evidentiary basis cited by the judge in his ruling.","A judge denied a request to reduce bond for defendant Sean Harding, citing wiretap and surveillance evidence that prosecutors say show large-quantity methamphetamine trafficking and the serious nature of offenses.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6233421,"Judge sets multi-defendant conspiracy trial for January 2026; plea deadline set for September",300,4770000,5070000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3419863-f9f091fc71336b0c296fe0f7d72572e1&start=4770&end=5070","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3419863-f9f091fc71336b0c296fe0f7d72572e1/thumbnail_4770000.jpg","/articles/6233421/Tennessee/Judge-sets-multi-defendant-conspiracy-trial-for-January-2026-plea-deadline-set-for-September","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233421-8483a88e05586eb50cc6c2c919ebc287/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964953&Signature=EbeP9ItlOcRJ2NoBKYQfGYN9brUKhXBWQrXp~gcHFiLTmxMcm93j8jumQwnZo2AhRVCaX9SReyS-ZKKN58hyTzxMWJQix2TdS3yFxXP3DUR4wWTKyPaCQDTsl29zqn5ZbNWM984UVWHBxENv6vEi2nCc88oZyc0kpIGc10TM0Jkylsnno6VbXdk28abEdPnApHP3KxiZYaZiOMPQG0UADMGIdiFJiyY-NrDaktET0tg7I1a7~6VzmJDYQ65JPVhTWYxUrOuYrbNbQO-I3yqltWZty6DomaDQLy689gojexB41HUrggTiLOH5Flfy-VoBUSc6kwz1S~At9Ew0BqdIXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The judge presiding over Dixon County’s criminal docket set a coordinated trial week for the large, multi-defendant conspiracy tied to Dantes Goode and others, scheduling the proceedings for the week of Jan. 20, 2026, and giving defendants a final plea date of Sept. 22, 2025.

The court described the case as unusually large — prosecutors said there are as many as 27 defendants across related indictments — and said the county would determine whether the existing courtroom can handle simultaneous trials or whether the cases will need a larger venue. “We will make the 20th through the 23rd our trial date for the conspiracy cases,” the judge said, noting courtroom capacity and the need to coordinate witnesses and counsel.

Prosecutors told the court they had conducted wiretaps and surveillance in the multi-jurisdiction investigation and that multiple defendants were identified on intercepted calls as arranging and trafficking substantial quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Several defendants who appeared during the docket confirmed the scheduling: some were set for a July or June status date first, and many were given Sept. 22 as a last chance to resolve charges by agreement before the January 2026 trial week.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors discussed logistics on the record: several lawyers said they expected multiple weeks of trial time would be needed if many defendants opted to go to trial. The judge instructed counsel to identify how many defendants would need the jury term so the court could arrange for an appropriately sized courtroom or an alternate venue.

Because many defendants and counsel are based in different counties, the court also allocated interim status dates (including July and September check-ins) to resolve discovery disputes and to determine which defendants will proceed to trial.

The scheduling affects dozens of open files in Dixon County and adjacent jurisdictions, and the judge made clear that failure to resolve matters by the Sept. 22 plea date would trigger the January trial assignments for those who remain indicted and unpleaded.

The hearing record and the court’s scheduling orders are the authoritative sources for the dates the court announced.","Dixon County court set a coordinated trial week in January 2026 for a sprawling drug conspiracy tied to Dantes Goode and others; the court gave defendants until Sept. 22 to resolve cases or face trial.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6233426,"Former daycare worker pleads no contest after state says children were given melatonin",167,1190000,1357000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3419863-f9f091fc71336b0c296fe0f7d72572e1&start=1190&end=1357","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3419863-f9f091fc71336b0c296fe0f7d72572e1/thumbnail_1190000.jpg","/articles/6233426/Tennessee/Former-daycare-worker-pleads-no-contest-after-state-says-children-were-given-melatonin","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233426-1b73432b77759d8d2a3b00a0392eed1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964953&Signature=Laq~2ehS4R~p8nP9b2Qk8A53sZVIqmR9qM1Vx5gSohfVyfAklk7dEaReSv4JKMKF7uI3PHs8Xbo3dHh3~1VK7xT4USWG8FZrUlglW~hClqY3xTQ4sikdedZLZAY-NN5RMQu3Gjimdo~CB5Ij2fIMco9t5semn0fbezcf-X9PU0AjZA-wr7jacd~SvOrJs7QZOSUpXoPfOg5RXlUj-hIIDvy9B8bhrp834Oa39-63nfG3qhRDj52iFO4wxEj6d1FCi4oT-Gtbs7gqg20~d2vHIgBZtoxhdMUifBQ8dy2yb3HKnAryC-7S-tb3E91DNMtqIECPcUsWw4fMcaP1QFZ6UA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jordan Hannah Darnell, a former employee at Mimi’s Daycare in Stewart County, pleaded no contest May 20 in Dixon County Criminal Court to one count of attempted child abuse and was sentenced to probation under a negotiated agreement. The plea resolves part of an indictment that accused Darnell and others of administering drugs to children in the daycare.

The state told the court it would prove that “between May first of 2021 and March 25th of 2022, the defendant Jordan H. Darnell … periodically gave 30 milligrams of melatonin to children under the ages of 8 … while those children were at Mimi’s daycare,” Assistant District Attorney General Allen said during the hearing. The prosecutor said the children suffered night terrors, vomiting and other serious effects.

Judge David D. Wolfe accepted Darnell’s plea to a reduced count of attempted child abuse. The court dismissed two other counts as part of the agreement and imposed an effective sentence that places Darnell on supervised probation for five years. Under the terms the judge described in court, some counts carried one-year sentences that were ordered to run concurrent or consecutive so the effective disposition was probation, with a requirement that Darnell testify truthfully against any co-defendant who goes to trial. The judge also ordered that Darnell “will not be able to work for a licensed day care center while on probation.” The judge instructed Darnell to meet with the probation department before leaving the courthouse.

Defense attorney Jonathan Cox told the court he had discussed the state’s evidence and the range of punishment with Darnell. Darnell answered the court’s questions on the record and confirmed she wished to enter the plea.

Prosecutors said investigators recovered video and other evidence from the daycare and that co-defendants attempted to tamper with a camera recording. The prosecution told the court a camera was eventually turned over to law enforcement.

The investigation and plea do not resolve charges against other named defendants, including Jamie J. Clark and Kristen Clark, who were referenced in court as co-defendants. The judge set further case-management dates to address remaining counts and related proceedings.

Court records and the prosecutor’s on-the-record summary form the basis of the state’s representations at the plea hearing. The court’s judgment includes the probation terms and the condition that Darnell must cooperate with prosecutors in related prosecutions.","Jordan Hannah Darnell entered a no-contest plea to attempted child abuse in Dixon County Court and received probation after the state said she gave children melatonin at Mimi’s Daycare, causing severe reactions; co-defendants remain under investigation.","actionData","errors"]

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