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Notable pleas and dispositions entered during the calendar included:

- Christopher Chad Smith (2025CR04619): Represented by Lister Holt and Dennis, Smith entered a no-contest plea to a drug-paraphernalia charge. The court accepted a negotiated recommendation of \"12 months; serve 20 days, credit for time served; balance suspended.\" Judge Hayward cautioned Smith to avoid returning to the location involved, telling him, \"Don't go back to that Chevron.\" (Prosecutor's factual basis; defense assent recorded.)

- Dylan Anthony Smith (2025CR04669): Smith entered a Nolo plea on an obstruction charge. The state recommended, and the court accepted, a $300 fine suspended. The court admonished the defendant to resolve outstanding matters to avoid further arrests.

- Raymond Dequan Gamillion (2025CR04435): Gamillion pleaded no-contest to criminal trespass. The state recommended 12 months with 14 days to serve, balance probated, and a restitution hearing to determine the amount; the court accepted the plea and ordered restitution to be set at a later hearing.

- Sierra Jamia Mack (2024CR06947 / 2025CR04729): Mack entered a guilty plea to obstruction (accepted) and a Nolo plea on a theft-by-shoplifting charge. The court accepted the plea to obstruction with the state's recommendation of 12 months, serve 2 days, balance suspended, and $300 fine suspended. On the shoplifting case the court accepted a 12-month term with 60 days to serve (credit for time served applied as appropriate) and a condition not to return to any Walmart in Clayton County.

- Larissa Latrice Shepherd (2025CR04731): Shepherd pleaded Nolo to abandonment of a child. The court accepted the plea and imposed 12 months with 30 days to serve and the balance suspended, with credit for time already served.

- Christma Lisa Roberts (2025CR04113): Roberts pleaded guilty to battery (count 1); count 2 merged. The state documented a history of prior violent offenses and probation failures and recommended a more substantial active term. The court accepted the plea and sentenced Roberts to 12 months with 180 days to serve; the balance suspended as long as no new violations occur.

- Renée Lynette Williams (02/1927 et al.): Williams entered guilty pleas to battery and theft-by-shoplifting charges, with concurrent sentences totaling 12 months and 60 days to serve; balance suspended, with no-contact conditions and a prohibition from returning to the incident business.

- Kelvin Jermaine Scott: Scott pleaded Nolo to possession of a drug-related object; the court accepted a suspended $200 fine.

Across these entries the court frequently followed the state’s factual bases and recommended dispositions for negotiated pleas, used credit-for-time-served where applicable, and imposed behavior conditions such as no-contact or exclusion from specific businesses. For offenses involving restitution or damage, judges scheduled or directed restitution hearings to determine amounts and timelines for payment and ordered defendants to register with probation where appropriate.

The calendar also included administrative actions: several cases were continued, some moved to no process or dismissal by the state, and the court handled requests for conferences, appointments of counsel (Lister Holt and Dennis was appointed in at least one case), and a bench-warrant set-aside process for at least one defendant (Renardo Gilmore).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clayton State 304's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","On May 13, 2025, Judge Tammy Long Hayward's arraignment calendar included numerous plea entries and dispositions: several defendants entered guilty or no-contest (nolo) pleas and received short active terms or suspended sentences, fines, and conditions such as restitution or no-contact orders.","taxTitle","Clayton County State Court 304, Texas Courts, Judicial, Texas","taxId",66308,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_32":75,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":76,"_40":77,"_42":78,"_44":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":55,"_73":55},6060370,"Judge orders 30 days jail for Isaiah Cowens after probation noncompliance; restitution hearing planned",1003,2737000,3740000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3291614-fe1141ca0010f938e4588b0c13c632c6&start=2737&end=3740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3291614-fe1141ca0010f938e4588b0c13c632c6/thumbnail_2737000.jpg","/articles/6060370/Texas/Judge-orders-30-days-jail-for-Isaiah-Cowens-after-probation-noncompliance-restitution-hearing-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6060370-106682a2ec57eade3bd59cd7acc81c48/orig.mp4?Expires=1769833952&Signature=e1BzE0vQaRx3kHA9Zfkqzej0Z5inMksMeGUwdB6WA5lclzRQbcLWCwcygJHD5ahDaZRGXxAI198~NJmrOfe40lEjctcIP0iT6-OLWaveUE61ijFIiL7QkH~tHxPuvimsNiyMdgFE6PnG9KKKqJ9oWmpIcD3m80TOeFUo9makCIsmgf-i~Vy8Jvp6b1XG83tyvEFS~5yN182VOleRO72APGGkIAPxDBh9P4AHSkqqXzgHyXt3qc0UBME89cM9LyIZEdAinxBBKm2KAetcE6LwZUZKMrNBfi7ZLIwy98vHhBRtboSb7MK6A~9Sh345V~54IITEH2m6LQ36J5~pIih32g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Tammy Long Hayward ordered 30 days in jail for Isaiah Emmanuel Cowens on May 13, 2025, after reviewing a probation revocation petition that documented repeated failures to report, incomplete community service, and missing proof of a required driver improvement course.

The petition listed multiple missed probation reports dating from January through July 2024 and asserted Cowens had not completed 73 hours of community service that had been imposed in lieu of fines. Probation officer Shauna Chang told the court she received a receipt showing payment of $1,046 that covered some fines and supervision fees but did not cover a $730 adjustment tied to the community-service-in-lieu fine. She also reported the driving class record indicated Cowens attended on 07/13/2024 but did not successfully complete the course.

Cowens' attorney and father provided context: Cowens said he had been working long shifts and lacked time; his father said he paid $1,046 toward fines. Cowens told the court he believed he had proof of a driver improvement course on a phone currently in county custody. The court reviewed email communication from the driving school indicating Cowens \"reported on 07/13/2024 to take the class, but he did not successfully complete the class. He left early and didn't return to complete it,\" according to probation officer Chang.

Probation officer Chang had recommended a 15-day revocation and case closure; the state proposed up to 45 days suspended with additional suspended conditions. After hearing argument from the state, probation officer and defense, and seeing that Cowens had accumulated months without reporting and had not produced the required documentation, the judge ordered 30 days in jail to be served, with credit for time already served. The judge explicitly addressed Cowens' repeated failures to report and charged him to take responsibility, saying at one point, \"You gonna be a little boy, when you gonna grow up and be a man?\" The judge also explained the court had given Cowens options (driver improvement course or community service) that could have resolved his sentence sooner, and that failure to follow those directions had increased his financial and supervisory obligations.

Court directions and follow-up: the judge ordered the 30-day term, noted the number of days Cowens had already served toward that term, and instructed the defendant to cooperate with probation and restitution processes. Probation will determine the restitution amount and set a hearing within the timeframe the state requested (30 days out) to allow the victim/repair estimate to be prepared if restitution is required. The court declined to continue placing Cowens on supervision-based probation at this time, explaining the judge would not burden the probation officer with additional supervision obligations given the repeated noncompliance that occurred.

The court referenced documentation and communications from the driver improvement course provider and accepted the probation officer's records as evidence. Cowens was remanded to custody to serve the imposed 30 days as ordered.","Clayton County State Court found Isaiah Emmanuel Cowens had not complied with probation requirements and ordered 30 days in jail, noting missed reports, unpaid fines/community-service deficits and an incomplete driver-improvement course; a restitution/payment plan and related processes were discussed.",{"_32":87,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":88,"_40":89,"_42":90,"_44":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":55,"_73":55},6060376,"Judge revokes bond after testimony in motion to revoke for Taj (Taj Brandon) Wedlow",2234,6082000,8316000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3291614-fe1141ca0010f938e4588b0c13c632c6&start=6082&end=8316","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3291614-fe1141ca0010f938e4588b0c13c632c6/thumbnail_6082000.jpg","/articles/6060376/Texas/Judge-revokes-bond-after-testimony-in-motion-to-revoke-for-Taj-Taj-Brandon-Wedlow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6060376-cfc1d5fb4666a692b4187642cadfeb88/orig.mp4?Expires=1769833952&Signature=G6ucOqExmKbSc~Co~oGC0ny5-7kxz~w6I-5dahSlyAEGfD2sqoY-a0uDGUbFtcy5xk9flBBt1-yZnFTSGaH933EuiMtOmXA2gzdpJ47rSSYnsnlesJiRXOTLEfSjRGzYOMOfyYgCq6020j6m0HVNyHRcocp6YH7Hck2lq4cgkJ610Mz2bmq6XAEasLFga6fa2Qq55jyyC~WV2a4r~WJpAMae-ZWm9i5gTifglsrmkOzk9KPUr6PITX5Z5EAzApHMt1YiWW-xhzO-r3XefL-gzpX5iczDCjjOOEP58ECh9wsSz5UyomLQbDKz2mZ~BLJn4K94YSJ7hmfZA4Oi9a92Mg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Tammy Long Hayward revoked the bond of Taj (Taj Brandon) Wedlow on May 13, 2025, after the state presented officer and victim testimony that the court found showed repeated violations of Wedlow’s bond conditions.

The state, through prosecutor Kevin Tipton, moved to revoke bond for two pending Clayton County cases (2024CR06670 and 2024CR06671). Officer Dalvin Freeman and a family member, Eric Wedlow, testified that Wedlow had been present at 8571 Taylor Road on multiple occasions and had contact with family members the bond order prohibited him from contacting.

Judge Hayward emphasized the bond conditions in open court and warned defense counsel that in-person appearance was required for motions to revoke bond. After hearing testimony that the defendant had been at the excluded premises and had physical contact with the alleged victim in one incident, the judge concluded the state had shown bond violations sufficient to revoke bond. \"He needs to get his resident self into court within the next 20 minutes before I have to send county Uber to go get him,\" Hayward said at an earlier point in the hearing, admonishing the defense about in-person appearances. At the conclusion of argument, Hayward stated, \"And so at this time, based on the evidence and testimony presented, Mister Wedlow's bond will be revoked. He'll be taken into custody until such time as his cases are resolved.\"

Testimony of Officer Freeman described responding to two incidents at the Taylor Road address: one in May 2024 in which officers reported a physical altercation, and a December 2024 incident in which the defendant was found in a backyard structure. Freeman testified he arrested Taj Wedlow after locating him in the prohibited location and that the defendant was not permitted at that address under his bond. Eric Wedlow told officers he had been struck by the defendant and that he called 911. The state introduced the original bond order as an exhibit setting out conditions that included not returning to 8571 Taylor Road and avoiding contact with specified family members.

Defense counsel, Mister Lynch, argued for continued bond and stressed that Wedlow presented himself to court, asserting the defendant sought a day in court to contest underlying charges. The state pointed to the record of repeated contact with the protected parties and the prohibited premises to justify revocation.

The court granted the state's motion to revoke. The judge ordered that Wedlow be taken into custody and remain detained pending resolution of the pending cases and any trial scheduling. No new sentencing on the underlying charges was entered at this hearing; the revocation decision affects pretrial custody only.

The hearing record lists the cases as 2024CR06670 and 2024CR06671 and identifies witnesses and officers who testified. The court noted that the defendant’s failure to follow in-person notice and to comply with bond terms contributed to the decision to revoke.

Court directions and next steps: the sheriff’s office was directed to take custody of Wedlow; the cases remain set for trial scheduling as appropriate. The judge also noted testimony and bodycam evidence from responding officers had been preserved.","Judge Tammy Long Hayward revoked the bond for Taj (Taj Brandon) Wedlow after the state presented testimony alleging repeated bond-condition violations, including two incidents at 8571 Taylor Road and alleged contact with protected persons.","actionData","errors"]

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