The Dixon County Criminal Court resolved a series of violation-of-probation (VOP) matters and pleas during a busy docket, with outcomes that included revocation to serve, reinstatement with stricter conditions and terminations in exchange for jail time.

Key outcomes included:
- Silas Bolling: The court found Bolling in violation of probation after officers and probation staff testified he failed multiple treatment programs. Judge Wolf revoked him to serve his sentence and remanded him to custody with credit for time served.
- Shane Butler: After testimony from supervising officers that Butler had repeatedly left required treatment programs and failed drug screens, the court revoked and ordered Butler to serve the applicable sentence rather than reinstating probation.
- Charles (Timothy) Gish: The defendant admitted his VOP; the judge revoked and ordered him to serve the balance of his sentence with credit for time served.
- Walter Whitmore: Pleaded guilty to VOP and was revoked to serve 180 days, day-for-day, after which probation was to be terminated.
- Kenneth Ogg: By agreement, Ogg admitted a VOP and the court reinstated him to probation with 0‑tolerance for failed drug screens and required an assessment within 30 days of release.

Why it matters: The court signaled limited patience for repeat failures to comply with supervised-release conditions. Judges repeatedly cited prior opportunities given to probationers, treatment program completion as a condition of reinstatement, and statutory sanction ranges (including statutory limits for technical violations).

What parties said: Probation officers testified to missed reports, failed drug screens, and program discharges; defense counsel asked for leniency or emphasized individuals’ progress in programs. For some defendants the court accepted pleas or stipulations; for others the court imposed jail time after concluding further supervised release would be ineffective.

Next steps: Defendants remanded will be held to serve the imposed sentences; those reinstated on probation have reporting and treatment conditions to meet. The court warned that future missed reports would be treated as 0‑tolerance violations.

Speakers quoted or on record: Judge David Wolf; probation officers including Angel Niamto and James Ward; supervising officers such as Keith Moore; defense attorneys (mister Talbot, mister Howard) and defendants (Silas Bolling, Shane Butler, Charles Gish, Walter Whitmore, Kenneth Ogg).