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Judge orders credit, tests and treatment steps after probation violations; warns defendants about drug and alcohol risks
Summary
During the July 29 calendar, the court addressed multiple probation violations, imposing short custodial credits, re-enrolling people on supervised probation with testing and treatment requirements, and emphasizing the risk of substance use while on supervision.
At a July 29 hearing, Judge Tammy Vaughn Hayward reviewed probation violations for several probationers and imposed monitoring and treatment-oriented follow-up, including credit for time served in county custody and requirements for frequent testing and support meetings.
The court heard a petition concerning Mikayla (Mikaela) Joyner (case 2022CR01073). Judge Hayward noted Joyner had been sentenced in November 2024 and later tested positive for alcohol and cocaine. After a lengthy on-record exchange about the dangers of substance use, the court ordered credit for time served since July 18, 2025, and required Joyner to return to probation, test at each report, and attend two community support meetings per week. The judge told Joyner: “If what you're telling me is true, that you just walked into a place and picked up a drink and there was cocaine in it, there could have been fentanyl in it. You could not be here.” The judge ordered Joyner to report to probation and to follow the schedule set by probation staff.
Shamari Mitchell (2022CR01821) also appeared on a petition after testing positive for alcohol. The probation office recommended revocation of six days with credit for time served, return to probation, testing at each report, one community-support meeting per week, and completion of an alcohol and drug evaluation on or before Aug. 9, 2025. The court adopted that recommendation and directed Mitchell to report to probation on July 31 at 10 a.m.
The judge and probation staff emphasized that testing fees and travel for work must be balanced with compliance obligations but made clear that ongoing positive tests could lead to jail time: “The person who's gonna suffer the most if you don't do what you need to do is yourself,” the judge said.
Why it matters: Probation supervision is designed to reduce recidivism and protect public safety; the court’s orders make treatment and monitoring mandatory steps for probationers who test positive for alcohol or drugs. Those orders have immediate consequences — jail credit, frequent testing and enrollment in support programs — and practical requirements, such as reporting deadlines and financial responsibilities for testing.
The court instructed probation officers and defendants on specific next steps and scheduled reporting dates; it also cautioned defendants that failure to comply could result in revocation and additional custody time.
