Judge orders treatment‑focused conditions, revokes six days for Derek W. Smalls in probation petition

Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted a stipulation and imposed modified supervision conditions for Derek W. Smalls on April 22, 2025, after a probation office report that he tested positive for an illicit substance and attempted to adulterate a urine sample.

Probation recommended revoking six days of Smalls’s probation with credit for time served, ordering drug testing at each report and requiring attendance and proof of one AA or NA meeting per week. The court adopted those recommendations and added the requirement that Smalls report to probation as directed.

Why it matters: The court framed the order as both punitive and protective. The judge emphasized that attempts to adulterate samples undermine the supervision process and warned that continued deception could lead to incarceration for the balance of the sentence.

Courtroom exchange and context: Probation reported the March 26, 2025 positive test and an attempt to adulterate the urine specimen. Smalls’s counsel stipulated to the violations and asked the court to adopt probation’s recommendation. Smalls told the court he accepted responsibility, explained back surgery and pain‑medication concerns, and said he would pursue treatment; the judge rejected the argument that prescribed medicine justified the positive result when no prescription was documented for illegal substances. The court required Smalls to attend one AA or NA meeting per week and to provide proof of attendance.

Ending: The court set an administrative appointment with probation for April 24, 2025, and instructed probation and counsel to prepare written orders reflecting the on‑the‑record disposition.