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Morning docket: multiple defendants admit violations; several furloughed to treatment programs or given community-corrections terms
Summary
At Monday’s morning docket Judge David D. Wolfe accepted pleas and admissions from numerous defendants, remitted fines in one case, revoked community-corrections terms in several others and—where arranged—furloughed defendants to recovery/drug-court treatment programs instead of imposing immediate prison time.
Judge David D. Wolfe presided over a packed morning docket that produced a string of case dispositions: multiple defendants admitted violations of probation or community corrections and the court issued a mix of revocations, reinstatements to community corrections, and furloughs to treatment programs.
Why it matters: The docket shows the court’s recurring use of treatment-based dispositions—furloughs into recovery or drug-court programs—alongside revocations when defendants failed to comply with prior community-corrections orders. Those choices affect where defendants serve time and whether they enter structured rehabilitation programs.
Key outcomes from the morning session included:
- Jeremy Blake Hollis entered guilty pleas to multiple counts (including felony theft and child abuse/neglect counts) and received aggregate state sentences that will be furloughed into a treatment program (CAAP/"caps") with a 0-tolerance condition; remaining counts were dismissed under his plea agreement.
- Dustin Perry Damesworth admitted a probation violation and the court revoked his sentence but furloughed him to a recovery program selected by the recovery court; successful completion would lead to supervised probation in drug court.
- Michael Demario McHenry admitted his violation and was furloughed to a rehabilitation facility with a sentencing/status review date set for May 27, 2025.
- Larry Dwayne Salters admitted a community-corrections violation, was revoked to serve but immediately reinstated to community corrections with a restarted three-year term and a special condition to undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow recommendations; Judge Wolfe strongly admonished Salters that this was a last chance.
- Jesse Lee Collins: the court found Collins indigent and remitted remaining fines and costs after reviewing his affidavit showing Social Security disability income and medical history, including a liver transplant.
- Several other defendants (Timothy Kennedy; Richard Tyrone Woods; Marcus Williams; Angela Michelle Tucker) admitted violations and were either revoked to serve with credited jail time or reinstated/transferred to community corrections with added treatment conditions. Tucker’s reinstatement included a required inpatient rehab recommendation.
What the court emphasized: In multiple matters Judge Wolfe stressed that the court will use rehabilitation options when appropriate but will revoke community-corrections placements for repeat noncompliance. Speaking to one defendant, Wolfe said, "This is your last chance to do that," after detailing the expectations attached to a transferred community-corrections sentence.
Next steps: Several matters were continued for status or final plea days (commonly May 19 or May 27, 2025) to allow treatment providers, probation officers and defense counsel to complete paperwork and confirm placements. The clerk will file written orders reflecting each plea or revocation.
Ending: The morning docket illustrated the court's continued reliance on treatment pathways for defendants with substance-use disorders, alongside firm enforcement when participants fail to meet reporting or program requirements.
