Circuit Court News March 2021
March 25, 2021
Methamphetamine continues to affect lives in Stone County. The drug is highly addictive, has severe adverse health consequences, and leads people who use it to do things to support their habit that hurts their families, their children, and the people around them. Possessing, selling, and using methamphetamine is also illegal and a felony crime.
So far this month, several felony drug cases have been resolved with various outcomes based on the circumstances of the cases. Phillip Vitello and Angela Ferrall (two cases) both pled guilty and were placed on probation and in the Stone County Intensive Treatment Program, also known as drug court. Donald Grim and Gina McGrath, both pled guilty, were placed on probation and required to obtain treatment through that process. Lindsey Cain had previously pled guilty and placed on probation but failed to abide by her probation’s treatment conditions and was sent to the Department of Corrections to go through a treatment program there. If she does well, she will have the chance to be placed back on probation. Finally, Tim Crosby had also previously pled guilty to meth charges, given a chance at probation, failed that, given a chance at the DOC treatment program, failed that, was sentenced to serve five years, and is in prison.
These cases illustrate how the Stone County criminal justice system tries to deal with people that are charged with drug possession and show evidence of severe addictions. The goal is to get them help for the addiction to live a drug-free life. These cases also illustrate how addictive methamphetamine is and that if the defendants continue to use drugs and commit additional crimes, they will end up in prison.
Stone County Prosecutor Matt Selby also said that several other felony cases had been disposed of in March, including four burglaries, stealing, a DWI, resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, victim tampering, and weapons violations. These cases resulted in five prison sentences, and the remainder ended with probation.
Methamphetamine continues to affect lives in Stone County. The drug is highly addictive, has severe adverse health consequences, and leads people who use it to do things to support their habit that hurts their families, their children, and the people around them. Possessing, selling, and using methamphetamine is also illegal and a felony crime.
So far this month, several felony drug cases have been resolved with various outcomes based on the circumstances of the cases. Phillip Vitello and Angela Ferrall (two cases) both pled guilty and were placed on probation and in the Stone County Intensive Treatment Program, also known as drug court. Donald Grim and Gina McGrath, both pled guilty, were placed on probation and required to obtain treatment through that process. Lindsey Cain had previously pled guilty and placed on probation but failed to abide by her probation’s treatment conditions and was sent to the Department of Corrections to go through a treatment program there. If she does well, she will have the chance to be placed back on probation. Finally, Tim Crosby had also previously pled guilty to meth charges, given a chance at probation, failed that, given a chance at the DOC treatment program, failed that, was sentenced to serve five years, and is in prison.
These cases illustrate how the Stone County criminal justice system tries to deal with people that are charged with drug possession and show evidence of severe addictions. The goal is to get them help for the addiction to live a drug-free life. These cases also illustrate how addictive methamphetamine is and that if the defendants continue to use drugs and commit additional crimes, they will end up in prison.
Stone County Prosecutor Matt Selby also said that several other felony cases had been disposed of in March, including four burglaries, stealing, a DWI, resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, victim tampering, and weapons violations. These cases resulted in five prison sentences, and the remainder ended with probation.