Three defendants were referred to the Panola County Grand Jury during Wednesday’s session of Batesville Municipal Court. Two men, Frank Griffin, 2446 Barnacre Rd., Batesville and  John H. Doyle, 435 Tubbs Rd., Batesville, face charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Jeffrey Nelson, 201 Atkins St., Sardis, was referred to the grand jury on one count of robbery, one count of auto burglary and two counts of shoplifting.

Public drunk

A regular offender in Batesville Municipal Court was admonished by Judge William McKenzie and sentenced to “time served.” Marvin Brownlee, 207 Vance St., Batesville, appeared before the judge for at least the 15th time in the past six months on a public drunk charge, but the latest arrest was not easy to remember for the defendant.

“Where did you get arrested this time?” McKenzie asked.

Brownlee told the judge he could not remember.

“You were at Friendly Supermarket,” the judge said. “It seems like you are getting drunk there a lot lately and they are calling the police.”

The judge gave Brownlee time served for the public drunk charge, but also ordered him to stay away from Friendly Supermarket.

Initial Appearances

Jazmine Brown, 801-G Brittney Dr., Oxford, failed to appear to answer a charge of disorderly conduct. Fox Bonding was notified.

Bernice Milsap, 101 Williams St., Batesville, had a simple assault charge dismissed when the affiant, Retrina King, failed to appear. Milsap was placed on the city work program for eight days for unpaid fines of $418.

Tremayne Kimmons, no address given, had charges of stalking and simple assault withdrawn at the request of affiant Lakeya Humphrey.

“Mr. Kimmons, if you have the type of personality that will lead to you waving a gun around, you need to get rid of that gun or put it somewhere you can’t get to it,” McKenzie said. “It’s going to get you into a lot more trouble that it is going to get you out of.”

Justin Market, 1630 Benson Rd., Courtland, pleaded guilty to charges of domestic violence- simple assault, and failure to pay old fines, and was place on the city work program for 25 days to satisfy $1,400 in fines.

Christopher Whitten, 117 Hoskins Rd., Batesville, pleaded guilty to domestic violence- simple assault and resisting arrest and failure to pay old fines. He was ordered to have $3,881 in fines paid within 30 days.

William C. Turner, 495 Shiloh Rd., Courtland, pleaded guilty to DUI- first offense and no seatbelt and was fined $802.

Joe Banks, 700 Letha Wiley Rd., Sardis, pleaded guilty to contempt of court and was placed on the work program for six days to satisfy $315 in fines.