In the Courts

The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.

• Matthew Cole was sentenced on Aug. 16 to three years and six months in state prison after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, sale of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic cannabinoid, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Cole was arrested in April 2021 during a traffic stop.
• Charges of battery by strangulation, resisting an officer and fleeing law enforcement were dropped against George Roberson. Roberson was arrested in Nov. 2020.
• Stacy “Shorty” Colburn was sentenced to two years probation on August 3 after pleading no contest to grand theft. Adjudication was withheld. Colburn was arrested in December 2021 after stealing items from someone else’s property and selling them. The stolen items were estimated to be valued at more than $20,000.
• Tyonne Frost was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder on July 27 and on Sept. 13, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Frost, 19, was arrested in August 2021 after shooting a man five times. His victim survived the attack and is in jail now too, awaiting trial on drug and battery charges.
• Frankie Rosier was sentenced on Aug. 18 to five years and five months in state prion after pleading no contest to sale of cocaine and possession with intent to sell. Rosier was arrested in October 2021 during an undercover operation of the narcotics task force.
• Judson Hair was sentenced to one year probation on August 18 after pleading no contest to DUI and improper exhibition of a firearm. A charge of carrying a concealed firearm was dropped. Hair was arrested in Nov. 2021 during a traffic stop.

Withheld adjudication generally refers to a decision by a judge to put a person on probation without an adjudication of guilt. It means an individual is not found guilty legally by the court. If the person successfully completes the terms of probation and has no subsequent offenses, no further action will be taken on the case, and the offense for which adjudication was withheld is typically not considered a prior conviction for purposes of habitual offender sentencing.