A defendant arrested with a small amount of narcotics on their person while being booked into the Cumberland County Jail last year pleaded guilty late last month and received a suspended sentence.
The defendant was among those entering guilty pleas.
Christina Lee Devaney, 37, pleaded guilty by information to the charge of introducing contraband into a penal institution and received a two-year suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation.
In addition, all pending charges in General Sessions Court were dismissed.
Devaney was being booked into the jail on June 21, 2024, on an unrelated traffic charge, when corrections officers discovered a small quantity of a controlled substance in her possession.
Fine and court costs were waived.
In other cases on docket, the following guilty pleas were entered:
•Logan Michael Dishman, 22, DUI, per se, and civil violation of violation of the implied consent law, pleaded guilty to DUI and is to serve 48 hours in jail or the Temperance Academy, was fined $350, to pay court costs, loss of driving privileges for one year, to complete all required classes and programs and was placed on supervised probation for 11 months and 29 days. All remaining charges were dismissed.
The charge stems from a Feb. 2, 2024, arrest by Crossville Police Department’s Ptl. Jeremy Beard and Sptl. Shade Foster.
•Craig Douglas Goss, 61, charged with DUI, per se, pleaded guilty to DUI and is to serve 48 hours in jail or the Temperance Academy, was fined $350, to pay court costs, loss of driving privileges for one year, to complete all required classes and programs and was placed on supervised probation for 11 months 29 days. All remaining charges were dismissed.
The charge stems from a Nov. 1, 2023, arrest by CCSO Deputies John Coley, Caleb Charges and Sgt. Dustin Jackson.
•Chase Edward Gunter, 20, charged with domestic assault, pleaded guilty to simple assault with the plea set aside with qualification for judicial diversion. Gunter received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation. He is to obtain counseling and is banned from contact with the victim. If all conditions and terms of probation and diversion are met, Gunter will then qualify to petition the court to have the charge removed from the record. The charge stems from an Oct. 5, 2024, arrest.
•Kurt David Sanders, 43, possession of meth with intent, pleaded guilty to possession of less than .5 grams of meth for sale and/or delivery and received a three-year suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation with credit for 24 days already served in jail.
The charge stems from a May 21, 2023, traffic stop by CPD’s Lt. Dustin Lester of a vehicle Sanders was a passenger. A bag of substance identified as approximately 26 grams of meth was tossed from the vehicle during the traffic stop, resulting in the arrest.
•Philip Edward Crewsonberry Jr., 51, pleaded guilty by information to a charge of possession of less than .5 grams of meth for sale and received a six-year suspended sentence to be served on probation with supervision transferred to Nashville. Fine and court costs are waived.
The charge stems from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office traffic stop on May 13 during which meth, scales and clear bags were recovered.
•William Justin Doss, 36, pleaded guilty by information to a charge of possession of more than .5 grams of meth with intent and is to serve six months in jail with the balance of an eight-year sentence to be served on supervised probation. Fine and court costs are waived and charges in General Sessions Court were dismissed.
The charge stems from an April 17 incident on Peavine Road. That resulted in the search of a vehicle.
•Alexis N. Downam, 19, pleaded guilty to an information charging theft of property of more than $1,000 and received a one-year suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation. She is to pay $1,050 restitution and is banned from Kroger with judicial diversion application filed. The plea was set aside for the probationary period and if all conditions and terms of diversion and probation are met, Downam will be eligible to petition the court to have the charge removed from her record.
The charge stems from the thefts of money between Sept. 7-24, 2024, while Downam was employed at the store.