Hot Sheet Cases Filed in 20th Judicial Circuit January 28, 2025

by Rickey Stokes | Jan 29, 2025 | News

NOTE: JUVENILE RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO POST. JUDGE LORI COLLIER INGRAM & JUDGE BUTCH BINFORD HANDLE ALL JUVENILE CASES:

HOUSTON COUNTY:
CV-Circuit-Civil:
38-CV-2025-900038.00 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC Vs David Bell (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) with
Judge Todd Derrick
38-CV-2025-900039.00 American Express National Bank Vs Samuel AKA Samuel B Kyle
(Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $9189.02 with Judge John Steenland
38-CV-2025-900040.00 Cody Catrette Vs Bama RV Service Inc (Damages Pers Prop) with Judge
Butch Binford
DV-District-Civil:
38-DV-2025-90091.00 Real Estate Service of Dothan Vs Tony Richardson and any and all Other
Occupants (Unlawful Detainer) $1380.00 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-DV-2025-900092.00 Barstone Holdings LLC DBA Barstone Apartments Vs Stacy McGonagil
(Unlawful Detainer) $1239.00 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-DV-2025-900093.00 Southeastern Oral Maxillofacial and Facial Cosmetic Vs Sherry Anderson
(Misc DV Case) $6710.71 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
SM-Small Claims:
38-SM-2025-900380.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Josh Amerspek (Account
Collection) $2151.64 with judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900381.00 Capital One Vs Brenda G Atwood (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $2540.54
with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900382.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Anthony Long (Misc SM Case) $1646.96 with
Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900383.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Jeffrey Whitley (Misc SM Case) $1741.47 with
Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900384.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Craige
Leonard Florence (Account Collection) $1020.22 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram

38-SM-2025-900385.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Mykera
Jalaine Ingram AKA Hill (Account Collection) $3090.81 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900386.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Lanie Dykes (Account Collection)
$1357.37 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900387.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Una May
Seaton (Account Collection) $262.14 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900388.00 Dale Medical Center Vs Tammy Weaver (Account Collection) $254.73
with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900389.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Timothy
John Toole (Account Collection) $596.59 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900390.00 Wiregrass Orthodontic Specialists LLC Vs Brittany McClendon (Misc SM
Case) $5999.99 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900391.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Kali Lynn
Hyatt (Account Collection) $2273.15 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900392.00 Capital One Vs Joshua A Long (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $5528.25 with
Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900393.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Steven Stanford (Misc SM Case) $3527.15
with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900394.00 Southern Sleep Clinics LLC Vs Brandley Sophia (Misc SM Case) $603.18
with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900395.00 Discover Bank Vs Madison S Danner (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $1540.90
with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900396.00 All South Urgent Care Inc Vs Caitlin Johnson (Misc SM Case) $338.80
with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900397.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Franklin Yarbrough (Misc SM Case) $546.71
with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900398.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Lisa Nunez (Account Collection)
$985.34 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900399.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Sharon Ford (Account Collection)
$1100.49 with Judge Benjamin Lewis

38-SM-2025-900400.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Denise Drake (Account Collection)
$1653.30 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900401.00 Crown Asset Management LLC Assignee of Comenity Bank (King Size) Vs
Zacorious Verner (Account Collection) $1434.97 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2025-900402.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Ashlee Flowers (Account
Collection) $2373.87 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900403.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Timothy Hughes (Account
Collection) $1987.05 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-900404.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Haley R Capan (Account
Collection) $1564.14 with Judge Lori Collier ingram
CC-Circuit-Criminal:
Judge Moulton had 4 cases for Probation Rev Rec Stolen Prop 1st , Theft/Deception 2nd X 2. Judge
Richardson had 4 cases for Possess/Receipt Cont X 2, Chem End Child Exp. Pistol Certain Person.
DC-District Criminal:
Judge Moulton had 4 Possess/Receipt Cony X 3, Obstruct Justice. Judge Lewis had 7 cases for
DV Strangulation, Minor Possess Tobacco X 2, Fugitive from Justice, Rec Stolen Prop 2nd , Forgery
3rd and Retail Theft 3rd .
TR-Traffic:
Judge Lewis had 31 cases ranging from Expired Tag, Speeding, Reckless Driving, No Drivers
License, Drive W/Suspended and Expired License.
Henry County:
DV-District-Civil:
37-DV 2025-900011.00 Mariner Finance LLC Vs Dasy Hayden (Account Collection) with Judge
Spencer Danzey
SM-Small Claims:
37-SM-2025-90038.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Melinda M Bond (Account
Collection) $1625.68 with Judge Spencer Danzey
37-SM-2025-90039.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Geri East (Account Collection)
$831.70 with Judge Spencer Danzey

37-SM-2025-90040.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Kristen R McCormick (Account
Collection) $894.74 with Judge Spencer Danzey
37-SM-2025-900041.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Stephanie Dexter (Account
Collection) $1548.78 with Judge Spencer Danzey
37-SM-2025-900042.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Michelle Hennessy (Account
Collection) $1153.21 with Judge Spencer Danzey
DC-District-Criminal:
Judge Danzey had 4 cases for Possess/Receipt Cont, Paraphernalia Misdem, Ill Possess of
Prescription, Possess marijuana 2nd .
TR-Traffic:
Judge Danzey had 4 cases for Speeding.

Medicaid portals freeze; Alabama’s back online

by Rickey Stokes | Jan 28, 2025 | News

UPDATE: Alabama’s Medicaid portal is back online.

ORIGINAL: Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in every U.S. state as President Donald Trump’s administration enacted a funding freeze on federal grants and loans.

The White House said it was aware of the outage and said it expected systems to be “back online shortly” without payments being affected. The new White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wasn’t able to guarantee that people on Medicaid wouldn’t see a cutoff.

She also insisted the pause is temporary.

The Payment Management Services (PMS) web portal organizations use currently warns that due “to Executive Orders regarding potentially unallowable grant payments, PMS is taking additional measures to process payments. Reviews of applicable programs and payments will result in delays and/or rejections of payments.”

Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden called it “a blatant attempt to rip away health insurance from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.”

Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley said he had been assured Medicaid would not be affected by the funding freeze.

Over 72 million people in the U.S. were enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in October 2024. Of those enrolled in either program, more than 37 million were children.

Giving shelter to feral cats; a “tail” of protecting cats from recent snowy weather

by Rickey Stokes | Jan 28, 2025 | News

Snow in southern Alabama stymied travel and some power systems, but it also created a great danger for feral cats living in colonies around the Wiregrass. Some locals decided they wanted to take action to help these cats living outside by providing shelters. 

Aimee Cobb and her family realized the cats living outside around Dothan were left to the elements with the threat of dangerously cold temperatures and snow — and she decided to do something about it. 

She enlisted the help of Debby Tuck, who organizes animal rescues around the Wiregrass. 

Cobb and Tuck had worked together in the distant past, and a month prior to the snow event, Tuck helped rescue an entire colony of cats, giving over 20 cats veterinary care and good homes.

Aimee Cobb asked her father, Jerry, to help her build shelters for feral cats who would’ve been in the snow and freezing temperatures without anywhere to go. 

They built four cat shelters made of wood with waterproofing outside and insulation and straw inside to keep any critters who need shelter warm — one was completed in around four hours. The boxes have two points of entry, as cats need a way to escape in case they need to flee quickly.

“I think cats and other critters will make a home,” Aimee said. “It’s off the ground, gives them shelter, and protects them from the elements.”

They placed the shelters around town just in time for cats to find a safe place as snow and freezing temperatures set in. 

The boxes were immediately put to good use. 

“It was so rewarding to see that the cats who lived in the engine of a truck had made their way through the snow, and the next day we were able to see their little footprints into the cat house,” Tuck said. 

But the work doesn’t stop there — several other cat colonies need intervention for homes and veterinary care. 

“Debby has been instrumental in reducing these populations,” Cobb said. “She’s doing (the cats) a service as well as the community. It makes me feel good to know we did a service to the community and to know some little kitties were nice and warm on a cold night.”

Those who want to help with local cat rescue can call Debby Tuck at 334-596-4673 or donate to their GoFundMe.

Jerry Cobb said he wants to do more as well. 

“I enjoyed it, and I’ve been talking to (Aimee) about framing up some more,” he said. “I’d like to do more if I could get a little help and save a bunch more.”

1:25 PM: Soft lockdown at Jerry Lee Faine Elementary; ok now, off lockdown

by Rickey Stokes | Jan 28, 2025 | News

Jerry Lee Faine Elementary was on a soft lockdown after shots were fired in the area. The school is off lockdown now and everything is okay.

** THE SHOTS FIRED WERE NOT AT THE SCHOOL — BUT POSSIBLY IN THE AREA. THE LOCKDOWN WAS OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. **

The shots fired were not at the school; the call came from the surrounding area, and the school locked down just to be safe.

RSN is attempting to follow up on the shots fired in the area.

Text Rickey Stokes 334-790-1729 with news tips, scene photos and questions.

Trump administration orders funding freeze on grants and loans

by Rickey Stokes | Jan 28, 2025 | News

President Donald Trump is pausing federal grants and loans as part of his sweeping review of government spending.

The decision could cause disruption in healthcare research, education programs and other initiatives.

Medicare and Social Security will not be affected, according to the memo.

There was no explanation on whether the pause would affect Medicaid, food stamps, disaster assistance, healthcare research, education programs and more.

States on average receive about 30% of their revenues from the federal government, according to Federal Funds Information for States. The largest grant program is Medicaid, which provides health care for lower-income children and adults. It’s unclear whether the Trump administration’s pause will interrupt the flow of Medicaid reimbursement funds to states.

The Education Department said the pause doesn’t apply to grants received by individuals, including the 40 million Americans with federal student loans and 7 million with Pell Grants.

Geneva County Sheriffs: instruments stolen from Shady Grove Assembly of God Church

by Rickey Stokes | Jan 28, 2025 | News

Two instruments were stolen from Shady Grove Assembly of God Church, according to Geneva County Sheriffs.

GSCO posted on their Facebook that a Peavey bass guitar and an Alvarez acoustic guitar were stolen from Shady Grove Assembly of God on January 4th.

Anyone with information about the theft should contact the Geneva County Sheriff’s Office.