Circuit Houston and Henry County Court Watch May 19, 2025

by Rickey Stokes | May 19, 2025 | Hot Sheets

Compiled by Linda Boster

HOUSTON COUNTY

Honorable District Criminal Judge Benjamin Lewis

• District Criminal: 24 cases, including Criminal Trespass 1st, Attempt to Elude, Retail Theft 3rd, Harassing Communications, and Assault 3rd.

• Traffic: 2 cases – Failure to Signal and Improper Lane Usage.

Honorable Circuit Criminal Judge Christopher K. Richardson

• Circuit Criminal: 130 cases, including Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Possession/Receipt of Controlled Substance, Sexual Abuse of a Child, Sodomy 1st, Retail Theft 2nd, Assault with Bodily Injury, and Escape 2nd.

Honorable Circuit Criminal Judge Kevin Moulton

• Circuit Criminal: 1 case – Arson 2nd

• Circuit Civil: 2 cases – Medical Malpractice and Contract/Enforcement of Judgment/Seizure

Honorable Circuit Criminal Judge Henry D. “Butch” Binford

• Circuit Criminal: 70 cases, including Sodomy 1st, Rape 1st, Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession/Receipt of Controlled Substance, and Fraudulent Use of a Credit/Debit Card.

Honorable Circuit Criminal Judge M. John Steensland III

• Domestic Relations: 1 case – Petition to Modify

• Circuit Criminal: 1 case – Capital Murder

HENRY COUNTY
No docket available today.

Hot Sheet Cases Filed in 20th Judicial Circuit May 16, 2025

by Rickey Stokes | May 19, 2025 | Hot Sheets

Compiled by Linda Boster 

HOUSTON COUNTY

CV – Circuit Civil

• 38-CV-2025-900231.00 – Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Crystal Pullin (Account Collection) – $8,430.33 – Judge Kevin Moulton

• 38-CV-2025-900230.00 – Eric Taylor vs. Kinsman Investments (Negligence – General) – Judge Todd Derrick

• 38-CV-2025-900232.00 – Jennifer Whited vs. Gloria Jane Fuller (Negligence – Motor Vehicle) – Judge Butch Binford

DV – District Civil

• 38-DV-2025-900468.00 – Alfa Mutual Insurance Company vs. Andrew C. Palmer (Auto Damages) – $8,370.80 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-DV-2025-900469.00 – Alfa Mutual Insurance Company vs. Latia J. William (Auto Damages) – $8,341.33 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

SM – Small Claims

• 38-SM-2025-901360.00 – Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center vs. Aaron Tharp (Account Collection) – $999.19 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-SM-2025-901361.00 – Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center vs. Joseph Nowell Liles (Account Collection) – $976.41 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-SM-2025-901362.00 – 1st Franklin Financial Corp vs. Vanessa Bowick (Misc. SM Case) – $933.47 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-SM-2025-901363.00 – Mainstreet Loan Company vs. Natasha T. Davis (Account Collection) – $1,362.00 – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-SM-2025-901364.00 – LVNV Funding LLC vs. Steven Reynolds (Account Collection) – $1,275.59 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-SM-2025-901365.00 – LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jessica Eldridge (Account Collection) – $1,238.70 – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-SM-2025-901366.00 – Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Brander Bryant (Account Collection) – $887.90 – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-SM-2025-901367.00 – Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Naomi M. Baldwin (Account Collection) – $1,577.34 – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-SM-2025-901368.00 – LVNV Funding LLC vs. Clarence Harrell (Account Collection) – $1,764.40 – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

CC – Circuit Criminal

• Judge Todd Derrick – 3 cases: Possession/Receipt of Controlled Substance

• Judge Steendland – 3 cases: Escape 2nd, Possession of Firearm with Alteration, Possession/Receipt of Controlled Substance

• Judge Kevin Moulton – 1 case: Unlawful Possession with Intent

DC – District Criminal

• Judge Benjamin Lewis – 16 cases, including:

  • Theft of Property 1st

  • Alcohol Sale Without Permit

  • Selling Cigarettes to a Minor

  • Assault 2nd

  • Sexual Abuse of Child Under 12 (x8)

  • Domestic Violence by Strangulation/Suffocation (x2)

  • Resisting Arrest

  • Obstruction of Justice (Using False ID)

TR – Traffic

• Judge Benjamin Lewis – 13 cases:

  • Speeding (x6)

  • No Driver’s License (x3)

  • Failure to Wear Seatbelt (x4)

HENRY COUNTY

SM – Small Claims

• 37-SM-2025-900140.00 – 1st Franklin Financial Corp vs. Randy Glanton (Misc. SM Case) – $2,778.03 – Judge Spencer Danzey

TR – Traffic

• Judge Spencer Danzey – 2 cases:

  • Following Too Closely

  • Failure to Wear Seatbelt

Hot Sheets for May 15; Court Watch for May 16

by Rickey Stokes | May 16, 2025 | Hot Sheets

HOT SHEETS:

HOUSTON COUNTY

Child Support (CS):

• 38-CS-2009-000283.03 — Brandon Lee Daniels / DHR vs. Heather Rochelle Alexander
  (Contempt/Rule NISI) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-CS-2010-000191.03 — Angel K. Collins / DHR vs. Christopher J. Russell
  (Contempt/Rule NISI) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-CS-2010-000245.04 — Joann Elizabeth Woisin / DHR vs. Michael Antawn Lamar
  (Paternity) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-CS-2021-900199.01 — State of Alabama ex rel. Carlee A. Carnes vs. Geoffrey L. Gonzales
  (Contempt/Rule NISI) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-CS-2022-900181.06 — Princess Lewis vs. Leviticus Burden
  (Child Support/Paternity Appeal) – Judge Butch Binford

• 38-CS-2025-900117.00 — State of Alabama ex rel. Shawondfa R. Dunn vs. Antonio C. Cook
  (Paternity) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-CS-2025-900118.00 — State of Alabama ex rel. Houston County DHR vs. Mariela Walton
  (Child Support Case) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-CS-2025-900119.00 — State of Alabama ex rel. Mitzy K. Trusty vs. Mary C. Gardner
  (Child Support Case) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

Circuit Civil (CV):

• 38-CV-2025-900229.00 — Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Crystal Pullin
  (Account Collection – $8,430.33) – Judge Kevin Moulton

• 38-CV-2025-900230.00 — Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Ian E. Costa
  (Account Collection – $17,035.86) – Judge John Steensland

District Civil (DV):

• 38-DV-2025-900462.00 — Fieldcrest vs. Derek Granberry
  (Unlawful Detainer – $1,119.46) – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-DV-2025-900463.00 — Fieldcrest Apartments vs. David Alan Strosnider
  (Unlawful Detainer – $1,033.53) – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-DV-2025-900464.00 — Fieldcrest Apartments vs. Jytu Blackman
  (Unlawful Detainer – $1,442.25) – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-DV-2025-900465.00 — Enlighten LLC vs. Devynn Clark
  (Unlawful Detainer – $8,150.00) – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-DV-2025-900466.00 — Alexander Court Apartments vs. An’twaneciia Baxter
  (Unlawful Detainer – $2,050.50) – Judge Benjamin Lewis

• 38-DV-2025-900467.00 — Peppi Cooper vs. La’Kenya Thomas
  (Unlawful Detainer – $2,300.00) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

Small Claims (SM):

• 38-SM-2025-901358.00 — Triad of Alabama LLC (Flowers Hospital) vs. Jodie Gilmore
  (Account Collection – $200.00) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• 38-SM-2025-901359.00 — Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Nary Denham
  (Account Collection – $638.55) – Judge Lori Collier Ingram

Circuit Criminal (CC):

• Judge Butch Binford handled 6 felony bond forfeiture cases.

• Judge Derrick handled 1 felony bond forfeiture case.

District Criminal (DC):

• Judge Benjamin Lewis presided over 16 cases including:
  Bond forfeiture (misdemeanor), Attempt to Elude, Arson 2nd, Rape 2nd, and Fugitive from Justice.

Traffic (TR):

• Judge Lewis presided over 13 traffic cases:
  Speeding (7), Driving with Suspended License, No Driver’s License (3), Expired Tag (2), Improper Lights, and Failure to Wear Seatbelt.

HENRY COUNTY

Child Support (CS):

• 37-CS-2025-900008.00 — State of Alabama ex rel. Sare A. Marsh vs. Demetrius P. Swain Sr.
  (Paternity) – Judge Spencer Danzey

District Criminal (DC):

• Judge Spencer Danzey presided over 1 case for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Traffic (TR):

• Judge Danzey handled 11 traffic cases:
  Speeding (8), Following Too Closely, Failure to Stop at Sign, and Running a Red Light.

COURT WATCH:

District Criminal – Houston County
Judge Lori Collier Ingram

• Presided over 9 child support cases:

  • Paternity (7 cases)

  • Interstate Action under UIFSA (2 cases)