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Hot Sheet Cases Filed in 20th Judicial Circuit April 22, 2025
Compiled by Linda Boster
NOTE: JUVENILE RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO POST. JUDGE LORI COLLIER INGRAM & JUDGE BUTCH BINFORD HANDLE ALL JUVENILE CASES:
HOUSTON COUNTY:
CS-Child Support:
38-CS-2025-900096.00 State of Alabama EX REL Miesha A Johnson Vs Cedrick
Grubbs (INTR Act Under UIFSA) with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-CS-2025-900097.00 State of Alabama EX REL tamara F Williams Vs Kenneth B
Williams (CS FORN JUDMT) with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-CS-2025-900098.00 State of Alabama EX REL Sarah Fullick Vs Jamey Ecord
(INTR Act Under UIFSA) with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
CV-Circuit-Civil:
38-CV-2025-000028.00 Ruben Perez Vs State of Alabama (Habeas/Mand/Prohibit)
with Judge Todd Derrick
38-CV-2025-000029.00 Brynlee Rayne Gontko Vs Sharon Garner (Other CV Case)
with Judge John Steensland
38-CV-2025-900187.00 Nationstar Mortgage LLC Vs Nacine Yvonne ( Real
Property) with Judge Christopher Richardson
SM-Small Claims:
38-SM-2025-901119.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Hollie Money
(Account6 Collection) $819.37 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-901120.00 1st Franklin Financial Corporation Vs Christopher R Kincey
(Misc SM Case) $2670.98 with Judge Benjamin Lewis
38-SM-2025-9011121.00 Recovery Exchange LLC Vs Jennifer Ball
(Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $2098.00 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
CC-Circuit-Criminal:
Judge Richardson 4 cases for Bond FORF-Felony. Judge Binford had 6 cases for
Vond FORY-Felony.
DC-District-Criminal:
Judge Lewis had 5 cases for Fugitive from Justice, Violation DV Protect, Retail
Theft 3rd, Possess Marijuana 2nd, Hot Check’s
TR-Traffic:
Judge Lewis has 18 cases ranging from Speeding, Driving W/Revoke, Expired Tag,
Failure to Wear Safe.
Henry County:
DV-District-Civil:
37-DV-2025-900034.00 Avadian Credit Union GKA Alabama Telco Vs Caleb G
Cureton (Account Collection) $8492.27 with Judge Spencer Danzey
DC-District-Criminal:
Judge Danzey had 3 cases for Fish W/o Residency..
TR-Traffic.
Judge Danzey had 7 cases for No Driving License, Improper Lane Usage, Driving
W/Revoked license, Drive W/Suspended license, Speeding, Improper Light and No Imp Tag Light.
Circuit Houston and Henry County Court Watch April 23, 2025
Compiled by Linda Boster
DOTHAN: These court cases are scheduled in the 20th Judicial Circuit in Houston and Henry Counties:
Note: Juvenile court doesn’t have Public Records. Judge Lori Collier Ingram and Judge Henry D “Butch” Binford Handle all Juvenile Cases.
Note: Domestic Violence is not always an abuse case; they could be seeking Petition for Custody and Petition to Modify.
HOUSTON COUNTY:
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY DISTRICT-CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE BENJAMIN LEWIS: Each morning has initial appearances. These are people who have not made a bond. They are required to be seen by a Judge or Magistrate within 48 to 72 hours of their arrest. Judge Lewis follows the law; even when on a holiday he or another Judge comes to the Houston County Jail for initial appearances.
These Persons are seen via a TV screen from the jail to the courtroom.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY DISTRICT-CRIMINAL JUDGE BENJAMIN LEWIS:
Has District Criminal with 3 cases for Minor Possess Tobacco Product. He also has
Traffic with 284 cases ranging from Fail Stop Sign, Speeding, Failure to Wear Safety belt,
Expired Tag and No Driver’s License.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT-CRIMINAL JUDGE JOHN STEENSLAND
III: Has District=Criminal with 6 cases for Ill Possess Credit Deb, Possess/Receipt
Cont X 5. In Circuit-Criminal he has 53 cases ranging from Possess/Receipt Cont,
Burglary 3rd, Theft of Property 1st, Forgery 2nd , Possess marijuana 2nd, and
Identity Theft.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT-CRIMINAL JUDGE HENRY ‘BUTCH’
BENFORD: Has District-Criminal with 1 case for Possess/Receipt Cont. In Circuit-
Criminal he has 128 cases ranging from Bond FORF-Felony, Identity Theft, Fogerty
2nd, Break/Enter Vehicle, Rape 1st and Child Abuse.
HENRY COUNTY:
Has No Docket Available Today.
5:21 PM Hartford Structure Fire
HARTFORD: Geneva County 911 dispatched Hartford Fire – Rescue and Slocomb Fire – Rescue to 10262 Dothan Highway ( Highway 52 ) in Hartford.
This is an active, working structure fire. The fire hydrant is directly across from the fire. This has forced the fire departments and law enforcement to close Highway 52 in order to connect to the fire hydrant.
Hartford Police is also on the scene.
Dothan Man Charged After He Drives Off with Victim’s Child in Backseat
On April 16, 2025, Dothan Police investigators charged Isaiah Jamal Turner (32 years old) of Dothan with Interference with Custody after driving off with the victim’s child in the back seat after police say Turner made unwanted sexual advances toward the victim.
Dothan Police officers responded to a business in the 100 block of Westgate Parkway in reference to a disturbance. Officers met with the victim and they told the officers they were riding with Turner to a doctor’s appointment. Turner made sexual advances toward the victim, which she did not want. After being rejected, the victim asked Turner to let them out of the vehicle. After several requests, Turner stopped and the victim got out of the vehicle. As the victim was trying to get a child out of the backseat, Turner locked the doors and drove away from the scene. In phone calls to Turner, he refused to return the child.
As officers were taking information and preparing to issue alerts for the child, an officer noticed a vehicle looking like Turner’s at the Dothan City Jail. The driver was identified as Turner and he had the child, who is under the age of two, in his vehicle. Turner was taken into custody since he was in no way related to the child and had no legal basis for taking the child. As a result, Turner was charged with Interference with Custody. The child was reunited with the victim.
Turner has been charged with one count of Interference with Custody and placed in the Houston County Jail.
His bond was set at $15,000.
I’m Calling You Out — on the DCS Board and letter from Alabama Education Association
Watch a new episode of “I’m Calling You Out” on the Dothan City Schools Board and the letter from the Alabama Education Association.