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Notes From This Week at District Court

Notes From This Week at District Court
Tom Lee Furr reads his statement to the court - Photo taken over Zoom

The Tenth Judicial Court convened December 22nd, with Judge Tom Stockard presiding.

Mary Ann Banuelos pled guilty to offering, attempting, or committing an unauthorized act relating to manufacturing or compounding of certain controlled substances (a first offense), a category C felony that carries 1-5 years in prison. Banuelos will appear for sentencing on March 23rd.

Clinton Adrian Boots (in custody) appeared for a status hearing after pleading guilty in November to charges of battery with a deadly weapon, a category B felony carrying a penalty of 2-10 years According to the allegations, on September 17th, at Coleman Road and the Reno Highway, Boots did stab another individual. Boots' defense counsel, Charles Woodman, Esq., petitioned the court to release Boots on his own recognizance (OR) to the Mikey House, a transitional sober living facility in Silver Springs. According to Parole and Probations, Boots has an extensive criminal history that includes three felonies, 13 misdemeanors, and 11 failure-to-appear charges. Judge Stockard did not grant the release. Boots will remain in custody until he appears for sentencing on February 2nd.

Tom Lee Furr (in custody) appeared for sentencing on charges of battery with a deadly weapon. According to Chief Deputy District Attorney Lane Mills, "Furr has a very escalating and disturbing criminal history which includes stalking, two assaults on females, assault on a government official, and a larceny conviction." The allegations state that Furr got into an altercation with Alexander Lewis outside of the Pizza Factory last December, chased him into the restaurant, and then stabbed him. Mills reported that the victim had to be transported to the hospital in serious condition. Furr was initially charged with attempted murder and fled to California. According the public defender Jacob Sommer, Furr was so intoxicated at the time that he had no recollection of the event. He eventually self-surrendered and returned to Nevada to face the charges. Addressing the court, Furr stated, "I don't remember what happened, but if I could go back, I would. I regret that anyone got hurt.: Furr was sentenced to 40-100 months in prison and will receive 366 days credit for time served. He was also ordered to $650 in restitution to Pizza Factory for damages.

Janel Nicole Marable was arraigned on a DUI charge, a 3rd or subsequent offense - a category B felony that carries 1-6 years. Nevada statutes call for a mandatory prison sentence unless the defendant qualifies for the DUI diversion program. According to Jacob Sommer, a defense counsel for Marable, on October 25th, she was in control of a motor vehicle while with a blood-alcohol level of .246 while having two or more DUI convictions within seven years. Marable, who pled guilty to the charge, has been wearing a SCRAM unit that monitors and reports her blood alcohol level and has an Interlock device installed on her vehicle that does the same. Judge Stockard granted Marable provisional placement into the DUI diversion program. She is to appear for sentencing on March 23rd.

Jordan Paul Tracy appeared for sentencing on a charge of possessing a firearm with a domestic battery conviction, a category B felony. He also appeared for sentencing on charges of preventing or dissuading a victim, a person acting behalf of a victim, or a witness from reporting a crime. According to Assist District Attorney Priscilla Baker, while on house arrest for domestic battery, Tracey went to his former wife's place of employment with a gun and threatened to kill her, a friend that was with her, and himself. When she attempted to call 911, he unplugged the landline so she could not get through to dispatchers. Tracy received probation on a suspended prison sentence for 26-66 months on the firearms charge and 17-44 months for preventing the crime from being reported.


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Stanley B 12/29/2020 05:16 PM
For a small community, we sure have a lot of habitual criminals and substance abusers. The culture here needs to change, like less alternatives and more actual time in prison. These people don't care what they do because they know the consequences are so light in Churchill County. It's amusing to them that the Judge believes their fake sincerity about changing, despite the fact they haven't made any significant or lasting change in their behavior ever.

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