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Lee County shooting victim indicted for violating protective order

Published September 8th, 2008 | 0 Comments

JONESVILLE — A Lee County man who was found guilty Friday of violating a protective order for the third time and sentenced to a year in jail was indicted on his fourth alleged violation by a grand jury on Monday.

Donald Robert Tomlinson, 29, Route 1, Box 171-D, was charged in June with the most recent violation after he allegedly waited at his estranged wife’s residence for her to return from an outing with other members of her family. Authorities have said once she arrived Tomlinson confronted his wife, and after seeing Tomlinson attack the woman, knock her to the ground and begin choking her, her brother shot him in the leg.

The brother was not charged, but Tomlinson was charged with violating the protective order as well as assault and battery of a family member. The grand jury returned true bills on both charges Monday.

Others indicted Monday, and their charges, include:

•James Ashlee Anderson, 24, Middlesboro, Ky., break and enter, grand larceny and two counts conspiracy.

•Billy Joe Jessee Bowen, 22, Lot 2, Byington Trailer Court, Jonesville, two counts grand larceny, three counts conspiracy and one count sell stolen property.

•Terry Ancil Brooks, 39, Cedar Hill Road, Jonesville, make false statement on a firearms form.

•Samuel Delph, 54, Route 2, Box 1021, Dryden, fail to maintain control and drive after having been declared a habitual offender.

•Adam Christopher Ely, 25, P.O. Box 733, Dryden, seven counts credit card fraud.

•William Jessee Fleenor, 30, Route 1, Box 133-A, Pennington Gap, two counts grand larceny, three counts conspiracy and one count sell stolen property.

•Michael Hawk, 20, 130 Lancer, Kingsport, possess OxyContin, and possess a controlled substance while knowingly possessing a firearm.

•Jimmy Jones, 21, Route 1, Box 266, Ewing, grand larceny.

•Derrick Ledford, 36, Route 4, Box 4368, Jonesville, three counts grand larceny, one count break and enter, eight counts utter forged checks, two counts conspiracy, and one count of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony.

•Levi Seth Nimety, 18, 521 W. Morgan Ave., Pennington Gap, grand larceny.

•Shauna Marie Sizemore, 30, 4200 East Stone Gap, Big Stone Gap, grand larceny of narcotics and possession of a Schedule III controlled substance with the intent to distribute.

•Charles William Spears, 21, P.O. Box 487, Pennington Gap, elude pursuit.

•Jerry Statzer, 47, Route 1, Box 12, Dryden, unlawful wounding.

•Patrick Lanningham, 41, St. Charles, unlawful wounding.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt, and trials for the accused will be scheduled at a later date.

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