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Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
On Tuesday, Judge Turner signed an Order of Commitment To Jail' for Demetria Dunn.
Added by Staff Writers on January 19, 2017.
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This order imprisons Demetria Dunn to 12 months at the Cullman County Detention Center – effective immediately. – Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
As you may recall, Cullman Today in conjunction with the Worthless Check Unit of the Office of District Attorney C. Wilson Blaylock and the Cullman Police Department issued a community-wide crime alert for a black female believed to be in her mid-thirties who had been on a crime spree in late 2016.
The person of interest was officially known as:
Demetria Dunn
Dunn had 219 known criminal charges on her record. She also has 16 known outstanding warrants against her in Cullman County alone. She was alleged to have been passing countless bogus checks throughout the City of Cullman and portions of Cullman County and beyond into other jurisdictions around Christmas time.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Most of Demetria Dunn’s charges involve two main areas of criminal activity:
★ Negotiating Worthless Negotiable Instruments
★ Theft By Deception
Dunn had also been charged with Failure To Appear.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Beth Richards
At the time of the community-wide crime alert, she was also in violation of probation in Cullman County for convictions linked to previous crimes. She has been imprisoned for similar charges in the past. An open bench warrant was in place for her arrest.
At the time, Beth Richards of the District Attorney’s Worthless Check Unit called Dunn a ‘super persuasive, highly intelligent, charismatic, and very conscious bad check artist’.
Within 12 hours of the issuance, the crime alert paid dividends
Following a lead generated by the joint community crime watch announcement, a citizen tipster in Blount County responded to the public request for determining the whereabouts of Dunn.
Calling Blount County 9-1-1, the caller indicated that an individual matching the description of Dunn was likely at the Jack’s Family Restaurant on Alabama Highway 79 in Locust Fork. A Blount County Sheriff’s Deputy aware of the community crime watch announcement immediately responded to the call. Arriving at the location, the deputy arrived at Jack’s finding Dunn inside.
Demetria Dunn was promptly arrested.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
After being booked in Blount County, Demetria Dunn was then transferred to the Cullman County Detention Center where she remained with NO BOND until her court date and subsequent sentencing.
After the arrest, Officer Cindy Rohrscheib with the Cullman Police Department said:
“The really good news is Dunn is now off the streets where she can longer steal from people. If it weren’t for the community crime watch announcement, she’d almost certainly still be on the streets victimizing merchants ahead of the Christmas holiday. I greatly appreciate the concern and proactive response by the many citizens who came forward since the story and announcement last night. This is a great example of the media, citizens and law enforcement agencies working in cooperation to take bad folks off the streets.”
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
The Honorable Wells Turner, II District Judge
On the morning of Tuesday, January 10, 2017, Demetria Dun was transported from the Cullman County Detention Center in shackles to appear before The Honorable Wells Turner, III District Judge.
In a plea agreement reached between Judge Turner and Dunn’s court appointed attorney Joshua O’Neal, Demetria Dunn pleaded GUILTY to 16 separate charges of Negotiating A Worthless Instrument in violation of Alabama Code 13A-9-13.
Judge Turner sentenced her to 12 months in the Cullman County Jail (suspended) placing her on probation for a period of 24 months. She was also required to pay FULL restitution to each of the 16 victims of her crimes as well as the following fees for each charge:
• $30 merchant fees
• $176 Worthless Check Unit Service Charge
• All Court Costs with 85% going for use in law enforcement,
• $21 Solicitors Fee
• $25 Crime Victims Compensation Fee
In the same court appearance, Judge Turner signed an Order of Commitment To Jail. This order imprisons Demetria Dunn to 12 months in the Cullman County Detention Center – effective immediately.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Jeff Roberts
This imprisonment was tied to a similar arrest/charge early in 2016 where Dunn passed a bogus check with Pizza Hut in the amount of $27.08 and received a motion from the court to revoke her probation.
Jeff Roberts, Cullman Assistant District Attorney, weighed in on the Dunn cases after sentencing was handed down:
“Ms. Dunn had previously been arrested and plead guilty to multiple worthless check cases in Cullman County, but continued writing bad checks, not only here, but in several other counties. It has been and will always be the policy of this office to work with someone who makes the mistake of writing bad checks one time. It is also our policy to place people in jail who willfully continue to write bad checks, in order to protect our merchants and citizens from further loss.”
Dunn has charges pending in at least twelve other Counties and/or jurisdictions across north and central Alabama.
It is generally believed that when she finishes her 12-month sentence at the Cullman County Detention Center, law enforcement agencies in those jurisdictions will immediately wish to interview Dunn on those additional warrants/charges with further arrests, sentencing, and imprisonment possible.
Beth Richards, Cullman Worthless Check Unit Coordinator, was pleased with the process that led to Dunn’s arrest and the outcome of her legal process:
“We really appreciate how quickly this story went out into the community and the huge response it generated. The people who shared the article and those who gave tips to law enforcement about locating Ms. Dunn have our gratitude.”
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Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
On Tuesday, Judge Turner signed an Order of Commitment To Jail' for Demetria Dunn.
Added by Staff Writers on January 19, 2017.
Saved under Breaking News, City of Cullman News, Cullman County News, Cullman Crime Watch, State of Alabama News
Tags: Demetria Dunn, Imprisonment, Judge, Wells Turner
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This order imprisons Demetria Dunn to 12 months at the Cullman County Detention Center – effective immediately. – Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
As you may recall, Cullman Today in conjunction with the Worthless Check Unit of the Office of District Attorney C. Wilson Blaylock and the Cullman Police Department issued a community-wide crime alert for a black female believed to be in her mid-thirties who had been on a crime spree in late 2016.
The person of interest was officially known as:
Demetria Dunn
Dunn had 219 known criminal charges on her record. She also has 16 known outstanding warrants against her in Cullman County alone. She was alleged to have been passing countless bogus checks throughout the City of Cullman and portions of Cullman County and beyond into other jurisdictions around Christmas time.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Most of Demetria Dunn’s charges involve two main areas of criminal activity:
★ Negotiating Worthless Negotiable Instruments
★ Theft By Deception
Dunn had also been charged with Failure To Appear.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Beth Richards
At the time of the community-wide crime alert, she was also in violation of probation in Cullman County for convictions linked to previous crimes. She has been imprisoned for similar charges in the past. An open bench warrant was in place for her arrest.
At the time, Beth Richards of the District Attorney’s Worthless Check Unit called Dunn a ‘super persuasive, highly intelligent, charismatic, and very conscious bad check artist’.
Within 12 hours of the issuance, the crime alert paid dividends
Following a lead generated by the joint community crime watch announcement, a citizen tipster in Blount County responded to the public request for determining the whereabouts of Dunn.
Calling Blount County 9-1-1, the caller indicated that an individual matching the description of Dunn was likely at the Jack’s Family Restaurant on Alabama Highway 79 in Locust Fork. A Blount County Sheriff’s Deputy aware of the community crime watch announcement immediately responded to the call. Arriving at the location, the deputy arrived at Jack’s finding Dunn inside.
Demetria Dunn was promptly arrested.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
After being booked in Blount County, Demetria Dunn was then transferred to the Cullman County Detention Center where she remained with NO BOND until her court date and subsequent sentencing.
After the arrest, Officer Cindy Rohrscheib with the Cullman Police Department said:
“The really good news is Dunn is now off the streets where she can longer steal from people. If it weren’t for the community crime watch announcement, she’d almost certainly still be on the streets victimizing merchants ahead of the Christmas holiday. I greatly appreciate the concern and proactive response by the many citizens who came forward since the story and announcement last night. This is a great example of the media, citizens and law enforcement agencies working in cooperation to take bad folks off the streets.”
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
The Honorable Wells Turner, II District Judge
On the morning of Tuesday, January 10, 2017, Demetria Dun was transported from the Cullman County Detention Center in shackles to appear before The Honorable Wells Turner, III District Judge.
In a plea agreement reached between Judge Turner and Dunn’s court appointed attorney Joshua O’Neal, Demetria Dunn pleaded GUILTY to 16 separate charges of Negotiating A Worthless Instrument in violation of Alabama Code 13A-9-13.
Judge Turner sentenced her to 12 months in the Cullman County Jail (suspended) placing her on probation for a period of 24 months. She was also required to pay FULL restitution to each of the 16 victims of her crimes as well as the following fees for each charge:
• $30 merchant fees
• $176 Worthless Check Unit Service Charge
• All Court Costs with 85% going for use in law enforcement,
• $21 Solicitors Fee
• $25 Crime Victims Compensation Fee
In the same court appearance, Judge Turner signed an Order of Commitment To Jail. This order imprisons Demetria Dunn to 12 months in the Cullman County Detention Center – effective immediately.
Judge Turner Imprisons Demetria Dunn Requires Restitution
Jeff Roberts
This imprisonment was tied to a similar arrest/charge early in 2016 where Dunn passed a bogus check with Pizza Hut in the amount of $27.08 and received a motion from the court to revoke her probation.
Jeff Roberts, Cullman Assistant District Attorney, weighed in on the Dunn cases after sentencing was handed down:
“Ms. Dunn had previously been arrested and plead guilty to multiple worthless check cases in Cullman County, but continued writing bad checks, not only here, but in several other counties. It has been and will always be the policy of this office to work with someone who makes the mistake of writing bad checks one time. It is also our policy to place people in jail who willfully continue to write bad checks, in order to protect our merchants and citizens from further loss.”
Dunn has charges pending in at least twelve other Counties and/or jurisdictions across north and central Alabama.
It is generally believed that when she finishes her 12-month sentence at the Cullman County Detention Center, law enforcement agencies in those jurisdictions will immediately wish to interview Dunn on those additional warrants/charges with further arrests, sentencing, and imprisonment possible.
Beth Richards, Cullman Worthless Check Unit Coordinator, was pleased with the process that led to Dunn’s arrest and the outcome of her legal process:
“We really appreciate how quickly this story went out into the community and the huge response it generated. The people who shared the article and those who gave tips to law enforcement about locating Ms. Dunn have our gratitude.”
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