Marcum Sentenced By Judge Cramer
Joseph Tyler Marcum, 28, of 1421 Sixth Ave., Charleston, W.Va., was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 23 for the felony offense of “escape from custody” and the felony offense of “grand larceny.”
Marcum had recently pleaded guilty to the charges through a plea agreement with the state. The offenses stem from an incident on April 27, 2018 when Marcum took possession of a sheriff deputy’s vehicle while in custody on another charge.
The Honorable Judge Jeffrey Cramer told Marcum that his (Marcum’s) criminal history shows he has been in trouble almost every year for the past five years. Cramer said Marcum’s actions on April 27 put the public as well as the police in danger and could have resulted in an even larger event had Marcum not wrecked the police cruiser soon after escaping.
Marcum was sentenced to a determinate five years in prison on the escape charge and one to 10 years for the grand larceny charge. The sentences were ordered to run consecutive, and Marcum was ordered to make restitution. He was remanded to the West Virginia Division of Corrections to begin serving the sentence. He was given credit for time served.
James Robert Bradley, 47, appeared in court alongside his attorney Brett Ferro on a petition to revoke Bradley’s probation.
Bradley pleaded guilty in May 2016, by way of Alford, to one count of displaying obscene material to a minor.
On Aug. 23 Bradley agreed to waive his preliminary hearing and admitted to “drug and alcohol use” and “illegal use of a controlled substance,” which are against the rules of his probation. There are new charges against Bradley which Ferro says the defense plans to contest.
Judge Cramer sentenced Bradley to one year in prison with credit for time served. Bradley was also ordered to report to the West Virginia State Police within three days upon his release. He was remanded to jail to begin serving his term.
Stacy Nicole Jones, 35, of 186 Scaffold Run, Spencer, W.Va., was scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 23 for a sentencing hearing; she failed to appear, and Judge Cramer issued a capias warrant for her arrest. Jones was indicted by he January term of the grand jury on a one count felony charge of grand larceny. She also has a capias warrant for her arrest from the Wetzel County Magistrate Office for failing to appear on Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Robert Lee Greathouse, 42, of Pine Grove, W.Va., appeared in court alongside Attorney Ferro on a petition to revoke his probation and an adjudicatory hearing. Greathouse was accused of violating a protective order by allegedly making a phone call to his ex-girlfriend’s mother and leaving a message threatening his ex-girlfriend and their child.
At the hearing on Thursday, Aug. 23, after hearing testimony from several witnesses, Judge Cramer made the ruling there was a lack of clear and convincing evidence to keep Greathouse in custody. Cramer gave Greathouse a stern warning not to, in anyway, break the protective order, which is good until 2099.
Cramer released Greathouse from custody, but it was brought to the judge’s attention there are charges pending against Greathouse in Tyler County. Cramer then remanded Greathouse to jail, pending his Tyler County charges.