Several defendants appeared in Wetzel County Circuit Court Nov. 7, before the Honorable Jeffrey D. Cramer.

Miranda Donn Bonner-Gagnon, 37, of 129 Long Run Road, Greenwood, W.Va., appeared for a scheduled status hearing. Gagnon is currently on bond and is represented by Attorney Brett Ferro. Gagnon is charged in a four-count indictment with counts of forgery and uttering, alleged to have occurred on or around October 22, 2017 at New Martinsville’s Walmart.

On Nov. 7, Judge Cramer set the matter for an evidentiary hearing, to be held on Nov. 15, 10 a.m. Judge Cramer then ordered that Gagnon be drug tested. She was later allowed to remain on bond and ordered to return to court on Nov. 15.

Kevin Cook, 43, of 301 N. Third Ave. Paden City, appeared in court, and Judge Cramer was notified that Cook was ready to make restitution in the case. It was agreed Cook would pay the money owed, and the case was closed.

Cook had been charged with one count of obtaining money under false pretenses, to have occurred between Feb. 22 and March 10. It had been alleged that Cook had represented to perform repairs and improvements to a person’s property for more than $1,000.

In another matter, Anastasia Filatova, 27, of 601 Lynn Camp Road, New Martinsville, appeared in court for a scheduled status hearing. Attorney Ferro and Prosecuting Attorney Timothy Haught advised Judge Cramer that a plea agreement had been reached in the case. Judge Cramer set a return date for Nov. 14, 1 p.m. for a plea hearing. Filatova was remanded to jail.

Filatova is facing a two-count indictment, charging her with escape from custody and grand larceny, alleged to have occurred on Feb. 15. Filatova is alleged to have removed her home confinement bracelet, making it so her location couldn’t be tracked. She was not at her residence when the home confinement officer tried to locate her. The home confinement bracelet had a value of more than $1,000, resulting in the grand larceny charge.

Johnny Hobson, 42, of 615 Kapple Street, New Martinsville, appeared in court with Attorney David White, who standing in for Kevin Neiswonger. It was noted there was a status hearing scheduled, but Neiswonger was unavailable. Therefore, Judge Cramer set a voluntariness hearing for Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. Hobson was allowed to remain free on bond and ordered to return at the appointed date and time.

Hobson is accused in a one-count indictment of taking more than $1,000 from another individual.

Kevin Ray Morgan, 43, of 133 Miller Street, Paden City, was also in court for a status hearing. His attorney Michael Baum advised the court there has been a plea agreement reached in the case. Morgan is to return to court Nov. 14, 1 p.m. for entry of a plea. Morgan, who is charged with third offense driving while revoked for DUI, was remanded to jail.

There is also supposedly a plea agreement in the case involving Woodrow Nease, 35, of 203 North Street, New Martinsville. Nease is charged with entry of a building other than a dwelling and petit larceny, to have occurred on or around April 12.

Due to a day full of hearings, Judge Cramer set Nov. 15, 1 p.m. for a return date for entry of a plea. Nease was remanded to jail.

The case involving Thomas Burl Minger, 35, of 2193 25th Street, Akron, Ohio, will go to trial Dec. 13, beginning with jury selection at 9 a.m. Minger was ordered to return to court at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 13.

Minger, who is presently free on a $20,000 cash/surety bond, is facing charges of attempted daytime burglary, attempted first degree arson and destruction of property. The offenses are alleged to have occurred on Feb. 17.

John Stiles, 53, of 310 Leap Street, New Martinsville, was arraigned in court on Nov. 7. He entered a plea of not guilty to his two-count indictment, charges of failure to update sex offender registry information. The offenses are alleged to occur between March 6 and March 20. Stiles’ bond was allowed to continue, and he will return to court Dec. 18, 10 a.m.

John Michael Bassett, 37, of Rt. 1 Box 265, Middlebourne., was in court for an adjudicatory hearing on a petition to revoke probation. He was represented at the hearing by Attorney White. At the hearing, Bassett admitted to the allegations of his probation violations. He was assessed a 60-day sanction in the regional jail and was warned by Judge Cramer that any further violations would result in more time and possibly imposing the underlying sentence.

Bassett was remanded to jail to complete his sanction and then will be placed back on probation after he completes the sanction.