Three people discharged from probation during recent law days

During the Ozark County Circuit Court law days held Oct. 27 and Nov. 5, 35 people appeared before Judge Craig Carter.

A capias warrant was issued for Nathan T. Rodman after he was ordered to submit a urinalysis and fled from the Ozark County Courthouse. He was arrested the next day. A capias warrant is a court order that authorizes law enforcement to arrest and detain a person who is charged with a crime or has failed to comply with court orders. Rodman appeared before the court after serving seven days shock incarceration on a probation violation.

Charges of first degree property damage, first degree harassment and armed criminal action against Clinton Donahue were dismissed after restitution was paid to the victim.

Three people were discharged from probation: Lawrence R. Pierce, Dawn M. Flanagan and Jerrica Finley.

A trial was scheduled for the summer of 2026 for Brandon Mills, with a pretrial scheduled for 9 a.m. May 6, 2026. Mills will face charges of resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing creating a substantial risk of serious injury/death to any person. He will also appear for hearings in four other cases on May 6.

Guilty pleas

James Bliss pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, SES, probation and ordered to successfully complete Ozark County Drug Court. The felony charge of keeping or maintaining a public nuisance and the misdemeanor charge of animal neglect or abandonment were dismissed. An SES, or suspended execution of sentence, means a Bliss was sentenced to a prison term but will be placed on probation and will not go to prison unless he violates the terms of that probation. (See story in the Nov. 12 edition)

Amanda Nicole Bertolozzi pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, during the Oct. 27 Ozark County Circuit Court. She was sentenced to SIS, five years probation and ordered to successfully complete Ozark County Drug Court. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the felony charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia (amphetamine or methamphetamine) was dismissed. An SIS, or suspended imposition of sentence, means Bertolozzi is placed on probation for a period of time. If she follows the terms of her probation, at the end of the probation period the court will close the case and Bertolozzi will not have a criminal conviction on her record. However, if she violates the probation, a full sentence may be invoked. (See story in the Nov. 12 edition)

Not guilty pleas

Corey Evan Pool waived formal arraignment and reading of the charges and pleaded not guilty to two counts of persistent DWI. He is set to appear at 9 a.m. Jan. 7, 2026.

Luke Seidel waived formal arraignment and reading of the charges and pleaded not guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by shooting at / from a motor vehicle at person, motor vehicle or building, two counts of first degree harassment, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful used of a weapon while intoxicated loaded weapon and two misdemeanor counts of fourth degree assault. He is set to appear at 9 a.m. Jan. 7, 2026.

Jaime Carrillo waived formal arraignment and reading of the charges and pleaded not guilty to the charge of failure to appear, receiving stolen property, first degree harassment and tampering or attempt to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution. Carrillo is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 17.

Jaycob Anderson waived formal arraignment and reading of the charges and pleaded not guilty to charges of delivery controlled substance, possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of drub paraphernalia, resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing creating a substantial risk of serious injury/death to any person, and three misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, first offense driving while license revoked/suspended and first offense littering. Anderson was accepted into Kingdom Life Recovery (formerly Care Center Ministries) in Mountain Home, Arkansas. However, he remains in jail and is set to appear at 9 a.m. Jan. 7, 2026.

Corey Smith waived arraignment and reading of the charges and pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance. He was accepted into the residential Action Recovery Center in Gainesville. He is scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. Jan. 7, 2026.

Continued

Jeremiah Love was continued on probation.

Nine cases were continue to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19.

Five cases were continued to 9:30 a.m. Dec. 3 and five cases were continued to 1:30 Dec. 17.

Two cases were continued to Jan. 7, 2026, and one case was continued to Feb. 23, 2026.