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Traffic Court
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A 93-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Bill Locke in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in court action:• Scottie Coppinger was bound to the grand jury on the charge of third-offense driving on a revoked license.• Amanda Crook was instructed to serve 10 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $150 plus costs and undergo a drug and alcohol assessment for evading arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia.• Enrique Benitez was ordered to serve 48 hours of a six-month sentence, pay $50 plus costs and lose his driver license for one year for driving on a suspended license.• Christopher George must serve five days and pay $100 plus costs for second-offense driving on a revoked license.• Shirley Weaver was ordered to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence, pay $350 plus costs, attend DUI class, perform 24 hours public service work and lose her driver license for one year for DUI.• Kathy Bowdoin was given a six-month sentence to serve and must pay $150 plus costs for possession of drug paraphernalia.• Phillip Potter must serve 48 hours and pay $60 plus costs for driving on a suspended license.• Brett Marney must serve 48 hours and pay $50 plus costs for driving without a license.• Maria Bautista, Connie Miller, Amy Painter, Gwendolyn Ledbetter, Kali Fulton, Heather Harper, Miguel Martinez, Marcus Ruiz, Christina Medley and Nickey Cantrell must pay $10 plus costs for driving without a license.ClarificationDavid Franklin Daugherty, pastor of Shellsford Baptist Church who lives in Smith County, is not the David Daugherty charged with second-offense driving on a suspended license.