ROGERSVILLE — Fifteen of the 18 Hawkins County clerks/bartenders who were cited for underage beer sales as part of a Jan. 31-Feb. 1 countywide beer sting appeared in Sessions Court Wednesday.
All but one of those 15 pleaded guilty to the charge Wednesday.
Cherene Renee Davis, a clerk from Dot and Rick’s Market in Surgoinsville, had her charge dismissed.
Davis was training the clerk who made the actual underage beer sale during the sting, according to a Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office report.
Assistant Attorney General Alex Pearson told the Times-News that although Davis handed the bag of beer to the underage police agent during the sting, she had assumed the other clerk who made the sale had checked ID.
The other 14 people who pleaded guilty Wednesday were sentenced to 11 months and 29 days of probation, fined $300, and ordered to serve 96 hours of community service, although the final 16 hours will be suspended upon completion of their probation.
Ten of the 14 were granted a Title 40 diversion, which is a court disposition reserved for people with clean records. Assuming they complete the requirements of their probation their records will be expunged.
The 10 who were granted pretrial diversions included:
• Hazel Marie Davis, 68, 109 Bass Lane, Rogersville, clerk from the 11-W Quick Stop, 3299 Highway 11-W, Surgoinsville.
• Pamela Denise Gibson, 43, 207 Jackson Road, Rogersville, clerk from Raceway Market, Route 66, Rogersville.
• Lynne Shelly Attianese, 60, 217 Glenspoons Road, Morristown, bartender from the VFW Club in Bulls Gap.
• Sheena Ann Bruner, 45, 213 Shelby Ave., Church Hill, clerk from Tri-City Wholesale Tobacco, 160 Main St., Mount Carmel.
• Bernita Phillips Necessary, 39, 106 Fairview Ave., Church Hill, clerk from the Zoomerz, 4221 W. Stone Drive, Kingsport.
• Crystal Marie Greene, 19, 1016 Sulfur Springs Road, Morristown, clerk from the Bi-Lo Market, 515 Highway 11-E, Bulls Gap.
• William Farris Waddel, 75, 290 Phyllis Drive, Bean Station, clerk from Triangle Grocery, 1004 Loretta Lane, Mooresburg.
• Elizabeth Ann Jones, 38, 159 Bright Road, Church Hill, clerk from Skip-EZ Market, 106 Main St., Mount Carmel.
• Norma Jean Frazier, 40, 209 Center Ave., Surgoinsville, clerk from the Bait and Tackle store on Main Street in Surgoinsville.
• Lisa Kay Pearson, 51, 351 Poor Valley Road, Rogersville, from Roadside Market, 2123 Route 70-N.
Among those who pleaded guilty but weren’t approved for a Title 40 diversion were:
• Brenda Sue Croyle, 44, 446 Hickory Hills Road, Church Hill, clerk from Rick and Dot’s Market in Surgoinsville. Croyle was the clerk trainee who allegedly made the underage beer sale.
• Sharon Kent Ammlung, 61, 4398 Highway 11-W, Eidson, clerk from the Country Crossroads Market, 2123 Route 70-N.
• Bobby Gene Bellamy, 64, 224 Butchers Valley Road, Rogersville, from Clevinger’s Market, 224 Butchers Valley Road.
• Kenneth Brooke Fowler, 25, 235 Cardinal Cove, Rutledge, bartender from the Final Lap Sports Bar, 9943 Highway 11-W, Mooresburg.
Among the underage beer sales cases still to be heard in court are:
• Eugene Manis, 38, 251 McCloud Church Road, Rogersville, from the Creekside Market No. 4, 110 Old Route 70, who has a court date of April 29.
• Pushpaben Patel, 40, 728 Vista Drive, Rogersville, clerk from Rogersville Tobacco Outlet, Stapleton Lane, Rogersville, who has a court date of May 1.
• Purviben Amin, 39, 109 Hale St., Rogersville, clerk from Liberty Market, Main Street, Rogersville, who has a court date of May 1.