Business thefts among cases in circuit court

* Joseph A. Agresta, 620 Park St. in Newbern, was not prosecuted on a charge of selling oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance.

* William Bruce Douglas, 28, 1825 Harris, pleaded guilty to robbery and felony failure to appear.

On the robbery charge, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to pay $100 restitution to his victim.

On the failure to appear charge, Douglas was sentenced to serve two years in prison.

The two sentences are to be served concurrently.

* Marcella Renee Estes, 33, address unavailable, pleaded guilty to filing a false police report and theft in excess of $1,000. She was granted judicial diversion, placed on supervised probation for four years and ordered to pay $5,800 restitution and $824 in court costs. She had been accused of taking more than $5,000 from Family Dollar Store last year and giving police false information about the theft.

* Clinton Wayne Poe, 45, of Marmaduke, Ark., formerly of Newbern, pleaded guilty to theft of property valued between $1,000 and $10,000 and making a false report. He allegedly stole money from CountryMart while acting as the store manager between Jan. 1, 2004, and Nov. 17, 2004. Poe reportedly told police another employee stole the money.

Poe originally was placed on judicial diversion for five years and ordered to pay $10,000 restitution to CountryMart. The District Attorney's office sought to terminate his diversion after he moved to Arkansas and failed to pay his restitution on time.

On the theft plea, Poe was sentenced to four years in prison with his sentenced suspended immediately. He was placed on probation for the same time period and ordered to pay $10,000 restitution.

On the false report plea, Poe was sentenced to four years in prison. This sentence also was suspended immediately and Poe placed on probation. The two sentences are to be served concurrently.

* Amber M. Renfroe, 20, 715 Byars St., was granted pretrial diversion on a charge of possessing more than half an ounce of marijuana with intent to sell. She was placed on supervised probation for two years and ordered to pay $1,169.50 in court costs and a $35 monthly supervision fee.

* George T. Seratt, 39, 2187 Meadowview, was not prosecuted on charges of aggravated assault and having a prohibited weapon.

* Kenneth Neil Terry, 26, 1102 Tucker Circle, pleaded guilty to possessing more than half an ounce of marijuana with intent to sell. Police reportedly found an 8.5-ounce bag of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop on Jan. 20, 2008. He was fined $2,000 and sentenced to two years in prison. His sentence was to be suspended after 60 days incarceration and he is to finish his sentence on supervised probation.

* Brandon Keith Williams, also known as Brandon K. Long, 26, 1421 Schaffer St., was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $1,000. A jury found him guilty Feb. 26 of third offense simple possession of marijuana. He was acquitted on charges of possessing more than half an ounce of marijuana with intent to sell.