Courts

By PATRICK SMITH
Staff

INDEPENDENCE — Andrew Mark Nuckolls, 25, of Independence, has been indicted for the possession of child pornography by a Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury.
The sealed indictment was handed down when the grand jury met July 27.
Nuckolls has been charged with one count of possession of child pornography, which is a class 6 felony, and one count of possession of child pornography, second offense, which is a class 5 felony.

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District Court

These sentences were recorded in July in the Carroll County General District Court office, Hillsville. Sentences may be appealed:
Christopher Brent Blanton of Woodlawn, guilty of public swearing/intoxication; pay $81 costs.

HILLSVILLE — Carroll Commonwealth’s Attorney Nathan Lyons recently released these updates on cases his office has prosecuted, which have resulted in convictions:

• In Carroll County Circuit Court on Aug. 13, Douglas Austin Jennings, 29, of Galax pleaded guilty to one count each of robbery, aggravated malicious wounding, statutory burglary and malicious wounding in the commission of a robbery.

Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.  The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.  
For information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

Land Transfers

These land transfers were recorded June 25-July 16 in the office of Carolyn H. Honeycutt, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville: