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ELIZABETHTON â Three men charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 10-year-old Lillyhanna Davis made their first appearance in Carter County Criminal Court on Monday morning.
Jason Bryan Barber II, Jediah Shane Glover, and Zachary Scott Scalf each appeared before Judge Lisa Rice to enter not guilty pleas. Each man was dressed in the red and white striped uniform issued to prisoners of the Carter County Jail who are charged with felonies. The men have been held in pretrial confinement since their arrests in November.
In addition to the murder charge, each man is also facing eight counts of reckless endangerment, aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. The men were originally in General Sessions Court, where they underwent a preliminary hearing on Jan. 8. Following that hearing, Judge Keith Bowers Jr. ordered them to appear in Criminal Court on April 12.
ELIZABETHTON â A Carter County man pleaded guilty in Carter County Criminal Court on Thursday to a charge of killing his mother.
John Christopher Ralph, 53, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Edith Betty Ralph. He had originally been charged with first-degree murder.
Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street sentenced Ralph to 22 years in prison. According to state law, there is no release eligibility for a person convicted of second-degree murder. The law says Ralph will serve 100% of the sentence imposed by the court, less sentence credits earned and retained. But the sentence can only be reduced by a maximum of 15%.
ELIZABETHTON â A woman who had beencharged with attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping pleaded guilty in Carter County Criminal Court on Thursday to a lesser charge of aggravated kidnapping.
Angela Diane Hudson-Adams, was sentenced by Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street to 10 years in prison. According to state law, there is no release eligibility for a person convicted of aggravated kidnapping. The law says
Hudson-Adams will serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court.
The attempted first degree murder charge and another especially aggravated kidnapping charge were dismissed.
The charges stem from an incident on May 19, 2019. Officers reported Hudson-Adams told them she and two men were in her residence with the victim when one of the men tied the victim to a chair.