Time on run leads to time in prison

A Catawba County man who skipped the state with a 15-year-old girl and had inappropriate sexual relations with her will spend more than a year in prison.
Edgar Escalera Soto, 23, of Hickory recently pleaded guilty in McDowell County Superior Court to four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child and one count of second-degree kidnapping.
Judge Laura J. "Suzy" Bridges sentenced him to 19 to 23 months in prison.
Soto fled to Chicago with a local 15-year-old girl in mid-June.
The girl's aunt, with whom she lived, reported her missing on June 13.
Information about the two was entered into a nationwide crime database and on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Web site.
A week later, officers with the Orland Park Police Department in Illinois spotted Soto's truck at a hotel.
They took Soto into custody, and he eventually led them to an apartment in a neighboring county, where they found the missing teen unharmed.
The following defendants also appeared Nov. 9 to 13 in McDowell County Superior Court:
-- Keenan Walker Anderson, 17, of Cave Cove Drive in Marion pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny and one count each of breaking and entering and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. He was given two consecutive eight- to 10-month suspended sentences and was placed on supervised probation for 36 months. He was ordered to spend 39 days in jail and was given credit for that amount of time spent in pretrial confinement. Anderson must also pay two court costs, restitution of $7,150 to the victims in the cases and reimbursement of $881.25 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Rachel Elizabeth Burleson, 28, of Morganton pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor larceny. Judge Bridges handed her two consecutive 45-day suspended sentences and placed her on supervised probation for 18 months. She must pay a $200 fine and two court costs.
-- Porschea Collins, 20, of Tunnel Road in Marion pleaded guilty to misdemeanor larceny. Judge Bridges gave Collins a 45-day suspended sentence and placed her on supervised probation for 60 months. She was ordered to pay court costs, restitution of $3,440 to the victim in the cases and reimbursement of $150 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Linda Faye Delk, 64, of Newton Drive in Marion pleaded guilty to common law forgery and possession of a fictitious driver's license. She was given a 45-day suspended sentence and was placed on supervised probation for 12 months. The judge ordered Delk to pay court costs and restitution of $412.50 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Joel Craig Forbes, 36, of Lukin Street in Marion pleaded guilty to felony possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. Judge Bridges handed him a six- to eight-month suspended sentence and placed him on supervised probation for 24 months. He was ordered to pay court costs, a $500 fine, restitution of $600 for a state lab fee and reimbursement of $187.50 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Jennifer Michelle Frady, 34, of Seagle Street in Marion pleaded guilty to trafficking in opium. Frady was given an eight- to 10-month suspended sentence and was placed on supervised probation for 24 months. She was ordered to spend nine months on intensive supervised probation, perform 72 hours of community service and pay court costs, a $500 fine and restitution of $525 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Tammy Westall Gibbs, 32, of Logan Street in Old Fort pleaded guilty to obtaining property by false pretense. The judge handed her a 10- to 12-month suspended sentence and placed her on supervised probation for 24 months. Gibbs must spend six months on intensive supervised probation and pay court costs, restitution to the victim in the case and reimbursement of $450 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- David Lash Hanna, 47, of Morganton pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy. He was given an eight- to 10-month suspended sentence and was placed on supervised probation for 24 months. The judge ordered Hanna to serve 102 days in jail and gave him credit for that amount of time spent in pretrial confinement. He must also pay court costs, restitution of $2,330 to the victim in the case and restitution of $525 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Charles Royce Hensley II, 34, of Burma Road East in Nebo pleaded guilty to two counts of felony breaking and entering and one count of misdemeanor larceny. Judge Bridges handed Hensley two consecutive eight- to 10-month suspended sentences and placed him on supervised probation for 60 months. He was ordered to spend nine months on intensive supervised probation, perform 72 hours of community service and pay two court costs, restitution of $4,784.63 to the victims in the cases and reimbursement of $450 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Angel David Honeycutt, 28, of Greenlee Road in Marion pleaded guilty to two counts of felony breaking and entering and one count of felony larceny. He was given three consecutive six- to eight-month suspended sentences and was placed on supervised probation for 60 months. Honeycutt must pay three court costs, restitution of $4,269.88 to the victims in the cases and reimbursement of $900 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Albert Jeffery Johnson, 38, of Marshall pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance. He was sentenced to 11 to 14 months in prison.
-- Billy Lowell Mahann, 48, of Forest Park Road in Marion pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice. On one count, the judge sentenced Mahann to 45 days in jail and gave him credit for time spent in pretrial confinement. On the other count, Judge Bridges handed him a 45-day suspended sentence and placed him on supervised probation for 12 months. He was ordered to pay court costs and restitution of $450 for a court-appointed attorney.
-- Nathan Eugene Owens, 20, of Ramsey Drive in Marion pleaded guilty to injury to personal property. He was given a 120-day suspended sentence and was placed on supervised probation for 18 months. The judge ordered Owens to pay court costs, restitution of $1,450 to the victim in the case and reimbursement of $150 for a court-appointed attorney.