Several sentenced in Northampton Court Tuesday

By Linda Cicoira

Several county residents were sentenced Tuesday in Northampton Circuit Court for various felonies.

Forty-five-year-old Cory Eugene Johnson, of Battle Point Road in Exmore, pleaded guilty to counts of hit and run and DUI with injury in connection with a crash that occurred on Lankford Highway in Nassawadox on May 4, 2024.

Court records show he had an alcohol level of .22 grams per 210 liters of breath. The legal limit is .08. Witnesses told authorities a vehicle came through the intersection of Franktown Road and Route 13 without stopping and struck another vehicle before driving away.

Johnson told authorities, “I didn’t do it on purpose. I left because I was scared.”

Commonwealth’s Attorney Jack Thornton said there were no serious injuries.

A presentence report was ordered. Sentencing was set for April 14. A plea agreement called for sentencing to be capped at a year and 2 months with three years of supervised probation and 10 years of good behavior.

Fifty-three-year-old Darryl Taylor, of Cobb Station Road in Cape Charles, was convicted of cocaine possession in connection with a December 2022 incident. The case was continued until April, pending completion of a presentence report.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Mark Davenport Snyder, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to three years with all but the two weeks he served suspended for unauthorized use of a vehicle in August of 2021. He will be on two years of supervised probation and five years of good behavior.

Forty-three-year-old Christopher Gayton, of Florida, was convicted of conspiracy to remove vehicle identification numbers and misdemeanor possessing fictitious IDs. In a plea bargain, he was sentenced to three years and six months, with all suspended. Gayton was also fined $2,500. He will be on good behavior for five years.

Twenty-five-year-old Traveon Satchell, of Market Street in Onancock, pleaded guilty to hit and run in a June 2022 incident, in which he hit drove his Crown Victorian into a house on Seaside Road. Satchell was given a three-year suspended sentence and will be on supervised probation for a year and good behavior for five years. Restitution was yet to be determined.

Thirty-year-old William Trevaughn Townsend, of Banks Road in Cape Charles, pleaded guilty to eluding police and possession of about four ounces of marijuana in October 2020. Townsend was sentenced to three years for eluding with all but 10 months suspended. He was fined $250 for the misdemeanor drug offense. The defendant will be on supervised probation for five years.

Sixty-year-old George Harry Gaskill Jr., of Charnock Street in Exmore, was sentenced to a total of six years for driving after his license was revoked for a previous DUI and petty larceny. All but the year he already served was suspended. He will be on supervised probation for two years and good behavior for 13 years.

Evidence showed that Gaskill went into the Food Lion in Exmore and drank a bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade Green Apple without paying for it. He refused a breathalyzer test when he was later caught driving.

     Sixty-five-year-old Kathy Parks, of Exmore, was given a three-year suspended sentence for the distribution of cocaine as an accommodation in August of 2023. She waived her 4th Amendment rights regarding search and seizure for five years. The maximum sentence for the crime is 10 years in prison.