Drug defendants plead guilty, draw multi-year prison terms
Shane Lynn Mosley, 53, was charged with possession of a Schedule I drug with intent, possession of a Schedule II drug with intent, possession of a Schedule III drug with intent, possession of .26 grams of meth or more, possession of meth with intent and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Mosley pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Criminal Court to possession of heroin with intentin Cumberland County and possession of more than .26 grams of meth. The sentence is to run concurrent with a conspiracy drug case in Putnam County for a total of 25 years in prison as a Range 2 offender.
The Cumberland County charge comes from a May 22, 2023, investigation by Crossville Police Sgt. John Karlsven and Ptls. Matthew Charlock and Amy Sherrill.
Remaining charges were dropped.
Brandy Nacole Abston, 41, a native of Livingston who has lived in Cookeville and Rickman and co-defendant in the Putnam County case, pleaded guilty to the Putnam County charge of conspiracy to possess 300 grams or more of meth or and was sentenced in Crossville.
Abston agreed to a 15-year sentence to be served at 30% as a Range 1 offender. All remaining charges were dismissed on her plea.
She and others were accused of conspiring to deliver meth to an undercover agent on March 1, 2023, in the Cookeville area.
As a result of her plea to possession of .26 grams of meth or more for delivery, all pending charges in Cumberland County were dismissed. She is being given credit for time already served in jail toward her sentence.
Co-defendants in the Cookeville case include Mosley, Robert Michael Brazle, Johnathan Andre Dietz, Brandon Demontico Forbes, John Christopher Ashford Smith and Tina Marie Stewart.
In other cases on the docket, the following guilty pleas were entered:
•Steven Paul Downing, 32, two counts of domestic assault and scheduled for trial in May, pleaded guilty to one count of domestic assault and received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation. During that probationary period, Downing is to complete Break the Cycle classes. The second count was dropped. The charge stems from an Aug. 17, 2024, incident investigated by CPD Sgt. Josh Mangas and Ptls. Matthew Charlock, Jeremy Beard and Jacob Zimmerman.
•Regina Beth Fish, 34, charged with possession of less than .5 grams of fentanyl/ANPP, pleaded guilty to the charge and qualified for judicial diversion, causing the guilty plea to be set aside for a probationary period six years. During that time, if all conditions and terms of supervised probation are met, Fish will be eligible to have the charge removed from her record. The charge stems from a Jan. 10, 2022, investigation by Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
•Kyle Daniel Nelson, 39, charged with aggravated assault, pleaded guilty to reckless aggravated assault and will face a June 24 sentencing hearing. Nelson is facing a sentence of two to four years. Judge Sean Fry will decide the length and manner of which that sentence will be served. The charge stems from a Nov. 20, 2020, incident investigated by Tennessee Highway Patrol, CCSO and CPD investigation into a displaying of a weapon.
•Shayla Marie Reagan, 29, charged with assault, pleaded guilty to the charge and received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence. Reagan qualified for judicial diversion, with the plea set aside for the length of probation. If all terms and conditions of diversion are met, Reagan will be eligible to have the charge set aside. The assault stems from a June 2, 2024, incident investigated by CCSO.
•Haylee LeShea Bullard, 32, pleaded guilty by information to burglary and as a Range 1 offender, received a two-year suspended sentence to be served on supervised probation. She and a co-defendant are responsible for $3,500 restitution with her share to be paid at a rate of $35 per month. Fine and court costs are waived. The charge stems from the burglary of a storage unit on March 27 investigated by CCSO Deputy Shawn Aytes.
•Richard Elton Jeffrey, 51, pleaded guilty by information to two counts of forgery and received two one-year suspended sentences to be served concurrently. The charges stem from the passing of a forged check in the amount of $300 on March 13 and attempted passing of a stolen forged check on March 14. Both were investigated by CCSO Deputy Jacob Brink.
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