A 20-year-old Centralia man will spend the next 30 to 180 days in the Marion County Jail after yelling obscenities at the judge and those in the courtroom on Wednesday. Lonnie Williamson of North Poplar had been brought over from jail following his early Wednesday morning arrest for alleged illegal consumption of liquor by a minor and resisting arrest.
While no new charges were filed, prosecutors had asked to increase Williamson's bond on his pending unlawful possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia charges based on the new offenses, failure to abstain from alcohol and drugs, and failure to submit to a drug test at the jail. Judge Sherrie Tungate agreed to increase the bond to $25,000. When Williamson allegedly became disruptive, the Judge warned Williamson about his behavior.
As the outburst continued, Tungate found Williamson in direct contempt of court for allegedly yelling obscenities and crumpling up paperwork on his case. full story
