Jury selection leads defendant to plead guilty

SUPERIOR COURT
  • Evidence is laid out in Jones County Superior Court in anticipation of the beginning of the Sept. 25 trial for Dan Cleveland. The evidence includes vacuum-packed bags of marijuana, firearms and ledgers. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
    Evidence is laid out in Jones County Superior Court in anticipation of the beginning of the Sept. 25 trial for Dan Cleveland. The evidence includes vacuum-packed bags of marijuana, firearms and ledgers. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
  • Jones County Sheriff’s Office investigator Barron Hall and Assistant District Attorney Cara Fiore with a dog exercise treadmill that was evidence in the case. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
    Jones County Sheriff’s Office investigator Barron Hall and Assistant District Attorney Cara Fiore with a dog exercise treadmill that was evidence in the case. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
  • Dan T. Cleveland
    Dan T. Cleveland
    The power of a jury of peers was evident in Jones County Superior Court this week with three defendants scheduled for trials entering guilty pleas while jurors were waiting to take their place in the courtroom.The third of those defendants was Dan Thomas Cleveland Jr., who entered a guilty plea Sept. 25 as his trial was ready to begin.Cleveland pled guilty to the charge of dogfigh...

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