Virgil Glen Shirey, 49, admitted to abusing two different young girls in December 2006 and a third starting in October 2008. The abuse of all three victims continued until May 2009, when he was arrested by the Talladega Police Department.
His criminal history dates back to September 1984, when he was convicted of sodomizing an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old. Both victims were female, according to the Department of Public Safety, which tracks registered sex offenders.
Shirey was sentenced Wednesday by Talladega County Circuit Judge Julian King.
Also on Wednesday, King sentenced Terry Lamont Embry, 34, to 150 months in prison on 10 counts of burglary in the third degree. The victims in all of the cases were businesses in Talladega. Embry has more than a dozen prior burglary and felony theft convictions, and had only recently gotten out of state prison when the most recent wave of burglaries began, according to Assistant District Attorney Christina Kilgore.
Across the hall, Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth sentenced Dostne Tanner, 30, to 25 years in prison. Tanner was convicted of robbery in the first degree and burglary in the first degree by a jury in November.
Tanner broke into the apartment of a female Talladega Downs resident June 26, ordering her to lay on the floor at gunpoint. When the victim protested that she did not have any money, Tanner pointed the gun at one of her children.
He eventually robbed the woman of almost $500 cash before fleeing on foot, firing into the ground as he ran.
Also Wednesday:
• King sentenced Susan R. Davis, 37, to seven years in prison for possession of a controlled substance.
• King issued a bench warrant for Phillip Deloach, 35, who failed to appear.
• King sentenced Darvin Duncan, 22, to 31 months, reverse split, 18 months probation, six months to serve, concurrent, for three counts of breaking into and entering a motor vehicle.
• King sentenced Paul Glen Hallman, 20, to six years, split, one year to serve, three years probation, for breaking into and entering a motor vehicle. Hollingsworth imposed a similar sentence on Hallman for 14 counts of burglary in the third degree.
• King sentenced Jason Holder and Christopher Jarrod Cohill, both 20, to 10 years in prison for shooting into an occupied building.
• King sentenced Trivia Johnson, 38, to 365 days in jail, suspended, two years probation, for assault in the third degree. Johnson had been indicted for felony child abuse but pleaded guilty to the included misdemeanor.
• King sentenced Tammy Jo Royal Hernandez, 41, to 60 months for possession of a controlled substance.
• King sentenced Dion Lamoe Porter, 40, to 40 months and six months for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana in the second degree, respectively.
• King sentenced Kenneth Williamson, 26, to 20 years and 10 years for manufacture of a controlled substance in the second degree and possession of a controlled substance, respectively.
• King sentenced Melissa Rose Parker, 43, to 15 years and six years for manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree and possession of a controlled substance, respectively.
• King sentenced Carol Hanson, 45, to 30 months, suspended, 36 months probation and six months for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana in the second degree. A charge of manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree was dismissed.
• King sentenced Linda Hudgins, 45, to 15 years, reverse split, two years probation and two years to serve, for receiving stolen property in the second degree. A charge of theft of property in the second degree was dismissed.
• King sentenced Lakeshia T. Hall, 33, to three years, split, six months to serve, pending admission to the Life Tech rehabilitation program.
• King sentenced Tiffany Maddox, 27, to six months in jail for possession of prescription medication without a prescription. Maddox was indicted for possession of a controlled substance but pleaded to the lesser included offense.
• King sentenced Octavious Stamps, 25, to 15 years in prison for burglary in the third degree.
• King sentenced Nicholas Erik Walker, 31, to 30 months, reverse split, 18 months probation for possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
• King sentenced Jerverrio Wilson, 20, to 30 months, reverse split, 18 months to serve for theft of property in the second degree.
• King sentenced Andrew Ray Hernandez, 46, to 60 months for possession of a controlled substance.
• King sentenced Benny Turner, 41, to five years, reverse split, two years probation and one to serve for violating the community notification act.
• King sentenced Timothy Carlton Calloway, 42, to 115 months in prison for theft of property in the first degree.
• King sentenced Terry Baird, 40, to 60 months for possession of a controlled substance.
• King sentenced David Salster, 30, to 90 months for three counts of distribution of a controlled substance.
• King sentenced Christopher Joel Elkins, 25, to 42 months for burglary in the third degree.
• Hollingsworth sentenced former police officer Mitchell Ray, 36, to nine months, split, 30 days in jail and two years probation, for assault in the third degree. Ray was indicted for felony assault against a race fan while working as a security guard, but was convicted by a jury of the lesser included offense.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Christopher Guyton to 30 days, suspended, 12 months probation, for criminal trespass in the first degree. Guyton had been indicted for burglary in the first degree but pleaded down to the lesser included offense.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Billy Tyler, 26, to four years for possession of a controlled substance.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Brenda Hyatt, 53, to two years, suspended, four years probation, for theft of property in the first degree.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Gregory Gallahair, 22, to 20 years for burglary in the second degree.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Dariold Wayne Martin, 46, to 15 years in prison for failing to render aid after an accident involving injury or death.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Andrew T. Sexton, 73, to three years, suspended, three years probation for possession of a controlled substance.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Brandi Curry to seven years for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
• Hollingsworth sentenced Andre Allen to five years, suspended, three years probation pending admittance to Caradale Lodge.
This madness really has to stop!!