NORWICH – Three people appeared in Chenango County Court yesterday for a plea, arraignment and violation of probation.

• Jamar M. Hickman, 27, without permanent residence, appeared in court for his plea/sentencing and changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. Before pleading, his attorney Linden Summers requested that Hickman be given time to view the police video related to the case, which he had not been able to view prior to his appearance due to technical issues. A conference was also held before the plea was presented at court.

With the change in plea, District Attorney Joseph McBride dropped the first and second counts of the indictment against Hickman. As a result, he is now facing a charge of resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor. Upon sentencing of this charge, Hickman could face one year in Chenango County Correctional Facility, have to submit a DNA sample and pay a mandatory fee and surcharge of $200 (due one year after his release). Hickman has been incarcerated since November 2013 – time which will be counted towards his required incarceration when sentenced. He was remanded to CCCF after court was adjourned following a pre-sentence report request.

Allegedly, on November 11, 2013, in Norwich, Hickman was arrested for attempting to resist arrest after he led police on a foot chase. He also continued to resist police after he was apprehended and refused to put his hands behind his head. His original charges were burglary in the second degree, a class C felony; assault in the second degree, a class D felony; resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor; and assault in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor.

According to a prior Evening Sun report, Hickman has three previous felony convictions and four previous drug related convictions.

The report cited McBride as saying, “The defendant is looking at 25 years to life. He allegedly broke into someone’s house and beat someone up.”

• Timothy M. Norris, 33, Oxford, appeared in court for a violation of probation hearing. In return for admissions of guilt to the violation of his probation, the terms of Norris' probation were restored and he was also required to enroll in and successfully complete the drug treatment court program. Norris was remanded back to CCCF for the rest of the day. He was released Monday evening and required to report to the drug court treatment coordinator by 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.