Allendale Solicitor Releases December Court Docket, One Sentenced

The solicitor's office released a single page trial docket for the December 1 through 5 General Sessions term with Judge Carmen T. Mullen presiding. The downloadable list, printed November 24, identified three criminal matters scheduled for potential jury trials, and it carried a notice that the document may contain confidential law enforcement investigatory records and is subject to change.

Among the entries was case number 2024GS0300005-00008, the murder charge against Roger Brabham Sr, which was noted as resolved through a guilty plea and sentencing on December 2. That disposition removes the matter from the week long trial calendar but underscores that major felony cases continue to move through the local court system. The docket also listed case number 2024GS0300177-00178, charging Xavier Devon Badger with attempted murder, with officer Jillian Contestabile assigned from the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office. A third matter, case numbers 2025GS0300036-00042,00059, charged Colton Jamil Davis with pointing a firearm at a person, with officer Julie Kate Keeney assigned from the Allendale Police Department. The Brabham and Davis matters were tied to the Allendale Police Department, while the Badger case involved the county sheriff’s office.

For residents, the docket has immediate practical effects. Courtroom schedules and jury summonses can change when high profile cases are added or removed, and increased law enforcement activity is possible around court dates and during hearings. The solicitor’s site provides the notice and linked single page PDF for media, attorneys, defendants and the public to review scheduling for that week, and the printed docket warns that entries may be updated as investigations and plea negotiations progress.

Local attorneys and prospective jurors should monitor the court calendar closely this week, and community members concerned about safety or courtroom access can consult the solicitor’s public docket to confirm which cases will proceed to trial and which have been resolved.