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Holiday
Crime Prevention Tips
During the
holidays, the potential for thefts and
robberies increase. More people are
out and about, and they are carrying
more gifts and money than during other
times of the year. While there's no
need to be afraid, you should keep in
mind the following holiday safety
reminders:
Carry your valuables wisely. Do not
keep cash in your wallet. Instead,
keep it in an inside pocket and only
carry the credit cards you'll need.
Do not leave valuables in your
vehicle. If you must leave packages
in your car, put them in the trunk.
Keep receipts with you.
Carry a cell phone with you. If
someone makes you suspicious or
uncomfortable, notify security or
call the police.
Whenever possible, park and walk in
well-lit areas. Be aware of your
surroundings, especially the people
around you.
Carry your purse close to you, with
the opening or flap towards your
body. Never leave a purse unattended
in a shopping cart.
Do not keep a wallet, credit cards
or cash in a backpack. If you are in
a crowd, consider carrying the
backpack in front of you.
Pickpockets can quickly and easily
remove items from a backpack without
being noticed by the owner.
Protect your credit card numbers and
other personal information.
Carefully dispose of receipts that
have a credit card number on them.
Don't announce your new high-dollar
purchases after the holidays. Break
down the boxes of TVs, stereos,
computers, etc. and turn them inside
out before putting them in the
trash.
If you are traveling for the
holidays, make your home look
"lived in". Have a friend
or neighbor collect your mail and
newspapers or have your service
suspended while you are away. Use
timers to turn lights off and on.
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Straight
Talk From Ray the D.A.
If you think media
editorializing is only on the
opinion page, think again!
Death
Penalty News
Kentucky
Supreme Court scoreboard:
Convicted Criminals - 2, Crime
Victims - 0. The latest
decisions from the Kentucky
Supreme Court.
American D.A. - LIVE
The
murder of Shuntell Taylor.
On
The Front Line
Meet
First Assistant Commonwealth's
Attorney Lou Anna Red Corn.
Victim's Voice
Habitat
house to be dedicated in memory
of Emily Burns, crime victims'
rights pioneer.
Intern
News
Intern
participates in a suppression
hearing.
Office News
Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney's
Office represented at State
Mock Trial Competition.
Office News
Todd
Bradbury named Assistant
Commonwealth's Attorney.
Recent Court Case
Felon responds to alternative
sentencing with more crime. Case
off the docket, defendant back in
the system.
Information
Center
Want to know what
cases were Indicted, Dismissed, or
Transferred Back To District Court
by the Grand Jury and what cases
are set for Trial? Check it
out here.
Who
is on Home Incarceration in
Lexington?
Convicted
criminals in the Home
Incarceration Program (HIP) in
Lexington.
Recent
Circuit Court Sentencings
Who went to
prison and who was probated.
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If You Think Media
Editorializing Is Only On The
Opinion Page, Think Again!
You be the judge:
Is the media
photo-editorializing?
"Photo
editors editorialize
freely." American
Thinker, March 2006
Are
photographs in newspapers
and television used to
express the opinions of the
media? The American
Thinker thinks
so. In fact, they
claim that "photo
editors editorialize freely"
in reporting the news.
Photos in newspapers and on
television are clearly an
integral part of news
reporting. The term that is
used is "Photo-Editorializing."
The way that photos are used
by the editors of newspapers
or television in conjunction
with reporting news stories
can be an obvious attempt by
the media to influence the
opinions of their audience
toward the subject of their
photos.
Is the media using the
following photographs to try
to influence the opinions of
their audience about the
subject of the photos?
You will have to decide.
When asked about the above
photos, Larson said, "Gosh,
I thought I had more hair
than that, but I do like the
ties."
Whether the media was using
the above photos for
photo-editorializing, he
said, "Well,
they certainly had a number
of other photos to choose
from. They made a
conscious choice to use the
ones they did.
Besides, I kinda like the
one they use. I also
think the public wants a
prosecutor who is serious
about prosecuting law
breakers."
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| Death
Penalty News |
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Kentucky Supreme Court
Scoreboard: The Latest Decisions
From The Kentucky Supreme Court
| Convicted
Criminals |
2 |
| Crime
Victims |
0 |
The Kentucky Supreme Court, in a
4-3 decision, halted the
execution of all condemned
killers on Kentucky's Death Row.
Frankfort
- Four Justices of the Kentucky
Supreme Court voted to stop the
use of lethal injection to
execute convicted killers on
Kentucky's Death Row. They said
that the appropriate
administrative process was not
followed, including holding
public hearings before using the
method.
Kentucky
is one of 35 states which uses
three drugs to sedate,
paralyze, then execute a
condemned murderer who has
been through decades of
appeals. In 2008, the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that
Kentucky's method of execution
by lethal injection was not
cruel or unusual punishment.
As
expected, lawyers representing
the death-row murderers and
the anti-death penalty gang
applauded the Kentucky Supreme
Court's decision.
Editor's
Comment: Don't
we wish that the innocent
victims of these brutal
killers could have had an
appropriate administrative
process, including a public
hearing before these vicious
murderers committed the
unspeakable acts that got them
put on Death Row in the first
place? Sadly, these victims'
deaths WERE cruel
and unusual punishment.
What does all of this mean? MORE
APPEALS, MORE DELAY!
Kentucky's
Supreme Court Approves the
Kentucky Legislature's "Early-Release"
plan to release convicted
criminals from prison, jails,
and remove parolees from
supervision.
Frankfort
- Since May, 2008, 3,565
convicted criminals have been
released early from Kentucky's
jails and prisons under a plan
of the Legislature. In
addition, 4,684 convicted
criminals who were on Parole
have been released for
supervision.
The
Kentucky Supreme Court, in a
unanimous decision, said that
the Kentucky Department of
Corrections has acted properly
in releasing all of these
convicted criminals and
parolees early under the
controversial plan.
The
court stated in their
unanimous opinion approving
the "early-release"
plan of the Legislature that
it "leads
to the unmistakable conclusion
that the General Assembly
intended for the (Department
of Corrections) to release or
discharge as many prisoners or
parolees as possible in order
to save as many state dollars
as possible."
State
Senator Robin Webb,
D-Grayson, who was a strong
advocate of the
"early-release" of
convicted criminals, was
pleased with the decision of
the Kentucky Supreme Court.
"I think it has realized
cost savings and still
protected the public's
safety."
Editor's
Comment: The
Kentucky Legislature, with the
stamp of approval from the
Kentucky Supreme Court, has
effectively bet the safety of
the public on their GET OUT OF
JAIL EARLY program.
Historically the public has
lost that bet and suffered the
high price of new crimes. We
pray this time is different.
Unfortunately, history does
have a habit of repeating
itself.
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The Murder Of Shuntell
Taylor
 On
July 12, 2004, 19-year-old Shuntell
Taylor was found dead in
her apartment by her mother, her two
brothers, and a friend. There were
no witnesses to the murder and Shuntell's
apartment appeared to have been wiped
clean. Unfortunately for the
defendant, Germaine
Whitley, some of his blood
was left at the scene and he was
identified by a DNA comparison to
convicted felons in the state of
Tennessee.
Shuntell had been an ideal daughter.
She lived at home with her parents for the
first year of college. She made
enough money at a summer job to rent her
own apartment. The defendant was
arrested, tried and convicted for
Shuntell's murder and was sentenced to
life in prison. It should be noted
that the defendant in this case had seven
prior felony convictions for Aggravated
Burglary and numerous other Theft-related
charges. He had been placed on
parole a few weeks prior to this for
Aggravated Burglary and Murder.
Listen as Assistant District Attorney
General Alanda
Dwyer of Memphis,
Tennessee discusses this tragic case on
the November 20, 2009 episode of American
D.A. - LIVE
with host Jack
Pattie and Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney Ray
Larson.
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| On
The Front Line |
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Meet
First Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
Lou Anna Red Corn
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Lou
Anna Red Corn
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"Lou
Anna Red Corn is
not only one of the most
accomplished prosecutors in
Kentucky, she is one of the
finest people I know," says
Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney
Ray Larson.
Lou Anna serves as the Chief
Assistant in Fayette County's
felony prosecutor's office. In
that capacity she works with Ray
Larson to manage the prosecution
of the most serious and heinous
crimes which are committed in
Lexington.
"Lou Anna has made a
career of prosecuting those
individuals who abuse our most
vulnerable citizens - our
children," said Larson.
"These tragic cases are
some of the most difficult we
prosecute. They are both legally
and emotionally hard."
"For example, Sarah Taylor
was convicted of killing her
boyfriend's 2-year-old child
Madison, 'Madi', and was sent to
prison for 5 years. Madi's
paternal grandmother wrote to
Lou Anna - 'Thank you from our
family and the bottom of my
heart for, in the end making
this case about Madi and giving
it your all when dealt such a
hard case.'"
She is one of the founding Board
Members of the Children's
Advocacy Center of the
Bluegrass; co-authored The
Kentucky Attorney General's
Sexual Abuse Manual, and is a
frequent lecturer and trainer in
the areas of child sexual
abuse/exploitation prosecutions.
Lou Anna has been with the
Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney
Office since 1987.
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| Victim's
Voice |
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Habitat
House To Be Dedicated In Memory Of Emily
Burns, Crime Victims' Rights Pioneer
By
Gail A. Whitt
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Emily
Burns
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With the holiday season upon us,
the decision to build a Habitat
for Humanity house was
an easy one for JMBA,
Inc. JMBA,
a Lexington general contracting
company, was founded by Mike
and Emily Burns.
Mike and Emily lost their
21-year-old son, Bran, in July,
1991 from a senseless violent
attack perpetrated by a
juvenile. Disappointed
with the criminal justice system
due to a weak juvenile justice
code, Emily became an activist
for crime victims' rights in
Kentucky. She continued to
help raise awareness of equal
rights for crime victims until
her untimely death in May, 2008.
Emily had a charitable heart and
often volunteered her time and
financial resources to causes
that promoted fair and equal
treatment for crime victims.
She was also a supporter of
various non-profit agencies with
missions that were dedicated to
the well being of those affected
by crime.
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The
"Cain House"
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The "Cain
House" was
started six weeks ago in Madison
County. According to
Helen Ward,
President of Habitat for
Humanity of Madison and Clark
Counties, JMBA gave Habitat the
"gift of time and
energy" with this
surprisingly expedient project.
The house will be occupied by
Arvil and Lisa Cain, who will be
first time homeowners.
Arvil and Lisa are a wonderful
hardworking couple. Both
are disabled. The Cain
House, located at 220 Arledge
Court, Berea, Kentucky, will be
dedicated on Tuesday, December
1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
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| Office
News |
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Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
Represented At State Mock Trial
Competition
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Mock
Trial Team participants,
left to right, Katherine
M. Paisley, Brittany
MacGregor, Adam Bowling,
Nick Mudd, Mark Rouse, and
Justin Peterson.
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The Annual
State Mock Trial Championship
was held this year at the Kenton
County Courthouse on November 13
-14, 2009. The tournament
featured six teams, two teams from
each of the Kentucky law schools -
University of Kentucky, University
of Louisville, and Chase.
Each team is required to prepare
the same case and be prepared to
present either the prosecution's
case or the defense's case,
beginning with motions and ending
with closing arguments. The
teams use students from their
schools to play the witnesses.
The competition consists of three
rounds. All six teams
compete in the first round, doing
one case on defense and one case
on prosecution. Four teams
then advance to the semifinals and
two teams to the final round.
The final round of the 2009
Intrastate Competition
featured UofL v. UK. The UK
team prevailed and featured Nick
Mudd and Adam
Bowling as the
advocates and Mark
Rouse and Brittany
MacGregor as the
witnesses. Nick Mudd served
as an intern at the Fayette
Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
in the summer of 2009. The
team was coached by Justin
Peterson, a civil
attorney with the law firm of
Golden & Walters, and
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Katherine
M. Paisley.
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| Intern
News |
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Intern
Participates In A Suppression Hearing
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Intern
Jonah Brown, left, and
Assistant Commonwealth's
Attorney Anthony Gray.
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Jonah
Brown is a
third-year law student at the
University of Kentucky College
of Law. He recently participated
in a suppression hearing in the
Third Division of the Fayette
Circuit Court before the Hon.
James Ishmael as part of the
U.K. Law School's "Legal
Internship" class.
A suppression hearing is a
judicial hearing where the
attorney for the defendant moves
to have evidence in a pending
case suppressed. Most
suppression hearings involve an
allegation that a defendant's
constitutional rights have been
violated.
In preparing for the hearing,
Jonah examined the motion to
suppress filed by the attorney
for the defendant. He then
interviewed the main Lexington
Police officers involved.
At the suppression hearing,
Jonah questioned the main
arresting officer and made an
argument to the judge as to why
the evidence should not be
suppressed, supported by case
law. During the hearing, Jonah also
made several evidentiary
objections and responded to
objections made by the attorney
for the defendant.
Following the hearing, the Judge
requested that each party write
a brief further explaining their
legal positions.
Jonah is a native of Richmond,
Kentucky. He graduated
from the University of Kentucky
where he served as only the
second African American student
body president. He is a
third-year law student at the
University of Kentucky and
currently is a member of the
Trial Advocacy Board and the
Black Law Student Association.
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| Office
News |
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Todd
Bradbury Named Assistant Commonwealth's
Attorney
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Todd
Bradbury is sworn in by
Judge Kimberly Bunnell.
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Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney Ray
Larson announced
the appointment of Todd
Bradbury as an
Assistant Commonwealth's
Attorney. He was sworn in on
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by
Fayette Circuit Judge Kimberly
Bunnell.
Todd is from Mt. Washington,
Kentucky. He received his
B.A. in Political Science from
the University of Kentucky in
1991, and received his J.D.
degree from the University of
Kentucky College of Law in 1994.
He has previously worked for
Fayette County Legal Aid, and
for the past 11 years has been
in the private practice of law.
"We are delighted that we
were able to recruit Todd. We
have known him for years and
have always respected his trial
skills as well as his honesty
and candor in dealing with our
office," said Larson.
"His trial experience will
be invaluable as we must deal
with increasingly complicated
criminal cases in our community.
Welcome aboard, Todd!"
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| Recent
Court Case |
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Felon
Responds To Alternative Sentencing With
More Crime
Case
Off the Docket, Defendant Back in the
System
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Defendant
Stephen Diehl
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On July 9, 2009 a Lexington
police officer working in an
off-duty capacity observed a
short and thin suspect gathering
clothes from the "big and
tall" section of a local
clothing store. The
suspect concealed the clothes
under his jacket and exited the
store without paying. The
officer approached the suspect
and identified him as Stephen
Diehl, age 35.
The officer recovered clothing
valued at over $700 from the
suspect's person and found
another $550 worth of clothing
and shoes in the trunk of his
car. Diehl was arrested
and charged with Shoplifting.
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Prosecutor
Dan Laren
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Criminal records show that Diehl
had several misdemeanor
convictions including Possession
of Drug Paraphernalia,
Possession of a Controlled
Substance, and Theft by
Deception before he was granted
Pretrial Diversion by the
Jefferson Circuit Court in April
of 2006 for the felony offense
of Complicity to Possession of a
Controlled Substance.
While on diversion, Diehl
received misdemeanor convictions
for Theft by Unlawful Taking,
Theft by Deception, and
Attempted Theft by Unlawful
Taking. Then, in September
of 2006, Diehl pled guilty to
three counts of felony Criminal
Possession of a Forged
Instrument and was sentenced to
serve four years in the
penitentiary. Corrections
records show that Diehl was
received into the system in
December of 2006, violated
parole and home incarceration,
and served out his sentences in
January of 2009.
Diehl was approved for Rapid
Disposition, which is an effort
by the Commonwealth's Attorney
to reduce the number of Class D
felony offenses on the court
dockets. He pled guilty to
felony Theft by Unlawful Taking
and was sentenced to 4 years,
probated for 5 years on the
condition that he complete the
Hope Center Program at the
Fayette County Detention Center.
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| Information
Center |
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The
Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
Criminal Trial Schedule is updated each
Monday. To see our trial schedule, click
here.
To
see the latest returns, including
Indictments, Dismissals and cases Returned
to District Court, click on the dates
below:
Week
of November 16, 2009:
Week
of November 23, 2009:
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| Who
Is On Home Incarceration In Lexington? |
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| Convicted
Criminals In The Home Incarceration Program
(HIP) in Lexington
Inmates who are nearing the end of their
sentences can be placed into the Home
Incarceration Program (HIP)
under certain circumstances.
Offenders who are part of this program are
technically still incarcerated; however,
they are placed in the community under
electronic monitoring rather than being
behind the walls of a correctional
facility.
To learn the identity of the inmates
presently in the Home Incarceration
Program in our community, click
here.
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| Fayette
Circuit Court Sentencings |
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Circuit
Court Sentencings
Thursday,
November 12, 2009
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| 7th
Division - Judge Ernesto
Scorsone |
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BUTLER,
Robert Ray
Age: 38 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Failure to Comply with Sex
Offender Registration, conditionally
discharged to
a Federal Holder. |
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GOINS,
Christopher Lee
Age: 19 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
the prosecution's amended
charge of Theft by
Unlawful Taking, probated
3 years. |
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HIGGINS,
Antwan Demarco
Age:
39 |
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| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for
1st degree Possession of a
Controlled Substance, 1st
Offense, probated
4 years. |
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HUGHES,
Donna
Age:
48 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Theft by Unlawful Taking, probated
4 years. |
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| MAGGARD,
Robert Glen
Age:
41 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Trafficking in Marijuana,
1st Offense, probated
4 years. |
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| POWELL,
Benjamin Lee
Age:
18
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
2nd degree Arson, probated
3 years. Ordered to
pay $1,000 in restitution. |
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| WALKER,
Brandon Joseph
Age: 24
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Trafficking in a
Controlled Substance, 1st
Offense, and 12 months in
jail for Possession of
Marijuana. Sent
to prison. |
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Circuit
Court Sentencings
Friday,
November 13, 2009
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| 3rd
Division - Judge James
Ishmael |
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CASTANEDA,
Amanda Josephine
Age:
28 |
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| Sentenced
to 7 1/2 years in
prison for 1st degree
Trafficking in a
Controlled Substance, 1st
Offense, and 12 months in
jail for Use/Possess Drug
Paraphernalia, probated
5 years. |
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KING,
Amanda Kay
Age: 30 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Theft by Deception over
$300, probated
3 years. Ordered to
pay $2,400 in restitution. |
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| 4th
Division - Judge Pamela
Goodwine |
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| CHESTNUT,
Desmond Lee
Age: 26
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| Sentenced
to 5 years in prison for
1st degree Trafficking in
a Controlled Substance,
1st Offense, and 12 months
in jail for Use/Possession
of Drug Paraphernalia, 1st
Offense, probated
5 years. |
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HERNANDEZ,
Cesar
Age: 28 |
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| ILLEGAL
ALIEN: Sentenced
to 3 years in prison for the
prosecution's amended
charge of Trafficking in
Marijuana < 5 pounds conditionally
discharged for
2 years. IMMIGRATION
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)
NOTIFIED. |
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| HURLEY,
Phillip Reid
Age:
33 |
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| Sentenced
to 4 years in prison for
3rd degree Burglary, 12
months in jail for
Receiving Stolen Property,
and 12 months in jail for
Possession of Burglary
Tools, probated
5 years. |
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LYNN,
Nathan Bradley
Age: 28 |
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| Sentenced
to 12 months in jail each
for two counts of the
prosecution's amended
charge of 1st degree
Criminal Trespassing,
serve 60 days, probated
2 years. |
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| 7th
Division - Judge Ernesto
Scorsone |
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ROTHWELL,
Riccardo Marcellus
Age:
29 |
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| Sentenced
to time
served for the
prosecution's amended
charge of Theft by
Unlawful Taking less than
$300. |
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| 9th
Division - Judge Kimberly
Bunnell |
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| BARNETT,
Jonathan Paul
Age: 34
|
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Fraudulent Use of Credit
Cards U/$10,000, serve 120
days, probated
5 years. Ordered to
pay $5,316.29 in
restitution. |
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BURKE,
Janie Renee
Age: 27 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
Theft by Unlawful Taking, probated
5 years. Ordered to pay
$748 in restitution. |
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GOWER,
Marlena Ann
Age: 24 |
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| Sentenced
to 1 year in prison for
1st degree Possession of a
Controlled Substance, 1st
Offense, and 12 months in
jail each for two counts
of the prosecution's
amended charge of
Use/Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, 1st
Offense, probated
5 years. |
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HILL,
Shileka R.
Age: 27 |
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| Sentenced
to 2 years in prison for
Theft by Unlawful Taking, probated
5 years. Ordered to
pay $2,160 in restitution. |
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MARTIN,
Douglas Rydell
Age: 25 |
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| Sentenced
to 5 years in prison each
for two counts of 1st
degree Trafficking in a
Controlled Substance, 1st
Offense, to run
concurrently for a total
of 5 years. Sent
to prison. |
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| MONTAGUE,
Jarrod Curtis
Age: 26
|
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| Sentenced
to 12 months in jail for
the prosecution's amended
charge of 2nd degree
Fleeing or Evading Police,
12 months in jail for
Resisting Arrest, 90 days
in jail each for two
counts of 3rd degree
Criminal Mischief, and 90
days in jail for Operating
on Suspended/Revoked
Operators License, to run
concurrently for a total
of 12 months. Sent
to jail. |
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| MUHAYMIN,
Jasur Abdul
Age:
46 |
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| Sentenced
to 10 years in prison for
1st degree Assault. Sent
to prison. |
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WATTS,
Dominique Dwon
Age: 20 |
 |
| Sentenced
to 5 years in prison for
1st degree Trafficking in
a Controlled Substance,
1st Offense, probated
for 5 years. |
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| Fayette
Circuit Court Sentencings |
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Circuit
Court
Sentencings
Thursday,
November 19,
2009
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7th
Division - Judge
Ernesto Scorsone
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CROSS,
Michael
Age:
48
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 |
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Criminal
Attempt to
Attempting/Obtaining
a Controlled
Substance by
Fraudulent/False
Statement to
Practitioner,
1st Offense, probated
2 years.
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GREGORY,
Charles
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Sentenced
to 9 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Receiving
Stolen Property
under $300, probated
2 years.
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JACKSON,
Taray Edward
Age: 31
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Sentenced
to 3 years in
prison for
Flagrant Non
Support and 12
months each in
jail for 2
counts of the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Non Support,
to run
concurrently for
a total of 3
years in prison,
probated
5 years.
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JONES,
Angela Nicole
Age: 30
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Sentenced
to 2 years in
prison for
Fraudulent Use
of Credit Cards
over $100 within
a 6-Month
Period. Sent
to prison.
Ordered to pay
$287.79 in
restitution.
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PALMER,
William Shane
Age: 37
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of 1st degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, serve
45 days, probated
4 years.
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SEWELL,
Tyrone Duan
Age: 27
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for 4th
degree
Assault-Domestic
Violence, 3rd or
greater Offense
within 5 years.
Sent
to prison.
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STEWART,
Lamarcus Darnell
Age: 21
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Sentenced
to 2 years in
prison for 1st
degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, and 90
days in jail for
Giving an
Officer a False
Name or Address,
to run
concurrently for
a total of 2
years in prison,
probated
4 years.
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STRAITON,
Christopher L.
Age: 36
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Sentenced
to 2 years in
prison for Theft
by Unlawful
Taking, probated
5 years. Ordered
to pay $45,066
in restitution.
Served 60 days
in jail.
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WEBB,
Ryan Gregory
Age: 31
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for Theft
by Unlawful
Taking, probated
3 years. Ordered
to pay $5,000 in
restitution.
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YORK,
Nicholas Lee
Age: 18
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Sentenced
to 12 months
each in jail for
two counts of
the prosecution's
amended charge
of Receiving
Stolen Property
under $300, to
run concurrently
for a total of
12 months in
jail, probated
2 years. Ordered
to pay $250 in
restitution.
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Circuit
Court
Sentencings
Friday,
November 20,
2009
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3rd
Division - Judge
James Ishmael
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BURNSIDE,
Joseph
Age: 46
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Sentenced
to 5 years in
prison for 1st
degree
Trafficking in a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense. Sent
to prison.
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HALL,
Jeron
Age: 25
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Sentenced
to 10 years each
in prison,
Lifetime Sex
Offender
Registration
with a 5-year
Sex Offender
Conditional
Discharge, for 2
counts of 1st
degree Sodomy
and 3 years in
prison for 1st
degree Sexual
Abuse, 10 years
and 3 years are
to run
consecutively
and the
remaining count
concurrently for
a total of 13
years in prison.
Sent
to prison.
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HILLEBRAND,
Alexander
Stewart
Age: 26
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for
Facilitation to
Trafficking in
Marijuana, 8oz
to less than 5
lbs, 1st
Offense, serve 1
weekend in jail,
probated
2
years.
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MARTINEZ,
Fortino Garcia
Age: 40
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Sentenced
to 3 years in
prison for being
a Convicted
Felon in
Possession of a
Firearm. Sent
to prison.
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STRUNK,
Tiffany Lynn
Age: 21
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Criminal
Facilitation to
Trafficking in
Marijuana, 8oz
to greater than
5 lbs, 1st
Offense, probated
2
years.
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STURGIS,
Adrian Stonewall
Age: 24
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Sentenced
to 5 years in
prison for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Trafficking
in a Controlled
Substance
without a
Firearm and 12
months in jail
for Possession
of Marijuana,
1st Offense, to
run concurrently
for a total of 5
years in prison.
Sent
to prison.
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WILSON,
Sandra Marie
Age: 54
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Sentenced
to 6 1/2 years
in prison for
1st degree
Trafficking in a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, 1 year
in prison for
2nd degree
Trafficking in a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, and 12
months in jail
for Possession
of Marijuana,
all felony time
to run
consecutively
and all other
time to run
concurrently for
a total of 7 1/2
years in prison,
probated
5 years.
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ZHENG,
Donna Dan
Age: 38
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for
Counterfeit
Intellectual
Property over
100 items, 2nd
Offense or
greater than
$1,000, and, in
a separate case,
2 years in
prison for
Counterfeit
Intellectual
Property over
100 items, 2nd
Offense or
greater than
$1,000, to run
consecutively
for a total of 3
years in prison,
probated
5 years.
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4th
Division - Judge
Pamela Goodwine
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CALDER,
Travis Keith
Age: 24
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Sentenced
to 2 years in
prison for Theft
by Unlawful
Taking, 12
months each in
jail for 2
counts of
the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Fraudulent
Use of Credit
Cards under $100
within a 6-Month
Period, 12
months in jail
for Receiving
Stolen Property
under $300, 12
months in jail
for 2nd degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, and 12
months in jail
for Possession
of Marijuana, to
run concurrently
for a total of 2
years in prison,
probated
4 years. Ordered
to pay $817.83
in restitution.
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GARR,
Mario Alan
Age: 23
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REPEAT
OFFENDER: Sentenced
to 5 years in
prison for
the
prosecution's
amended charge
of 1st degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, and
status as a
Persistent
Felony Offender,
and, in a
separate case, 9
years in prison
for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of 1st degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, and
status as a
Persistent
Felony Offender,
12 months in
jail for
Use/Possession
of Drug
Paraphernalia,
1st Offense, and
12 months in
jail for
Possession of
Marijuana, the 5
years and 9
years are to run
consecutively
and all other
counts to run
concurrently for
a total of 14
years in prison,
probated
5 years.
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PETRUCELLI,
Anthony Joseph
Age: 36
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REPEAT
OFFENDER:
Sentenced to 5
years in prison
for Driving a
Motor Vehicle
while License
Suspended for
DUI, 3rd or
greater Offense,
and status as a
Persistent
Felony Offender,
probated
5 years.
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RUST,
Robert Winford
Age: 39
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for
Flagrant Non
Support, probated
3 years.
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TORRES-GAETA,
Miguel Angel
Age: 25
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for 2nd
degree Criminal
Possession of a
Forged
Instrument, 1st
Offense, and 12
months in jail
for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Criminal
Attempt to 1st
degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, to run
concurrently for
a total of 1
year in prison, probated
3 years.
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VERA-REYES,
Jose Angel
Age: 25
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ILLEGAL
ALIEN: Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of 1st degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, and 12
months in jail
for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Possession of
Marijuana, to
run concurrently
for a total of 1
year in prison, conditionally
discharged
2 years. IMMIGRATION
CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT
(ICE) NOTIFIED
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7th
Division - Judge
Ernesto Scorsone
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MOORE,
Cody Matthew
Age: 20
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Sentenced
to 10 years in
prison for 1st
degree Burglary,
1 year in prison
for Theft by
Unlawful Taking,
and 1 year in
prison for 2nd
degree Escape,
and, in a
separate case,
10 years in
prison for 1st
degree Burglary,
12 months each
in jail for 2
counts of the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Receiving
Stolen Property
under $300, and
12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of 2nd degree
Fleeing or
Evading the
Police, 12
months each in
jail for 2
counts of the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Criminal
Attempt Theft of
a Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, 12
months in jail
for 3rd degree
Terroristic
Threatening, and
12 months in
jail for
Resisting
Arrest, the
10-year
sentences are to
run
consecutively
and all other
counts
concurrently for
a total of 20
years in prison.
Sent
to prison.
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ROSE,
Thomas
Age: 42
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Criminal
Facilitation to
Receiving Stolen
Property under
$300. Sent
to prison.
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PRATER,
James Monroe,
Jr.
Age: 35
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Sentenced
to 2 years in
prison for
Flagrant Non
Support, probated
5 years. Ordered
to pay $9,000.95
in arrearages.
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8th
Division - Judge
Thomas L. Clark
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CRAIG,
Amanda Jo
Age: 25
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Sentenced
to 5 years in
prison for 2nd
degree Burglary,
probated
4 years.
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FOGLE,
Kevin Scott
Age: 29
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Criminal
Attempt Failure
to Comply with
Sex Offender
Registration,
1st Offense, probated
2 years.
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FRYE,
Antonio L.
Age: 21
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Sentenced
to 7 years in
prison for 1st
degree
Trafficking in a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense. Sent
to prison.
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HALE,
Daniel Beach
Age: 19
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of 2nd degree
Wanton
Endangerment, probated
2
years.
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PALMATIER,
James Allen
Age: 32
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for 1st
degree
Possession of a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, probated
3 years.
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SEWELL,
Samuel Tilden
Age: 31
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Sentenced
to 5 years in
prison for 2nd
degree Burglary,
probated
4 years.
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9th
Division - Judge
Kimberly Bunnell
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COLE,
Joseph
Age: 34
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Sentenced
to 2 years in
prison for
Receiving Stolen
Property under
$10,000 and 12
months in jail
for Possession
of Burglary
Tools, to run
concurrently for
a total of 2
years in prison.
Sent
to prison.
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COOK,
Curtis Wesley
Age: 33
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Sentenced
to 1 year in
prison for
Flagrant Non
Support, probated
5 years. Ordered
to pay
$17,658.55 in
restitution.
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HARRELL,
Phillip Dwan
Age: 33
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Sentenced
to 1 year each
in prison for 2
counts of
Flagrant Non
Support, to run
consecutively
for a total of 2
years in prison,
probated
5 years.
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KATUZIAN,
Ali
Age: 29
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Attempted
Complicity to
Receiving Stolen
Property over
$300, 12 months
in jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Tampering
with Physical
Evidence, and 12
months in jail
for
Use/Possession
of Drug
Paraphernalia,
1st Offense, to
run concurrently
for a total of
12 months in
jail, probated
2
years.
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ROBERTS,
Jamaica Lachelle
Age: 23
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Harassment
with Physical
Contact, probated
2 years.
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WAHLER,
David Matthew
Age: 35
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Sentenced
to 5 years in
prison for 1st
degree
Trafficking in a
Controlled
Substance, 1st
Offense, probated
5 years.
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WILSON,
Kurt Lee
Age: 20
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Sentenced
to 12 months in
jail for the
prosecution's
amended charge
of Possession of
Marijuana, 1st
Offense, probated
2 years.
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