In Greene County district court Scott Eldon Davis, 47, of Jefferson was sentenced June 23 to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft- fourth degree, amended from theft- second degree. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal probation for one year. Davis was fined $315 with a $110.25 surcharge and a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge. The judge found he is unable to pay $324.89 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees, but a judgment was entered for $2,878.40 restitution to Alliant Energy. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Honorable Adria A. Kester)
Christopher John Clifton, 56, of Perry was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- second offense, amended from possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He must under a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. Clifton was fined $625 with a $28.75 surcharge, a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education (DARE), and a $125 LEI surcharge. He must pay restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Kester)
Grason Trevor Lansman, 18, of Churdan was granted a deferred judgment after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana- first offense. He was placed on informal probation for one year. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. Lansman must pay a civil penalty of $315, a $10 DARE surcharge, $400 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees, and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Christopher Robin Lawrence, 56, of Jefferson was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal probation for one year. He must complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation he has already undergone, and he must complete a community college drinking driver’s school. Lawrence was fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. He must also pay sheriff’s fees for the jail time he serves, restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined, and $140 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignments as follows: Mark Edward Dugan II, 37, of Des Moines, possession of methamphetamine- second offense; Kimberly Ann Mustang, 37, of Des Moines, OWI- first offense; Brian Thomas Roe, 47, of Carroll, OWI- first offense; and Nicholas James Miner, 38, of Perry, operate vehicle without owner’s permission, burglary- third degree, and criminal mischief- fourth degree. Trial dates were set for Sept. 26 for Dugan, Mustang, and Roe, and for Aug. 22 for Miner.
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Shawn J. Gifford, 26, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; David Michael Cannon, 39, of Grand Junction, driving while license barred; Zachery Allen Waters, 20, of Paton, criminal mischief- fourth degree; and Steven Logan Dzuris, 29, of Jefferson, public intoxication- second offense.
