In Greene County district court Robert Alan Fry, 54, of Jefferson was sentenced Sept. 25 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to burglary- third degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge; both were suspended. He must pay a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, victim restitution and restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined, and $140 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Daryle Dewayne Snyder Jr, 49, of Muscatine was sentenced to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of theft- second degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. He was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge; both were suspended. Snyder must pay $1,000 victim restitution, a $125 LEI surcharge and $180 court costs. A charge of ongoing criminal conduct was dismissed. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Robin Kay Pickell, 60, of Luther was sentenced to one year in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense, amended from OWI- second offense. All but two days of the jail time was suspended. Pickell was fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education (DARE). She was determined to be unable to pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees. Court costs were $164.50. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Ryan James Brown, 45, of Jefferson was sentenced to one year in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. All but 10 days of the jail time was suspended and Brown was placed on probation for one year. He was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge, and a $125 LEI surcharge. He must pay $60 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignments as follows: Rodney J. Blackmon, 22, of Grand Junction, unlawful possession of prescription drugs; Dray Rivera, 27, of Jefferson, burglary- third degree (in two separate cases) and in another case, harassment- second degree; Craigg Michael Smith, 40, of Jefferson, assault on person in certain occupations; Mikael Goran Winblad, 36, of Scranton, child endangerment; Christopher David Spaulding, 40, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense; Tunney James Merrill, 18, of Mapleton, possession of marijuana- second offense, and carrying weapons; and Jake John Ball, 34, of Jefferson, unlawful possession of prescription drug (three counts), burglary- third degree (three counts), and ongoing criminal conduct. A trial date of Oct. 31 was set for Rivera, and of Dec. 5 for all other defendants.
Cases were initiated in district court during the week ending Sept. 28 as follows: Brett Michael Roberts, 24, of Grand Junction, driving while license barred; and James Harris, 30, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault causing injury or mental illness.
