In Greene County district court Joseph Anthony McCloskey, 57, of Jefferson was sentenced Jan. 24 to 48 hours in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense. He was also fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education (DARE). He must complete a drinking drivers course at his own expense. He must pay $100 court costs and $180 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees. (Sentencing: Honorable Adria A. Kester)
Charles Jennings Jacobsen, 20, of Jefferson was granted a deferred judgment Jan. 24 after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of OWI-first offense. He will be on unsupervised probation for one year. He must pay a civil penalty of $1,250, a $10 DARE surcharge and $140 court costs. He must also complete a drinking drivers course at his own expense. (Sentencing: Kester)
A judgment was entered Jan. 23 against Jesse John Brosh, 42, of Scranton on a charge of reckless driving. Brosh was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. He must pay $206.10 court costs. Brosh was originally charged with assault, child endangerment, harassment and tampering with a witness. (Sentencing: Kester)
Larry Michael Most Jr, 46, of Scranton was sentenced Jan. 24 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of OWI-first offense. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail and he must complete a drinking drivers course at his own expense. He was fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Kester)
William Warren Lawrence, 42, of Jefferson was sentenced Jan. 24 to 365 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to one count of assault on a peace officer. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year. He was fined $315 with a $110.25 surcharge. He must also pay $150 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $205.50 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Persons pleaded not guilty as follows: Jennifer Wendy Gohn Chavez, 42, of Jefferson, OWI-first offense and operating a vehicle without owner’s consent; and Patrick Paul Schon, 44, of Glidden, OWI-third offense. Trial dates were set for March 14 in both cases.
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Michael Joseph Hofbauer, 30, of Coon Rapids, serious injury by motor vehicle – class D felony, OWI-first offense, and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident; Nevin Wesley Reed, 22, of Grand Junction, assault-aggravated; Jarrett Long, 23, of Grand Junction, willful injury – class D felony, assault-aggravated, assault-serious, and trespass-serious; and Phillip Michael Kenoyer, 25, of Grand Junction, burglary-third degree, theft-fourth degree, and criminal mischief-third degree.
