In Greene County magistrate court Merissa Shawnay Olson of Jefferson sentenced to 30 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to charges of assault (amended from domestic abuse assault) and public intoxication. The jail time was suspended and she was placed on informal probation for one year. Olson was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge on each charge. She must pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees and $76.50 court costs.
Joseph Thomas Romeo II of Jefferson was found guilty at a trial Sept. 2 of disorderly conduct. He was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60.
Joshua Harold Gingery of Churdan was sentenced to five days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault. The jail time was suspended. The minimum fine and surcharge were also suspended. Gingery must pay $70.40 sheriff’s fees and $60 court costs.
Scarlett Marie Reyes of Half Moon Bay, CA, was sentenced to time served on a charge of public intoxication. The minimum fine and surcharge were suspended. She must pay $48 sheriff’s fees and $60 court costs. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed.
Jared Lee Kragovich of Seymor was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge on a charge of public intoxication. He must also pay a $125 law enforcement initiative (LEI) surcharge and $120 court costs. Kragovich paid the fine and $75 toward the surcharges. A judgment was entered for the remaining $240.75.
A judgment was entered against Timothy M. Cadden of Jefferson on a charge of criminal mischief-fifth degree. Cadden was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge and a $125 LEI surcharge. He must also pay restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees in an amount to be determined and $60 court costs.
Persons paid fines for scheduled traffic violations during the week ending Sept. 4 as follows: Juan Martinez-Canseco of Des Moines, no valid driver’s license, $200; Federico Martinez of Perry, dark window/windshield, $50; *Christopher Douglas Dzuris of Jefferson, following too close – trucks and towed vehicle, $100; Jose DeJesus Rivera of Denison, speed, $120, no valid driver’s license, $200; Kane William Borgeson of Rippey, failure to yield to vehicle on right, $100, and violation of conditions of minor’s school license, $50; and Dona Margaret Ballantine of Scranton, failure to maintain control, $100.
Also, speed, $90 (16-20 mph over limit): Juan Martinez-Canseco of Des Moines and Curtis Patrick Carr of Fort Dodge.
Speed, $80 (11-15 mph over limit): Joseph C. Seidl of Evergreen Park, IL.
Speed, $40 (6-10 over): Mayra Alejandra Jaime-Provencio of Denison, Joshua MacDonald Russell of Bettendorf, Crystal Kay Conroy of Scranton, Athena Marie Puck of Ames, Rosemary Perez of Perry, Robert John Walther of Bethesda, MD, *Rebeca Ruby Dee Custer of Carroll, Maryssa Roselle Pierson of Jefferson, Paul Eugene Adrian of La Porte City, and Brad Lee Christiansen of Ida Grove.
Speed, $20 (1-5 over): Nicolas Garland Peebles of Lyons, GA, Justin David McCool of Carroll, Valerie A. Vetter of Cedar Rapids, Beverly Kay Rogers of Glen Avon, CA, Nathan Eli Keenan of Urbandale, and Shawna Marie Balboa of Kansas City, MO.
Failure to wear/maintain safety belt, $50: Steven Daniel Merrick of Carroll and Richard Neil Scheuermann of Jefferson.
Commercial motor vehicle violations: Eugene Arthur Sheehy of Grand Junction, no proof of annual inspection, $50.
Judgments were entered against individuals for nonpayment of scheduled fines as follows (original fine listed): *Lance Michael Ross of Grand Junction, speed, $80; Jessie Allen Hoaglund of Audubon, violation- financial liability coverage, $250; and Justin Robert Gerlach of Webster City, failure to obey stop sign and yield right of way, $100 (two citations).
The judgment includes a penalty of one-half the original fine and surcharge.
Court costs were $60 on each citation unless otherwise noted.
*An additional $5 county surcharge was added.
