In Greene County district court Ronald Dean Mulder, 59, of Perry was sentenced Sept. 9 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- third offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete all recommended treatment at his own expense. His driver’s license was revoked for 180 days. Mulder was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge; both were suspended.
The court found he was unable to pay $180 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees. He must pay a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative (LEI) surcharge, a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education (DARE), and $180 court costs. Charges of felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of marijuana- third offense were dismissed, as well as a companion case in magistrate court in which Mulder was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while license suspended. He must pay $60 court costs in the magistrate case. (Sentencing: Honorable Adria A. Kester)
Matthew John Goff, 42, of Jefferson was sentenced to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of burglary- third degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. He was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge and a $125 LEI surcharge. Goff also changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense. He was sentenced to five years in prison, concurrent to the burglary sentence. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. On that charge he was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge, a $10 DARE surcharge and a $125 LEI surcharge. Goff’s driver’s license was revoked for 180 days. He must pay $153 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $140 court costs. One count of possession of a controlled substance- third or subsequent offense, one count of burglary- third degree and one count of theft- third degree were dismissed. A companion case in magistrate court in which Goff was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia was also dismissed. Court costs in that case were $60. (Sentencing: Kester)
Jeffery Paul Olberding, 49, of Scranton was sentenced to two years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to one count of carrying weapons. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year. He was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge; both were suspended. The court determined Olberding is unable to pay $250 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees. One count of carrying weapons was dismissed. Court costs were $181. (Sentencing: Kester)
Stephanie Arvella Goff, 46, of Jefferson was sentenced to five years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of burglary- third degree. The prison term was suspended and she was placed on probation for two years. She was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge; both were suspended. She must pay a $125 LEI surcharge. Goff also pleaded to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- second offense, amended from possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense. On that charge she was sentenced to two years in prison, concurrent to the burglary sentence. The prison sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for two years. She was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge; both were suspended. She must pay a $10 DARE surcharge and a $125 LEI surcharge. Her driver’s license was revoked for 180 days. She must pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees in an amount to be determined and $180 court costs. Charges of possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense, one count of burglary- third degree, and theft- third degree were dismissed. A companion case in magistrate court in which Goff was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed. Court costs were $60 in that case. (Sentencing: Kester)
Steven Logan Dzuris, 29, of Jefferson was sentenced Sept. 9 to two days in jail after he pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated (OWI)- first offense, amended from OWI- second offense. He must pay sheriff’s room and board for the time he serves. He must complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation he has already undergone and he must complete a community college drinking drivers school. Dzuris was fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. He must pay restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined and $229 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Jacob Charles Lane, 27, of Grand Junction was granted a deferred judgment after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- 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. A judgment was entered for a $315 civil penalty, a $125 LEI surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. He must also pay restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined and $100 court costs. A charge of possession of marijuana- first offense was dismissed. A companion case in magistrate court in which Lane was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed with $60 court costs assessed to Lane. (Sentencing: Kester)
Jennifer May Millard, 44, of Jefferson was granted a deferred judgment after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana- first offense. She was placed on informal probation for one year. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. A judgment was entered for a $315 civil penalty, a $125 LEI surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. She must also pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined and $100 court costs. A companion case in magistrate court in which Millard was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed with $60 court costs assessed to Millard. (Sentencing: Kester)
Freedom Hope Ore, 35, of Jefferson was sentenced to 60 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of assault- serious, amended from domestic abuse assault- display or use weapon. The jail time was suspended and she was placed on informal probation for one year. She was fined $315 with a $110.25 surcharge. She must also pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined and $116 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Charles Edward Henderson, 24, of Jefferson 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. A judgment was entered for a $315 civil penalty, a $125 LEI surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. He must also pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Nicholas Anthony Balderas, 24, of Jefferson was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault- aggravated, amended from domestic abuse assault- third or subsequent offense. All but 90 days of the prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. He must also have a mental health evaluation and follow any recommendations for treatment or counseling, and he must complete a batterers education program at his own expense. Balderas was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge. He must pay $92 restitution to the victim, restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees to be determined, and $216.86 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Nicholas Lee Culp, 38, of Earlham was sentenced to two years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge. He must pay $1,200 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Kester)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment as follows: Margaret Jessica Ruth Wilson, 40, of Jefferson, possession of methamphetamine- first offense; Robert Alan Fry, 53, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault- second offense; and David Joseph Hedke, 18, of Carroll, possession of marijuana- first offense. Trial dates were set for Nov. 1 in every case.
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Christopher Hollis Christian, 36, of Grand Junction, driving while license barred (two separate cases, one initiated 9/02 and one initiated 9/14); Theodore John Herrick, 36, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; Katelin Rae Lowmiller, 24, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; Donald Gene Wallace, 78, of Churdan, driving while license revoked; Michael Dean Laub, 49, of Rippey, driving while license barred; Justin Ray Lopez, 18, of Jefferson, driving while license revoked; and Kevin Armando Montoya, 19, of Jefferson, criminal mischief- first degree and theft- first degree.
