In Greene County district court Jesse Dean Seyler, 26,of Carroll was sentenced March 9 to 60 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. He must complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation he has already undergone, and he must complete a community college drinking drivers school He may complete the Des Moines Area Community College Weekend Offender program in lieu of the jail time and the drinking drivers school. He was placed on informal probation for one year. Seyler was fined $1,250 with a $437.50 surcharge and a $10 surcharge for drug abuse resistance education. A charge of driving while license revoked was dismissed. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Tesa Whitney Hoyle, 29, of Paton was sentenced to two years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of OWI- second offense. All but seven days of the prison time was suspended and she was placed on probation for two years. She must pay sheriff’s room and board fees for the time she serves. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She must also complete a community college drinking drivers school. Hoyle was fined $1,875 with a $656.25 surcharge and a $10 DARE surcharge. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Sawyer Troy Gibson, 21, of Scranton was fined $100 with a $35 surcharge after he pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving, amended from OWI- first offense. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment as follows: Tamera Sue Keck, 53, of Jefferson, OWI- first offense; and Allyn James Case, 30, of Jefferson, OWI- first offense and child endangerment. Trial dates were set for May 8 in both cases.
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Cole Jadon Eischeid, 19, of Carroll, possession of marijuana- first offense; and Amber Marie Benavides, 25, of Grand Junction, assault causing bodily injury or mental illness.
