Editor’s note: Charges against Elizabeth Roper of Churdan were reported incorrectly. The correct charge appears below with new cases.
In Greene County district court Joseph Ray Thompson, 18, of Scranton was sentenced Jan. 4 to four days in jail on a charge of disorderly conduct, amended from domestic abuse assault impeding air/blood flow causing bodily injury. He will receive credit for time previously served. Thompson was fined $65 with a $9.75 surcharge. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Gretta Darlene Halterman, 20, of Jefferson was sentenced to 30 days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but two days of the jail term was suspended and she was placed on probation to Boone/County Probation for one year. She may complete the Des Moines Area Community College 48-hour alcohol education program in lieu of the jail time. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She must pay a $1,250 fine with a $187.50 surcharge; one-half will be waived if she obtains a temporary restricted license. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Jonathan David Law, 37, of Churdan was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of OWI. He may complete a weekend OWI program in lieu of the jail time. He must complete a drinking drivers’ school if he doesn’t complete the weekend program. He must complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation he has already undergone. Law was fined $1,250 with a $187.50 surcharge; one-half has been waived as he has obtained a temporary restricted license. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Honorable Derek Johnson)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment as follows: Marcia Kay Lowe, 57, of Yale, possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense and possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense; Randolph Lee Glass, 54, of Rippey, driving while license revoked; and Becky Sue Mitchell, 52, of Ogden, driving while license barred. Trial dates were set for April 6 in every case.
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Matthew James Spaulding, 29, of Perry, burglary- second degree; Danielle Janette Dalton, 37, of Jamaica, driving while license barred; Elizabeth Roper, 18, of Churdan, possession of marijuana; and Jonathan Phillip Michael Kennedy, 33, of Bagley, possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense and possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense.
