In Greene County district court Conar Allen Hornsby, 24, of Grand Junction was sentenced Aug. 4 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional Services for two years. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. Hornsby was fined $,1025 with a $153.75 surcharge. He must pay an amount not to exceed $300 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $269.21 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Jonathan Phillip Michael Kennedy, 33, of Bagley was sentenced to one year in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of trespass causing damage, amended from burglary- second degree. The jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional Services for two years. Kennedy was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge. He must also pay $189 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $213.40 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Gina C. Badding)
Samantha Nicole Peel, 35, of Des Moines was sentenced to 10 days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. She will receive credit for jail time previously served. Peel was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge; both were suspended. She must pay an amount not to exceed $400 restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Jason Andrew Songer, 41 of Farnhamville was granted a deferred judgment Aug. 4 after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. He was placed on informal probation to the Greene County sheriff for one year. He must follow the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation he has already completed, and he must complete a state-approved 12-hour impaired driver’s education course. A judgment was entered for a $1,250 civil penalty; one-half was waived because Songer has already obtained a temporary restricted license. Court costs were $100.
Persons pleaded not guilty as follows: Brenda Jean Kennedy, 49,of Grand Junction possession of methamphetamine; Jonah Van Khua Lian, 41, of Clive, oWI; Tyler Wayne Howell, 38, of Fort Dodge, driving while license barred; Sean Patrick Phillip Shell, 45, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana; Mitchell Kenneth Venteicher, 36, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; Maddison Jolynn Battani, 19, of Des Moines, driving while license barred and identity theft less than $1,500; and Patrick James Cook, 53, of Des Moines, OWI. Trial dates were set for Sept. 28 for all defendants except Shell. His trial date was set for Nov. 2.
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Austin Ray Higgins Owens, 17, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault impeding blood/air flow causing bodily injury; and Ryan James Brown, 49, of Jefferson, eluding, and speeding more than 25 mph over the limit;
