In Greene County district court Nicholas John Parris, 40, of Jefferson was granted a deferred judgment after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. A judgment was entered for a $1,250 civil penalty. He was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for two years. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. He must also complete a community college drinking drivers school. Parris was also granted a deferred judgment on a charge of possess/carry dangerous weapon while under influence. He was fined $430 and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for two years on that case. Court costs were $452.02. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Larry Allen Simms, 61, of Carroll 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 to the Iowa Department of Corrections for three years. He was fined $1,025 with a $153.75 surcharge; both were suspended. Simms was sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of theft- second degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for two years. He was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge; both were suspended. Should Simms ever serve the prison terms, they are consecutive. A charge of theft- second degree was dismissed. Court costs were $145.98. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Jay D. Wenger, 35, of Beaver was sentenced to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred (case initiated 7/13/23). All but 33 days of the sentence was suspended, but the 33 days are consecutive to jail time on a charge in another Greene County case in which Wenger was charged with operating while intoxicated. He was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. Wenger was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge. He must pay an amount not to exceed $500 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs.
In a case initiated 9/21/23, Wenger was sentenced to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to charges of operating while under the influence of a controlled substance and child endangerment. All but two days of the jail time was suspended, with those two days consecutive to the time in the July case. He may complete the Des Moines Area Community College 48-hour alcohol education program in lieu of the jail time. He must complete a drinking drivers course. While under probation to Boone/Greene County Probation Wenger must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. Wenger was fined $1,250 with a $187.50 surcharge; one-half will be waived if he obtains a temporary restricted license. The charge of child endangerment was dismissed. Court costs were $166.94.
In a third case (initiated 4/02/23), a charge of driving while license barred was dismissed. Court costs were $100 in that case. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Chad Thomas Logan, 53, of Grand Junction was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, amended from assault while displaying dangerous weapon. He must also pay $300 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Jonathan O’Neil Jones, 36, of Cypress, TX, was sentenced to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of theft- second degree. He was sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of burglary- third degree (motor vehicle), with the prison terms consecutive. The prison terms were suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for three years. He was fined $1,250 with a $187.50 surcharge on the theft charge, and $855 with a $128.25 surcharge on the burglary charge. A charge of theft- fifth degree was dismissed. Jones must pay $231.13 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Adria Kester)
Michael Charles Donner, 48, of Chicago, IL, was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal probation to the Greene County sheriff for one year. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. Donner was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge. He must pay an amount not to exceed $500 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Michael Bradley Hart, 43, of Carroll was sentenced to one year in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He must complete a community college drinking drivers course, and he must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. He may attend the DMACC 48-hour alcohol education program in lieu of the jail time. Hart was fined $1,250 with a $187.50 surcharge; one-half will be waived if he obtains a temporary restricted license. He must pay an amount not to exceed $500 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Amber Rose Davis, 36, of Jefferson was granted a deferred judgment after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine. She was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year, and she must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She must pay a $430 civil penalty and $500 restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees. A charge of possession of marijuana was dismissed. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Eric Christopher Rosenow, 40, of Jefferson was sentenced to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of a firearm as a felon. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years to the Iowa Department of Corrections for three years. He was fined $1,025 with a $187.50 surcharge; both were suspended. Rosenow was sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of possession of methamphetamine; the prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Department of Corrections for three years. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. He must pay restitution not to exceed $750 for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $136.50 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Kelly Duane Beaman, 51, of Grand Junction was sentenced to five days in jail, with credit for time served, after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine. He was placed on informal probation to the Greene County sheriff for one year. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own expense. Beaman was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge; both were suspended. Court costs were $140. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Cheri Jessica Collins, 52, of Jefferson was sentenced to 180 days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated (case initiated 10/14/23). All but two days of the jail time was suspended and she was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. She must complete a community college drinking drivers course, and she must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She may attend the DMACC 48-hour alcohol education program in lieu of two days of the jail time. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She was fined $1,250 with a $187.50 surcharge; one-half will be waived if she obtains a temporary restricted license. Court costs were $253.38. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Collins was also charged with OWI in a case initiated 10/18/23. That charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement. No court costs were entered in that case. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Christopher Craig Edwards, 42, of Carroll was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of criminal mischief- third degree. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge. Edwards was sentenced to two days in jail on a charge of assault. He was fined $105 with an $18.75 surcharge. Court costs were $896. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment as follows: Audrie Lawrence, 23, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense; Andrew E. Bounds, 27, of Omaha, NE, possession of marijuana; Amanda Joyce Brooks, 37, of Altoona, burglary- third degree and theft- second degree; Tyler Craig Schrier, 27, of Perry, burglary- third degree and theft- second degree; Madison Meyers, 20, of Jefferson, operating while intoxicated; Crystal Elizabeth Clear, 26, of Carroll, criminal mischief- third degree, interference with official acts- bodily injury, assault on person in certain occupation- bodily injury, and assault on person in certain occupation; and Abigail LeeAnn Russell, 28, of Jefferson, sex offender registry violation, child endangerment- registered sex offender. A trial date was set for March 5 for Lawrence and Jan. 30 for all other defendants.
A case was initiated against Joseph Allen Thomas, 45, of Bayard on a charge of election misconduct- first degree (two counts).
