In Greene County district court Jeremy Wayne Alvis Beason, 27, of Jefferson was sentenced Nov. 7 to seven days in jail with credit for time served after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any treatment recommendations at his own expense. He was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge; the fine and surcharge were suspended. He must pay $350 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $100 court costs. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Brian Alan Newton, 37, of Grand Junction was granted a deferred judgment after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana. He was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any treatment recommendations at his own expense. He must pay a $430 civil penalty, an amount not to exceed $350 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees, and $95.50 court costs. A case against him in magistrate court in which he was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Casey Roland Kennedy, 26, of Grand Junction was sentenced to seven days in jail, followed by mental health treatment, after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana. He must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any treatment recommendations at his own expense. He was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge; the fine and surcharge were suspended. The court found him unable to pay restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment as follows: Auston Lawrence Carter, 29, of Coon Rapids, operating while intoxicated; Roger Keith Ketchum Jr, 37, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana; Alex Garron Treft, 34, of Grand Junction, driving while license barred; Karen Lenore Gillman, 61, of Scranton, possession of marijuana; Melanie Marie Smith, 25, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana, gathering where controlled substances are used, and possession of methamphetamine; Madilyn Jean Van Pelt, 21, of Grand Junction, possession of marijuana; Kegan Rowdy Steven Claiser, 36, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; Adrian Kyle Kerr, 23, of Parsons, KS, operating while intoxicated and possession of dangerous weapon while under the influence; Michael James Wagoner, 42, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault- third or subsequent offense; Yerson Antonio Salvin, 23, of Waukee, driving while license barred; Christopher Herbert Lawrence, 45, of Ames, domestic abuse assault- third or subsequent offense; and Martin John Tolsdorf, 61, of Grand Junction, operating while intoxicated- second offense. Trial dates were set for Jan. 27, 2026 for every defendant except Wagoner. His trial date was set for Dec. 9.
Arrest warrants were returned Nov. 7 in two cases against Wylie James Zellers, 22, of Hailey, ID. In a case initiated in April he is charged with Possess/carry dangerous weapons while under the influence. In a case initiated in May he is charged with operating while intoxicated.
New cases in district court are as follows: Brandon Ray, 33, of Boone, burglary- third degree, motor vehicle; Andrew Vernon Wempe, 42, of Scranton, child endangerment, and in a separate case, possession of methamphetamine- second offense; Melissa Sue Dopheide, 44, of Breda, child endangerment; Terry James Groesbeck, 45, of Eagle Grove, possession of marijuana- second offense, and in a separate case, operating while intoxicated; Ryan Michael Patrick Oclair, 28, of Luther, domestic abuse assault causing injury or mental illness and harassment- first degree; Jaren Nathan Ransom, 45, of Denison, operating while intoxicated, and in a separate case, child endangerment; Jon Edward Strabley, 26, of Grand Junction, operating while intoxicated; and Nicholas Curtis Walther, 31, of Albert Lea, MN, possession of marijuana and theft- first degree.
