In Greene County district court Angel Vaughan, 39, of Marshalltown was sentenced March 17 to five years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of eluding. The prison term was suspended and she was place on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional Services for five years. She was fined $1,025 with a $153.75 surcharge; the fine and surcharge were suspended. In the same case, Vaughan was sentenced to seven days in jail on a charge of unlawful possession of prescription drug. She was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge; the fine and surcharge were suspended. She was also sentenced to seven days in jail on a charge of possession of marijuana. The jail terms are concurrent. No judgment for a fine or surcharge was entered on that charge. Vaughan must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She must pay an amount not to exceed $2,000 restitution for her court appointed attorney’s fees and $140 court costs. Charges of operating while intoxicated and two counts of illegal possession of prescription drug were dismissed. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B. McCarville)
Corey Allen Mutum, 27, of Carroll was sentenced March 18 to seven days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine. The jail term was suspended and 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 was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge. He must pay an amount not to exceed $600 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $152.30 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Melissa Sue Larson, 43, of Jefferson was sentenced to five days in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana- first offense, amended from possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at her own expense. She was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge. She must pay an amount not to exceed $600 for her court appointed attorney’s fees and $173 court costs. (Sentencing: McCarville)
Cases were initiated in district court as follows: Shawn Lee King, 31, of Grand Junction, ongoing criminal conduct- influence enterprise, possession of methamphetamine, and controlled substance violation; Jeremy Thomas Naberhaus, 35, of Carroll, driving while license barred; and Dustin Evans, 39, of Jefferson, sex offender registry- verification violation.
