In Greene County district court Andrew Lee Jensen, 33 of Jefferson was sentenced to two concurrent five-year prison terms after he changed his plea to guilty to two counts of theft-second degree. He was also sentenced to two years in prison, concurrent, on a charge of assault-aggravated. The prison terms were suspended and he was placed on probation for two…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending July 17
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered July 14 against Russell Lee Gardner of Panora in a case initiated in district court. Gardner pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault, amended from domestic abuse assault-third or subsequent offense. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail; all but two were suspended. He must participate in a…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 10
In Greene County district court Christina Marie Heath, 31, of Jefferson was granted deferred judgments after she pleaded guilty to charges of lascivious conduct with a minor and indecent exposure, amended from sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. On each of the charges she was assessed a $315 civil penalty and was placed on probation for two years. She…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 10
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered July 8 against Jeremy Ernest Andrews of Jefferson on a charge of theft-fifth degree. Andrews was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. He must also pay a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative (LEI) surcharge, $19.99 restitution and $21.50 court costs.
Read MoreResident who sought his ‘day in court’ fined $100
A Jefferson resident who intentionally tested local parking ordinances owes $132 in fines and court costs after he had a day in court as he wished. Judgments were entered July 2 against Curt Dean Hastings on four parking tickets issued in early February. Two of the tickets were violations of the city’s snow parking ordinance on Feb. 1, and two…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 2
In Greene County district court Frederick James Lonsdale, 41, of Rippey was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. The prison term is concurrent to terms in two other Greene County cases. He was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge. The fine and surcharge were suspended,…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 2
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending July 2 as follows: Jeffrey Paul Olberding of Scranton, criminal mischief-fifth degree; and Tyler Anthony Kokenge of Grand Junction, domestic abuse assault-first offense.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 26
In Greene County district court Joshua Matthew St John, 36, of Jefferson was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He was fined $625 with a $218.75 surcharge. The fine and surcharge were also suspended but St John…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending June 26
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Aaron Patrick Zimmer of Newell on two counts of theft-fifth degree. A warrant had been issued for Zimmer on April 27; it was returned June 17. Zimmer was originally charged with five counts of theft-fifth degree. Three counts were dismissed. A judgment was entered for a $65 fine with a…
Read MoreAffidavit describes bust at large underage drinking party
A picture of the underage party Thursday night in Hardin Township is developing after court documents were filed in Greene County district court. Greene County chief deputy Jack Williams reported last Friday that an estimated 200 persons, many of them underage, were at the party at 732 P Ave.
Read MoreMulti-agency search conducted for missing teen
edited Tuesday at 8:15 pm Found near home after long search Deputies from Greene and Carroll Counties and volunteers from the Jefferson, Churdan, Scranton and Grand Junction fire departments spent more than 10 hours searching for a 14-year-old girl who walked away from her home in the 1300 block of K Ave just south of Highway 30 between Jefferson and Scranton…
Read MoreSheriff’s report, June 2015
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Tuesday, June 30: At 12:20 am a deputy responded to a minor car-deer accident on County Road E-53 near O Ave east of Jefferson. Jean Tuhn of Grand Junction was eastbound when a deer ran from the north ditch and struck her pickup truck. Tuhn was not injured…
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