Category: Law

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Friday, June 30: At 8:52 am a deputy investigated a criminal mischief complaint in the 900 block of Cedar St in Scranton. At 9:23 am a deputy investigated a support cable for a power pole that was struck in the 600 block of Jefferson St in Scranton. At…

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In Greene County district court Cynthia Louise Hobbs, 42, of Jefferson was sentenced June 9 to five years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of forgery. The prison term was suspended and she was placed on probation for three years. Hobbs was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge and a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative…

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In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered June 14 against Dray Rivera of Jefferson on a charge of disorderly conduct. Rivera was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. He must also pay $300 restitution for his court appointed attorney’s fees and $119.05 court costs.

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In Greene County district court Thomas Todd Mertz, 58, of Perry was sentenced June 9 to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. He may complete a 48-hour weekend offender program in lieu of the jail time. He must also complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation…

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In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered June 7 against Joanne Lee Gay of Carroll on a charge of theft- fifth degree. The case was initiated June 13, 2016; an arrest warrant was returned June 5, 2017. Gay was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. She must also pay $45 restitution to Casey’s General Store (Scranton) and $190.55…

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In Greene County district court Howard James Natzel, 59, of Minneapolis, MN, was granted a deferred judgment May 30 after he entered an Alford plea to a charge of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. (In entering an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit to committing a crime, but believes that given the facts in the county attorney’s information,…

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In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered May 31 against Nastassia Chanel Goff of Grand Junction on a charge of interference with official acts. Goff was fined $250 with a $87.50 surcharge. Court costs were $60.

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In Greene County district court Susan Houseman, 57, of Ogden was granted a deferred judgment after she pleaded guilty to a charge of prohibited activities, amended from fraudulent practice- second degree. A judgment was entered for a $315 civil penalty and $193.25 court costs. Houseman was placed on informal probation for one year. (Sentencing: Honorable Adria A. Kester)

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In Greene county magistrate court David Hoyle of Churdan was sentenced May 24 to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault- simple. The case was initiated in district court and included a charge of harassment- first degree. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation for…

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Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Wednesday, May 31: At 6:16 am a deputy investigated a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Chicago St and Eagle St in Scranton. Jeffrey Hartl, 50, of Coon Rapids was southbound on Eagle St in his 2001 Chevrolet Blazer when he was struck by Frank Adamson, 48,…

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Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Wednesday, May 31: At 3:52 pm Mike Nicolini of Massillon, OH, reported his vehicle had been struck while parked at the Super 8 hotel. The 2001 Honda Accord sustained a reported $1,500 in damages. At 5 pm a complainant reported $300 in change missing from his garage in the…

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Due to budget cuts in the Iowa judicial branch, all clerk of court offices will be closed Friday, May 26. Offices will reopen Tuesday, May 30.

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