Court reports for Aug. 14, 2019

Court reports for Aug. 14, 2019

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The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court:

Jaycee C. Hermann, 19, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure), a domestic violence offense, and a second count of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure), committed June 9. On the count of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 210 days suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, received 60 days credit to suspended time for completion of Alcohol Safety Action Program residential treatment, ordered to have no contact with victims unless requested in writing to the court, ordered to pay restitution, and was placed on probation for 36 months. On the second count of fourth-degree assault, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 355 days suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, received 60 days credit to suspended time for completion of Alcohol Safety Action Program residential treatment, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victims unless requested in writing to the court, and was placed on probation for 36 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Zachary Gage Kooly, 27, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of violating condition of release and one count of an amended charge of reckless driving, committed Mar. 9, 2018. On count one, he was placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, he was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days, forfeited firearms from this and another case, ordered not to possess controlled substances unless prescribed and in original containers, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

David Ward Pallas, 39, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted first-degree vehicle theft, committed May 11, 2018. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 270 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

David Pallas, 39, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Sept. 12, 2018. He was sentenced to five days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

Ford Alfred Kirschner, 21, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree harassment, committed Mar. 31. He was fined $250, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete 10 hours of community work service, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Malissa May Percival, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal trespass (in a dwelling) and one count of third-degree theft, committed Jan. 18. On count one, she was sentenced to 330 days in jail with 300 days suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim, victim’s property, or Save-U-More store, and was placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, she was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to have no contact with victim, victim’s property or with Save-U-More store. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Malissa May Percival, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to theft with three or more prior convictions within five years, committed Apr. 1. She was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and ordered to have no contact with victim or with Save-U-More store.

Jonathan Paul Avery, 35, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed May 27. He was fined a $100 court surcharge, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, ordered to have no contact with Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Michelle E. Davidson, 46, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a protective order, committed Apr. 16. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, ordered to have no contact with victim without written request to the court, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

Kaylene Amber Miller, 29, of Anchor Point, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed June 22. She was fined a $100 court surcharge, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 12 months.

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai Superior Court:

Shelly Ann Saling, 48, of Eagle River, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree vehicle theft and one count of second-degree theft (access device), committed July 30, 2018. She was sentenced to three years in prison with one years suspended on the count of first-degree vehicle theft and to four years with two years suspended on the count of second-degree theft, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $250 cost of appointed counsel, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, including any items seized in dismissed counts, ordered, among other conditions of probation, to have no contact with victims, ordered not to possess any tools commonly used in burglaries such as lock picks, crowbars and slim jims, and was placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Caleb Allan Smith, 40, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and one count of third-degree misconduct involving weapons (felon in possession), committed June 20, 2017. He was sentenced to two years in prison on each count, credited for time already served, fined $5,000 on the count of attempted second-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and $1,000 on the count of third-degree misconduct involving weapons, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge per case, ordered to pay $300 cost of appointed counsel, and forfeited all items seized. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Danielle Jaye Miller, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, committed Dec. 18, 2017. She was sentenced to 36 months in prison with 35 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $50 cost of appointed counsel, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess alcoholic beverages to excess or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana and synthetic drugs, including “spice’ and bath salts, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card of act as a caregiver while under supervision, ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered to have no contact with IGA store, ordered not to apply for, possess or use any checking, credit access device or charge account belonging to another person without prior approval from a probation officer, ordered not to enter any pawn shop without prior approval of a probation officer, ordered to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol to excess, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions, and stolen property, and was placed on probation for five years.

The following dismissals were recently handed down in Kenai District Court:

An amended charge of violating condition of release against Tyler Joseph Fuxa, 27, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was July 14.

A charge of violating condition of release against Malissa Percival, 31, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was May 21.

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