Court reports for Dec. 8, 2019

Court reports for Dec. 8, 2019

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

Jared Jay Evan Hermann, 23, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Oct. 10. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy illegal drugs or marijuana, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and obtain eight hours of substance abuse counseling within six months and file proof of completion with the District Attorney’s Office, forfeited items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Jared Jay Evan Herrmann, 23, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor and one count of an amended charge of attempted first-degree promoting contraband (controlled substance), committed Nov. 1. On count one, he was sentenced to five days in jail. On count two, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 175 days suspended, fined $1,500, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy illegal drugs or marijuana, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and obtain eight hours of substance abuse counseling within six months and file proof of completion with the District Attorney’s Office, forfeited items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

Julianne Barnes, 34, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of texting while driving, causing injury, committed Apr. 13. Imposition of sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for 12 months, fined a $100 court surcharge, ordered not to use a cell phone for any reason while driving, and ordered to complete a defensive or distracted driving course within three months.

Corey Ryan Bice, 20, of Anchor Point, pleaded no contest to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, with a previous conviction, committed Oct. 29. He was fined $500 and a $100 court surcharge and placed on probation for 12 months.

German Guaderrama, 22, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of attempted failure to stop at the direction of an officer and one count of driving under the influence, committed Aug. 30. On count one, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. On count two, he was sentenced to 90 days on electronic monitoring with 87 days suspended (time served on electronic monitoring), fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $150 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for two years.

Pero Marinkovski, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of second-degree failure to stop at the direction of an officer, one count of driving under the influence, one count of resisting or interfering with arrest, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage, committed May 24. On the count of failure to stop, he was fined $1,500 with $500 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, concurrent with requirements in the other counts, and placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of driving under the influence, he was sentenced to 60 days on electronic monitoring with 57 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $150 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, concurrent with requirements in the other counts, and was placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of resisting or interfering with arrest, he was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, concurrent with requirements in the other counts, and placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of leaving the scene of an accident, he was fined $200, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, concurrent with the requirements in the other counts, had his license suspended for 30 days, consecutive to the 90 days in the count of driving under the influence, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Elias Tyler McConnell, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Mar. 9. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered not to possess controlled substances without prescription and unless kept in original container, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for two years, and placed on probation for two years.

Elias Tyler McConnell, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicle theft (taking a propelled vehicle), committed May 30. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 20 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, ordered to complete 80 hours of community work service, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Elias Tyler McConnell, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed June 27. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 12 months.

Eli Johnathan Pickett, 40, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted failure to register as a sex offender, committed Sept. 5, 2017. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 300 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Elias T. McConnell, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to false information or report, committed July 2. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Mason Baldwin, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree theft, committed May 9. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with Walmart, two specifically named people and two addresses, and was placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Mason Baldwin, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release for a felony, committed Oct. 4. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

Loren James Burns, 19, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Apr. 19. He was fined $250 and a $100 court surcharge and forfeited items seized.

Joseph Cooper, 53, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed May 24. He was fined $150, a $100 court surcharge, and a $50 jail surcharge.

Christina Lynn Cuff, 56, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, committed Oct. 2. She was sentenced to three days in jail with all but time served 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, and placed on probation for 12 months.

A jury found Erick Hugarte, 42, of Soldotna, not guilty of first-degree harassment (offensive contact with fluids). Date of the charge was Sept. 19.

Lehman R. Olson, 45, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, committed Oct. 6. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

Alexi Nyreen Shaw, 24, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to one count of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and one count of violating condition of release for a felony, committed Aug. 14. On count one, Shaw was sentenced to 360 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, and placed on probation for 24 months. On count two, Shaw was placed on probation for 24 months.

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

A charge of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor against Garrett C. Tikka, 27, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Aug. 3.

The following judgment was recently handed down in Kenai Superior Court:

Mason Eugene Baldwin, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary (in a dwelling), committed Mar. 3. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison with all but time served suspended, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $250 cost of appointed counsel, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, to have no contact with victims in this case, ordered to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions and stolen property, ordered not to use or possess any alcohol or illegal controlled substances, including synthetic drugs and marijuana, ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered not to associate with individuals who use or sell illegal controlled substances nor enter or remain in places where illegal controlled substances are used, manufactured, grown or sold, and was placed on probation for five years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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