Court reports for June 21, 2020

Court reports for June 21, 2020

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

Alexandrea M. Followell, 20, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to failure to give immediate notice of an accident, committed May 2. She was fined $200 and a $100 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Timothy William Hopper, 32, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license canceled, revoked or suspended, committed May 29. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license suspended for 90 days, and placed on probation for 24 months.

Daniel L. Maxim, 40, of Pedro Bay, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminally negligent burning, committed May 16. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete 24 hours of community work service, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months.

Daniel Lee Maxim, 40, of Pedro Bay, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree theft and one count of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed May 17. On the count of fourth-degree theft, he was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Save-U-More store, ordered to pay restitution)paid in full) forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. On the count of violating conditions of release, he was ordered to have no contact with Save-U-More store, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Daniel L. Maxim, 40, of Pedro Bay, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft and one count of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed May 18. On count one, he was sentenced to 150 days in jail with 140 days suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. On count two, he was ordered to have no contact with victim, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Kalenik Molodin, 20, of Anchor Point, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed May 29 Molodin was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $150 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $330 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had driver’s license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock, for six months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for one year, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Paul L. Pingayak, 36, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release for a felony, committed May 1. He was sentenced to one day in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

Dennis Levi Poquette, 20, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Nov. 3. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail or 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, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for one year, and placed on probation for one year.

Charles Sipary, 57, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed Aug. 28, 2018. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Safeway or Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Charles E. Sipary, 57, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed Sept. 6, 2018. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Safeway or Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Charles Evan Sipary, 57, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed Sept. 7, 2018. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Safeway or Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Charles E. Sipary, 57, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed Mar. 5. He was sentenced to time served and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

Georgia Dalene Tackett, 41, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Jan. 1. She was sentenced to 150 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 130 days suspended (time served on electronic monitoring), fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for one year, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 24 months.

Georgia Dalene Tackett, 41, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license canceled, revoked or suspended, committed Jan. 31. She was fined $500, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had her license revoked for 90 days, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Georgia D. Tackett, 41, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of attempted second-degree theft and one count of third-degree theft, committed Feb. 19. On the count of attempted second-degree theft, she was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Sportsman’s Warehouse of a specifically named person, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of third-degree theft, she was ordered to have no contact with Sportsman’s Warehouse or a specifically named person, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Georgia Dalene Tackett, 41, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft and one count of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed Mar. 9. On the count of third-degree theft, she was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Sportsman’s Warehouse or a specifically named person, ordered to pay restitution (paid in full), forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 24 months. On the count of violating conditions of release, she was fined $50. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Jarrod Wayne Minkler, 53, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure), committed Apr. 4. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 120 days suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 36 months, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and comply with treatment recommendations, may have contact with victim only at victim’s request, and was placed on probation for 36 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Edmund Ellis Johnson, 19, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 25. Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete 25 hours of community work service by Aug. 31, and ordered not to possess or consume marijuana. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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

Paul Luther Pingayak, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree assault (causing fear of injury with a deadly weapon), committed June 2, 2019. He was sentenced to 36 months in prison with 33 months suspended, credited for time already served in this case, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $200 cost of appointed counsel, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol at all, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol, ordered not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present or enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, ordered to a batterer’s intervention/violence rehabilitation program and a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim without batterer’s intervention treatment provider’s approval and probation officer’s permission, and was placed on probation for five years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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

A charge of fourth-degree assault (causing fear of injury) against Rene Michel Cameron, 58, address unknown, was dismissed. Date of the charge was June 12.

A charge of violating condition of release for a felony against Paul L. Pingayak, 36, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Aug. 14, 2019.

A charge of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor against Paul L. Pingayak, 36, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Sept. 14, 2019.

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