The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Court reports for Oct. 18, 2020

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

Thomas Wesley Leigh-Kendall, 50, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed Oct. 4, 2018. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 330 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Danielle B. Ross, 27, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed July 16. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, 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 her license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year.

Lisa D. Anderson, 32, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree harassment, committed Aug. 6. She was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, ordered to have no contact with victim unless requested in writing by the victim, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, and placed on probation for 12 months.

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Jennifer Ann Doyle, 43, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed Sept. 18. She was fined a $100 court surcharge, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to complete 40 hours of community work service, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Joshua J. Jensen, 33, of Wasilla, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree promoting contraband, committed Apr. 30, 2019. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, consecutive to any other time he is serving, and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Nicolette Jantz Relkin, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree failure to stop at the direction of an officer, committed Oct. 17, 2019. She was fined $500, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with a specifically named person, had her license revoked for 90 days, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Nicolette Jantz Relkin, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Mar. 5, and one count of violating condition of release for a felony, committed May 6. On count one, she was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with a specifically named person, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, had her license revoked for 90 days, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, she was placed on probation for 12 months.

Dareius D. Copeland, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed Sept. 13. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim or a First Street address in Kenai, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

John Daniel Santiago, 40, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment (publish/distribute picture), committed Oct. 25, 2018. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, ordered to admit facts for the plea, ordered to have no contact with victim unless request is filed in writing and only through service of legal process and through attorneys, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Bryan Austin Sledge, 21, of Fremont, Nebraska, pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age, committed Oct. 2. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended, 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 24 months.

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

Holley Lorena Reed, 32, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal mischief, committed June 12. Imposition of sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for three years, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $500 cost of appointed counsel, ordered to have no contact with Carquest in Soldotna, Pot of Gold in Soldotna, and Kenai Walmart, forfeited all items seized, and ordered, among other conditions of probation, to serve 60 days in prison, ordered not to use, possess or consume any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including synthetic drugs and marijuana, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present or enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, ordered to complete substance abuse and mental health evaluations and comply with treatment recommendations, and ordered to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia and stolen property. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Stacey Michelle Richards, 45, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one felony count of second-degree theft and one misdemeanor count of violating condition of release for a felony, committed July 15. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 23 months suspended on the felony count and to five days on the misdemeanor count, credited for time already served, fined a $200 curt surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Soldotna Safeway, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, ordered to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of stolen property, and was placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

The following dismissal was recently handed down in Kenai District Court:

A charge of violating condition of release for a felony against Holley Reed, 32, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was July 24.

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