Court reports February 7, 2019

Court reports February 7, 2019

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

Kenneth G. Kovalcik, 50, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Jan. 20, 2017. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended (completed in South Carolina), fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 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 12 months.

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

Michael Kevin Steger, 37, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, committed June 2, 2013. Imposition of sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for five years, ordered to pay restitution, fined a $100 court surcharge, and ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, ordered to have no contact with Carlile Transportation, 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, and ordered to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of stolen property and checks and/or credit card account information. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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