Court reports for Dec. 11, 2019

Court reports for Dec. 11, 2019

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

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.

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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 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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