Court reports for Dec. 13, 2020

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

Suzi Shari Hutchins, 27, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal mischief, committed July 25. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim unless requested through the court, ordered to complete 25 hours of community work service, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Dalton Joel Lee Walt McWhorter, 22, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed Oct. 2, and one count of violating condition of release for a felony, committed Oct. 20. On the count of no insurance, he was fined $500, a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge and forfeited all items seized. On the count of violating condition of release, he was fined $500 and forfeited all items seized. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Malissa May Percival, 32, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and one count of an amended charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Oct. 7. On count one, she 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 her license revoked for 90 days, and placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, she wasordered to complete 50 hours of community work service and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Autumn Richardson Card, 59, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, committed Feb. 13. She 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, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 24 months, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 24 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Wesley Fuxa, 30, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, committed July 16. 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. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Tyler Clark Reynolds, 20, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Apr. 14. He 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 his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for three years.

Tyler Clark Reynolds, 20, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and one count of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed June 2. On the count of driving under the influence, he 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 his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for three years. On the count of violating conditions of release, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, and placed on probation for 36 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Michael Muller, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Feb. 15, 2019. He was fined $100, a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, and forfeited all items seized.

Michael Muller, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree theft, committed May 13, 2019. He was fined $50, a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Michael Wayne Muller, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release for a felony, committed Aug. 23, 2019. He was fined $100, a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, and forfeited items seized.

Michael Wayne Muller, 37, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 23. He was fined $100, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Michael Wayne Muller, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Mar. 26. He was fined $100, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized, except the 1999 gold Chevrolet Suburban, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Paul B. Panamarioff, 18, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct (challenge to fight), committed Aug. 6. He was fined $250, a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

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

Cody Jerome Fitzpatrick, 39, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure) and one felony count of third-degree misconduct involving weapons (felon in possession), committed July 21, 2019. He was sentenced to 310 days in prison with 300 days suspended on the count of fourth-degree assault and to three years with all but time served on the count of third-degree misconduct involving weapons, fined $1,000, a $200 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim unless requested by victim and either the court or probation grants permission for contact, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including synthetic drugs and marijuana, ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol controlled substances and weapons, and was placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Ethan Allen Koch, 23, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, committed Apr. 1, 2016, one count of attempted second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, committed Mar. 3, 2019, and one count of attempted second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, committed Mar. 25, 2019. He was sentenced to four years in prison with two years suspended on each count, time to run consecutively, credited for time already served, 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, ordered to have no contact with victims or families of the victims, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, to register as a sex offender, ordered to obtain a sex offender evaluation/risk assessment and actively participate in and successfully complete sex offender treatment programming as directed by the probation officer, ordered not to possess any sexually explicit material, ordered to submit to search for the presence of sexually explicit material, ordered to not knowingly have any contact with a person under 18 years of age, other than his own children, unless in the immediate presence of another adult who knows the circumstances of his crime and who is approved by a probation officer, ordered not to enter places where children congregate, such as parks, playgrounds and schools and not to live in areas adjacent to schools or places frequented by children without written permission from the probation officer, ordered to submit, at the request of direction of a probation officer, to search for the presence of minor children, ordered not to open or maintain more than one account with any internet provider at a given time and is forbidden to access the internet from anyone else’s account without the prior written permission of the probation officer, ordered to advise all members of the household in which he resides of his criminal history and to inform any employer of this conviction and probation status, ordered not to consume alcohol to excess, and was placed on probation for 10 years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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