Court reports for March 19, 2019

Court reports for March 19, 2019

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

n Denver McClain, 44, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree harassment, committed Dec. 1. He was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered to have no contact with victim without written consent in the court file, and placed on probation for 12 months.

n Jennifer Leeann Mead, 32, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons (firing recklessly), committed Dec. 23. She was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, forfeited interest in the firearm(s), and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

n Deidra D. Smithwick, 48, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Oct. 29. She was sentenced to 30 days on electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, and $66 for the first three days of monitoring ordered, 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 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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n Jesse Earl Taylor Bass, 33, address unknown, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree assault, committed Sept. 18. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 36 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

n Heather E. Hoke, 24, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed Feb. 18. She was fined a $100 court surcharge, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months.

n David Alan Wade Jackinsky, 35, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed June 6. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for 12 months.

n Shirley Irene Lindquist, 48, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed Feb. 16. She was fined $500 and a $100 court surcharge.

n Roseann Faith Ozhuwan-Taton, 51, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 6. She was sentenced to 20 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 j ail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendation, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 12 months.

n John Fred Segriff, 66, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Dec. 13. He was sentenced to 30 days on electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, 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.

Brandon Charles West, 32, of Everett, Washington, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed Jan. 21, 2017. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

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

n Brandon Charles West, 32, of Everett, Washington, pleaded guilty to first-degree vehicle theft, committed Sept. 1, 2016. He was sentenced to two years in prison, time to run concurrently with sentences in two other cases, and fined a $100 court surcharge.

Brandon Charles West, 32, of Everett, Washington, pleaded guilty to first-degree vehicle theft, committed Sept. 22, 2016. He was sentenced to two years in prison, time to run concurrently with sentences in two other cases, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, had his license revoked for 30 days, and forfeited all items seized at arrest.

Brandon Charles West, 32, of Everett, Washington, pleaded guilty to failure to appear on a felony charge, committed Dec. 14, 2016. He was sentenced to two years in prison, time to run concurrently with sentences in two other cases, and fined a $100 court surcharge.

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

n Charges of one count of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure) and one count of fifth-degree criminal mischief against Jacqueline Marie Mulatin, 32, of Kenai, were dismissed. Date of the charges was Dec. 29.

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