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 Nov. 24, 2019

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

David J. Lusardi, 26, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Apr. 21. He was sentenced to 30 days on electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $150 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 not to possess, consume or buy illegal drugs, and placed on probation for one year.

Ashley Marie Eisenman, 35, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), a domestic violence offense committed July 6, 2018. She was fined $500 with $400 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim unless written permission is filed with the court, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Ashley M. Eisenman, 35, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Feb. 7. She was fined $500, a $100 court surcharge, and a $50 jail surcharge.

Ashley Eisenman, 35, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed Oct. 8. She was sentenced to 15 days in jail with 10 days suspended, credited for all time served, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Michael Edward Roza, 34, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended with previous convictions, committed Oct. 17. He was fined a $100 court surcharge, admitted to seven prior convictions, and was placed on probation for 24 months.

McGerra Beck, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed June 9. She was sentenced to five days in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

McGerra Lee Beck, 36, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed Aug. 29. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

Khalil Alexander Thomas, 25, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree assault (causing fear of injury), a domestic violence offense committed May 31. He 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, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered not to possess firearms during probation, and placed on probation for 12 months.

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

Brandon Nicholas, 22, address unknown, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, committed June 12. 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 $50 cost of appointed counsel, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, not to use or possess any illegal controlled substances, including synthetic drugs and marijuana, ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered 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 and stolen property, and was placed on probation for three years.

McGerra Lee Beck, 36, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, committed May 28. Imposition of sentenced was suspended and Beck was placed on probation for three years, ordered to pay restitution, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all item seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, to serve 90 days in prison, ordered not to use or possess 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 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 and controlled substances, and ordered to have no contact with victims in this case

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