Kenai Courthouse is photographed on February 26, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)

Kenai Courthouse is photographed on February 26, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)

Court reports for the week of Dec. 5, 2021

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

A charge of second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises) against Daniel Lee Maxim, 42, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was July 19.

A charge of second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises) against Alton Lee Sparks, 66, of Kasilof, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Apr. 30.

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

Randy Wayne Bleazard, 36, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to drunken person on licensed premises, committed Mar. 15. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined $500 with $400 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with the Maverick Saloon, ordered to contact the Alcohol Safety Action Program for a substance/alcohol abuse assessment, follow all recommendations, and submit quarterly compliance reports to the District Attorney’s Office, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Daniel L. Maxim, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed July 20. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Daniel L. Maxim, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of third-degree theft, with three or more prior convictions within the preceding five years, and one count of violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed July 20. On count one, he was sentenced to 180 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 Kenai Three Bears, Walmart, or Speedway at 11120 Kenai Spur Highway, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 24 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment with the Alcohol Safety Action Program, follow all recommendations and file quarterly compliance reports with the District Attorney’s Office, and was placed on probation for 24 months. Count two was judged a conviction of record, with no additional orders or conditions imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Daniel J. Paulk, 21, of Dekalb, Illinois, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Oct. 29. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail or on electronic monitoring 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, unless time is served on electronic monitoring, 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.

Dennis Emmanuel Mike Thrasher, 32, of Stebbins, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Jan. 9. He was sentenced to three days in jail (was currently in custody at the time of judgment, so may be time served), was fined $1,500, a $150 court surcharge, a $50 jail surcharge and $330 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, and ordered ignition interlock for six months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Oscar Ray Villasenor, 25, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 28, 2020. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 130 days suspended, fined, $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1, 467 cost of imprisonment, unless time is served on electronic monitoring, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for three years, and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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