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

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

Court reports for the week of Nov. 21, 2021

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

In an amended judgment, Robert Dean Antila, 53, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective order, committed Nov. 26, 2020. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 300 days suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation or 36 months. This amended judgment is to clarify that this count and one count of violating conditions of release, committed June 28, and one count of failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge, committed June 22, are not consolidated as previously indicated. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Tyler Kayo Donald McGillivray, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Apr. 5, and one count of violating condition of release for a felony, committed June 9. On the count of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Sportsman’s Warehouse in Soldotna unless written permission is filed with the court and the District Attorney’s Office, ordered not to consume or buy illegal drugs for 24 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment, follow all recommendations and submit quarterly compliance reports to the District Attorney’s Office, and placed on probation for 24 months. The count of violating condition of release was judged a conviction of record.

David Cory Osmar, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (with a previous conviction within the preceding 10 years), committed Nov. 8, 2019. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail with 12 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with three specifically named people or with their residences or properties, except at their discretion and with probation officer verification, ordered to complete 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 three years. Three other charges in this case were dismissed.

David C. Osmar, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release for a felony, committed Dec. 23, 2020. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment, follow all recommendations, and submit quarterly compliance reports to the District Attorney’s Office, and forfeited all items seized. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

William Austin Spiering, 32, of Seattle, Washington, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, second offense, committed Mar. 6, 2020. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 130 days suspended, credited for 20 days spent on Sentinal Monitoring electronic monitoring, house arrest from Sept. 25 to Oct. 15, 2021, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, 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 two years, and was placed on probation for two years.

Larry Eugene Whitehouse, 59, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed Oct. 20. He was fined $500 with $500 suspended and a $100 court surcharge and placed on probation for 12 months.

Norman Eugene Wood, 47, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license canceled, revoked or suspended for a criminal offense, committed June 18. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined $250, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days, and forfeited items seized.

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

Michael E. Curtiss, 37, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of first-degree criminal trespass (in a dwelling) and one felony count of second-degree theft, committed Dec. 20, 2019. He was sentenced to two months in jail on count one and to four years in prison with two years suspended on count two, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victims or their residences, forfeited all item seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions or stolen property, ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered not to associate with people who use or sell illegal controlled substances nor enter or remain in places where illegal controlled substances are used, manufactured, grown or sold, ordered not to use, possess, consume or ingest any illegal controlled substances, including marijuana and synthetic drugs, and was placed on probation for five years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Michael Emmet Curtiss, 37, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of first-degree criminal trespass (in a dwelling), one felony count of third-degree criminal mischief, and one misdemeanor count of violating condition of release for a felony, committed Mar. 10, 2020. He was sentenced to 11 months in jail on the misdemeanor count of first-degree criminal trespass, to four years in prison with two years suspended on the felony count of third-degree criminal mischief, and to one month in jail on the misdemeanor count of violating condition of release, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $500 cost of appointed counsel, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victims or with victims’ residences, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions or stolen property, ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered not to associate with people who use or sell illegal controlled substances nor enter or remain in places where illegal controlled substances are used, manufactured, grown or sold, ordered not to use, possess, consume or ingest any illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, and was placed on probation for five years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Harley Dalton Hill, 25, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (with a previous conviction of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance within the preceding 10 years), committed Aug. 6, 2020. He was sentenced to three years in prison with all but time served suspended, fined a $200 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay $300 cost of appointed counsel, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use, possess or consume 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, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions and weapons, and was placed on probation for four years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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