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| Lewis County Court Activity Report for September 08, 2017 09/08/17 01:30pm |

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Criminal Court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding. Joseph R. Fitzgerald, 25, of Lowville, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in State Prison followed by two years of parole on a charge of third-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance- With Intent to Sell, a class "B" felony, to which he entered a plea of GUILTY on June 23rd. He was then mandated by Judge King to the State Prison System’s 90-day Willard Drug Rehabilitation Program, which allows inmates who successfully complete the program to serve the remainder of their prison sentence under parole supervision. He was additionally ordered to pay $375 in court fees, $115 in forfeiture, and will receive a six-month drivers license suspension. Mr. Fitzgerald was accused of possessing morphine with the intent to sell when a search warrant was executed at his residence on February 9th. Benjamin S. Hutchins, 33, of Glenfield, was sentenced to a 3-Year Conditional Discharge on a charge of Failure to Report or Verify as a Sex Offender under NYS Penal Law section 168-F-04, a class "D" felony, to which he entered a GUILTY plea on June 23rd. He was also ordered to pay $325 in court fees. Mr. Hutchins was accused of failing to register a Facebook account that he created using a different name in January. Corey D. Marolf, 21, of Turin, was sentenced to serve a 3-year probation term on a charge of fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, a class "A" misdemeanor, to which he entered a plea of GUILTY on June 23rd. He was additionally ordered to pay $250 in court fees. The weapon was ordered to be destroyed. During a traffic stop in the Town of Croghan on March 23rd, Mr. Marolf was accused of possessing an AR15 Rifle with thirty-round ammunition clips, which are illegal to possess in New York State. Kevin D. Silva, 47, Lyons Falls, was sentenced to serve a 3-year term in State Prison followed by a ten-year term of parole supervision, on a charge of third- degree Criminal Sex Act, a class "E" felony to which he pleaded GUILTY to on June 23rd. He was additionally ordered to pay $1,425 in court fees and will be required to register as a sex offender. A no-contact order of protection was issued on the victim's behalf for a period of eight-years. Mr. Silva was accused of having sexual contact with a girl under the age of 17 on July 01, 2016, at his home in the town of West Turin. Nicole A. Stauring, 25, of Lowville, was placed on Interim Conditions of Probation on a charge of fifth-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class "D" felony, to which she entered a GUILTY plea to on June 23rd. Final sentencing was scheduled for September 07, 2018. Ms. Stauring was accused of possessing cocaine when the residence was searched on February 9th. |