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Court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding: Tammy M. Arndt, 44, of Harrisville, was arraigned and pleaded GULTY to a charge of Petit Larceny, a class "A" misdemeanor. The case was adjourned to July 13 for sentencing. Ms. Arndt was accused of stealing from the Walmart store in the Town of Lowville on December 7, 2017. Antoinette M. Cassoni, 32, currently a resident at the Lewis County Jail, was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to a charge of fifth-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class "D" felony. She was adjudicated as a second felony offender, with a previous felony conviction in 2016, and was sentenced to serve 4 years in State prison- with a SHOCK program recommendation- followed by 2 years of post-release parole. She was additionally ordered to pay $425 in court fees and will have her license to drive suspended for 6 months. Ms. Cassoni was accused of possessing heroin with the intent to sell on November 21, 2017, in the Town of Greig. Matthew D. Cobb, 25, of Port Leyden, was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to an amended charge of second-degree Offering to File a False Instrument, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing in the case was adjourned to August 17. Mr. Cobb was accused of falsifying time sheets submitted to the Lewis County Department of Social Services for payment of babysitting duties he did not perform between November 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Cacee M. Comfort, 34, and James A. Comfort, 44, both of Copenhagen, were each sentenced to a 1 Year Conditional Discharge on charges of fifth-degree Welfare Fraud, a class "A" misdemeanor, to which they pleaded GUILTY to on March 16. They were each additionally ordered to pay $250 in court fees, joint and several restitution, and will not be eligible for SNAP benefits for one year. Mr. and Mrs. Comfort are accused of failing to report income between January 26, 2017 and March 1, 2017 when re-certifying for food stamp benefits with the Lewis County Department of Social Services. William C. Deamer, 44, of Harrisville, was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to an amended charge of second-degree Criminal Contempt, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing in the case was adjourned until September 7. Mr. Deamer was accused of violating a court order of protection on January 30, 2018, in the Town of Diana. James M. Dean, 66, of Gouverneur, pleaded GUILTY to an amended charge of fifth-degree Arson, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing in the case was set for September 7. Mr. Dean was accused of starting a fire on October 19, 2015, at a trailer on Paddy Street in New Bremen.
indictments, entering NOT GULTY pleas to the following counts:
*second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, a class "C" felony *third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, a class "D" felony *second-degree Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class "C" felony *seventh-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class "A" misdemeanor
to July 13. Mr. Fox is accused of possessing weapons, methamphetamine and meth-making material on January 9, 2018 in the Town of Martinsburg. Holly M. Gonyea, 32, of Lowville, was arraigned and pleaded GUILTY to a charge of fourth-degree Grand Larceny, a class "E" felony. The case was adjourned to September 7 for sentencing. Ms. Gonyea was accused of stealing a 7mm bolt-action rifle on April 16, in the Town of Watson. Toni L. Hodges, 28, of Calcium, was arraigned and pleaded GUILTY to a charge of Petit Larceny, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing in the case was adjourned until August 17. Ms. Hodges was accused of stealing a shotgun in the Town of Diana on September 21, 2017. Gabriel E. Jewett, 26, of Calcium, was arraigned and pleaded GUILTY to a charge of Petit Larceny, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing in the case was scheduled for August 17. Mr. Jewett was accused of stealing a shotgun in the Town of Diana on September 21, 2017. Justin S. Knapp, 19, of Forestport, was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to a charge of third-degree Burglary, satisfying all counts he was facing. Sentencing was adjourned to July 13. Mr. Knapp was accused of breaking into the Pioneer Cafe in the Town of Martinsburg on September 6, 2017, damaging and stealing property. Denver J. Larkins, 18, of Glenfield, entered GUILTY pleas to charges of first- degree Sexual Abuse, a class "D" felony and third-degree Burglary, also a class "D" felony. Sentencing was scheduled for September 7. Mr. Larkins was accused of sexually abusing a four-year-old female, in the Town of Croghan, between August of 2016 and August of 2017, in addition to breaking into and stealing property from Lewis Lanes in the Town of Lowville on September 27, 2017. Robert S. Matuszczak Jr., 53, of Port Leyden, was sentenced to serve a 3 Year probation term on charges of third-degree Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, a class "A" misdemeanor and Reckless Driving, an unclassified misdemeanor, to which he pleaded GUILTY to on April 13. He was additionally ordered to pay $50 in court fees and a $150 fine. Mr. Matuszczak was accused of taking a 2012 Ford Focus belonging to another individual on October 17, 2017, in the Village of Port Leyden, then driving recklessly through a construction zone nearly striking a road worker. He later crashed the vehicle in the Town of Verona. Larry Mutchler, 38, of Lowville, was sentenced to serve 4 months in Lewis County Jail on a charge of fourth-degree Criminal Sale of Marijuana, a class "A" misdemeanor, to which he pleaded GUILTY to on April 13. He was also ordered to pay $410 in restitution and $50 in court fees. His license to drive will be suspended for six months. Mr. Mutchler was accused of selling marijuana to an individual in the Village of Lowville on March 2, 2017. |
| Lewis County Court Report: June 22, 2018 06/22/18 03:00pm By: Nick Altmire |
