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Lewis County Court Report: November 16, 2018
11/16/18 04:00pm       By: Nick Altmire
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    Lowville, NY- The following plea and sentencing activity took place this
    morning in Lewis County Court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding:

    Kenneth D. Clark, 26, of Natural Bridge, pleaded GUILTY to one count of
    second-degree Criminal Contempt and one count of Endangering the Welfare
    of a Child, both class A misdemeanors. Sentencing in the case was adjourned
    until January 11. Mr. Clark admitted that on June 25, in the Town of Diana, he
    struck a protected party in the arm and face, causing her lip to split and bleed.
    He additionally admitted to throwing a spatula during the dispute, which struck
    a child under the age of two.

    Jacob D. Gearhart, 26, of Lowville, was sentenced to serve a total of 3 years
    in State prison, followed by 3 years of post-release parole on charges of two
    counts of second-degree Assault, class D felonies, and one count of
    Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor, to which he
    pleaded guilty to on November 9. He was additionally ordered to pay $750 in
    court fees and a restraining order was issued on behalf of the victims. The
    sentence will run consecutively to charges of first-degree Attempted Robbery
    and second-degree Assault that Mr. Gearhart has pleaded guilty to in Jefferson
    County. Mr. Gearhart admitted to intentionally breaking the femur of a 5-year-
    old girl in his care in the Town of Denmark on June 8, 2017. He additionally
    admitted to assaulting another inmate while in a holding cell at the Lewis
    County Courthouse in October.

    Joshua E. Hunkins, 30, of Port Leyden, pleaded GUILTY to one count each of
    second-degree Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class C felony,
    Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class "B" felony. Sentencing
    in the case was adjourned until January 11th. Mr. Hunkins was previously
    convicted of third-degree Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class
    D felony, on May 16, 2016, resulting in the harsher charge this time. Mr.
    Hunkins admitted to possessing the materials to make methamphetamine,
    along with a quantity of the substance, on June 7, 2018 in the Town of
    Lyonsdale.

    Billy J. Mono, 39, of the Town of Croghan,  was sentenced to 4 years in State
    prison, followed by 5 years of post-release parole on charges of second-
    degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class A felony, and
    third-degree Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class D felony, to
    which he entered guilty pleas to on September 14. Judge King then
    recommended him to the State prison system's shock incarceration program,
    which allows inmates to serve six months of military-style incarceration with the
    remainder of the sentence completed on parole. In addition to paying $375 in
    court fees, his driver's license will be suspended for six months. Mr. Mono
    admitted to possessing methamphetamine and meth-making materials at his
    Texas Road residence, in the Town of Croghan, on November 21, 2017.

    Dana M. Myers, 49, of Castorland, pleaded GUILTY to second-degree
    Forgery, a class D felony. Sentencing in the case was adjourned to January
    11. Mr. Myers admitted that on August 7, 2018, in the Town of Denmark, he
    knowingly forged a doctors signature on a document to obtain a medical benefit
    to which he was not entitled.