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Lewis County Court Report: January 11, 2019
01/11/19 12:45pm        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, was sentenced to serve a three year
    probation term on charges of one count of second-degree Criminal Contempt
    and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, both class A
    misdemeanors to which he pleaded guilty to on November 16. He was
    additionally ordered to pay $250 in court fees and an order of protection was
    issued on behalf of the victim. Mr. Clark admitted that on June 25, 2018, 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.

    Joshua D. Mantle, 29, of Harrisville, was placed on interim conditions of
    probation for one year on a charge of second-degree Attempted Assault, a
    class "E" felony, Final sentencing was scheduled for January 10, 2020.  Mr.
    Mantle admitted to striking his grandmother during an argument on March 11,
    2018 in the town of Diana.

    Dajoun M. Marcellus, 22, of Glenfield, was sentenced to time-served in the
    Lewis County Jail and five years of probation after pleading guilty to the
    following three felony counts on November 2, 2018:

  • Third-degree Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class D
    felony. Mr. Marcellus admitted to possessing materials used in the
    manufacture of methamphetamine on May 17, 2018 in the Town of
    Croghan.

  • Second-degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, a D felony.
    Mr. Marcellus admitted to cashing a forged check, in the amount of $100,
    at the New Bremen General Store on February 16, 2018.

  • Second-degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, a D felony.
    Mr. Marcellus admitted to cashing a forged check, in the amount of $100,
    at the New Bremen General Store on February 26, 2018.

    He was additionally ordered to pay $1,125 in court fees and $3,242.88 in
    restitution and will have his license to drive suspended for six months.

    Dana M. Myers, 49, of Castorland, was sentenced to serve five years on
    probation on a charge of second-degree Forgery, a class D felony, to which he
    pleaded guilty to on November 16, 2018. He was additionally ordered to pay
    $375 in court fees. 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.

    Sierra A. Swisher, 33, of Canton, PA, pleaded guilty to charges of fifth-degree
    Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance and fifth-degree Criminal Possession
    of a Controlled Substance, both class D felonies. She was then sentenced to
    serve one year in the Lewis County Jail and was ordered to pay $375 in court
    fees. Ms. Swisher admitted that she possessed and sold psychedelic
    mushrooms at the moe.down Music Festival in the Town of Turin on July 1,
    2017.

    Ashley M. Walseman, 29, of Croghan, pleaded guilty to charges of third-
    degree Attempted Burglary, a class E felony and third-degree Unlawful
    Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class D felony. She was then place in the
    Lewis County Drug Court program. Ms. Walseman admitted to breaking into
    the Watson Inn during the overnight hours of January 16-17, 2018 to steal
    money. She also admitted to possessing materials to manufacture
    methamphetamine during a July 26, 2018 traffic stop in the town of Lowville.