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| Lewis County Court Report: March 29, 2019 March 29, 2019 07:00 p.m. By: Nick Altmire |
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in Lewis County court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding: Cody J. Amidon, 27, of Turin, pleaded guilty to a felony count of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs. The charge is a felony due to prior misdemeanor convictions on the same charge in both 2009 and 2013. Mr. Amidon admitted to operating a motor vehicle while impaired by fentanyl on October 19, 2018, in the Town of West Turin. Sentencing was adjourned until April 26, when he is expected to receive a term of 2 to 6 years in State prison. Judge King indicated he would mandate Mr. Amidon to the State Prison System's 90-day Willard Drug Rehabilitation program, which allows individuals to serve the remainder of their sentence on parole after successful completion. Mr. Amidon additionally admitted that the incident was a violation of his current terms of probation, for which he was placed on for three years in January of 2017, after pleading guilty to an Aggravated Unlicensed Operation charge. Judge King accepted his admission and will re-sentence him on that charge on April 26 as well. Andrew F. Muncy, 29, of Lowville, entered a guilty plea to one count of third- degree Bail Jumping, a class A misdemeanor. Sentencing was adjourned to April 26, when he is expected to receive one year in Lewis County jail on the charge. Mr. Muncy additionally admitted to violating his terms of probation on charges of first-degree Tampering With Public Records, a class "D" felony, and second- degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, a class "D" felony. He was placed on probation for five years in June of 2016, after successful completion of the Lewis County Drug Court program. He admitted that he had not reported to probation since April of 2018, a violation of the terms. He will be re-sentenced on those charges as well on April 26. Bail Hearings were held in the following cases: Co-defendants Renee J. Ross, 35, and Mathew J. Farnsworth, 39, both had bail set at $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond. Both have been held at the Lewis County jail since their arrest on March 8th, after a three-month investigation by the Lewis County Drug Task Force resulted in the execution of a search warrant at their New Bremen residence. The pair is charged with second-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class A felony, second-degree Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a class C felony, and a misdemeanor count of Endangering the Welfare of a child. Both are scheduled to be back in court on April 26. Larry M. Mutchler, 39, of Lowville, had bail set at $500 cash. Mr. Mutchler has been held in the Lewis County jail since his arrest on March 14, on charges of fifth-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, second-degree Disseminating Indecent Material to a Child, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and second-degree Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He is scheduled to be back in court April 5th. |
