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| Lewis County Court Activity Report: July 10, 2020 July 11, 2020 09:30 a.m. By: Nick Altmire |

Court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding. Ryan R. Evans, 39, of Clinton, NY, was sentenced to serve 2 to 6 years in State prison after unsuccessful completion of the Lewis County Drug Court Program. Mr. Evans was placed in the drug court program after pleading guilty to felony counts of Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in Lewis County Court on December 7, 2018. At that time he admitted to driving while intoxicated and while his license was revoked, due to previous DWI convictions, on State Route 12 in the town of Leyden on April 8, 2018. Mr. Evans had two previous DWI convictions, one in Herkimer County in 2008 and the other in Oneida County in 2012. Mr. Evans was removed from the county's drug court program with unsuccessful completion after "no fewer than four violations of the contract," Judge King stated during the proceedings. Mr. Evans will have his driver's license revoked for one year and was ordered to pay $1,500 in fines and $520 in court fees, in addition he was ordered to participate in a Victim Impact Panel. Nicole L. Hutchins, 34, of Watertown, was sentenced to serve 1 to 3 years in State prison. She pleaded guilty to a number of charges in Lewis County Court on December 20, 2019, stemming from two separate arrests, satisfying the dozens of charges she was originally facing. At that time guilty pleas were entered for:
January 1 in the town of Turin and illegally possessing an electronic stun gun and a controlled substance. The remaining charges stemmed from a traffic stop in the town of Lowville on April 16, where Ms. Hutchins admitted to attempting to possess an Illinois license plate in an attempt to deceive law enforcement. Ms. Hutchins was previously convicted of Driving While Intoxicated in the town of Ava on June 8, 2017. She was additionally ordered to pay $375 in court fees and an unspecified amount in fines. Her driver's license will be revoked for one year and she was ordered to participate in a Victim Impact Panel. Aleea J. Ortlieb, 34, of Lowville, was sentenced to a one year conditional discharge on a count of third-degree Burglary, to which she pleaded guilty to on June 26. At that time she admitted to stealing from the Walmart store in Lowville on April 11, while knowing she was banned from entering Walmart locations due to a previous shoplifting conviction. She was aditionally ordered to pay $760.96 in restitution and surcharge and $375 in court fees. TJ S. Parker, 31, of Lake Placid, NY, pleaded guilty to one count of felony Driving While Intoxicated, admitting to driving while under the influence of alcohol on November 14, 2019 in the town of Denmark. Mr. Parker was placed on interim conditions of probation for one year, with sentencing scheduled for July 9, 2021. Joshua J. Young, 29, of Lowville, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree Grand Larceny, a class E felony, and one count of second-degree Attempted Assault, also a class E felony. Mr. Young admitted to stealing a 2006 Ford pickup truck on June 18, 2019 in the town of Turin. While incarcerated at the Lewis County Jail on the charge, Mr. Young admitted that on October 23, 2019, he attempted to assault another inmate at the jail. Sentencing in the case was adjourned to August 7, when Mr. Young is expected to be sent to State prison for 1 1/2 to 3 years. |