Lewis County Court Activity Report for March 5, 2021

March 06, 2021   10:00 a.m.   By: Nick Altmire
    Lowville, NY- The following plea and sentencing activity took place on
    Friday in Lewis County Court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding:

    Randy B. Hellinger III, 29, of Lowville, was sentenced to serve 1 year in
    Lewis County Jail on a charge of fifth-degree Attempted Criminal Sale of a
    Controlled Substance, a class E felony, to which he pleaded guilty to on
    January 22 when admitting to unlawfully attempting to sell
    methamphetamine to a confidential informant on August 10, 2020 in the
    village of Lowville. Mr. Hellinger was also ordered to pay $250 in restitution
    and $375 in court fees and will have his driver's license suspended for 6
    months.

    Ryan L. Kirk, 37, of Constableville, was allowed to withdraw his guilty plea
    on a charge of Driving While Ability Impaired by Combined Drugs, a class E
    felony due to a previous DWI conviction, and instead pleaded guilty to a
    misdemeanor count of the same charge after successful completion of
    interim conditions of probation. He was then sentenced to a term of 3 years
    under probation supervision, including the year already served. Mr. Kirk,
    during his original plea on December 20, 2019, admitted to driving in the
    town of Leyden on May 27, 2019 while under the influence of morphine,
    codine, hydrocodone and a number of other substances. He was placed on
    interim probation at that time. Mr. Kirk was ordered to pay a $500 fine and
    $325 in court fees, in addition to performing 20 hours of community service.

    David A. Marmon, Jr., 65, and Justin D. Marmon, 28, both of Lyons Falls,
    each pleaded guilty to an amended count of Petit Larceny, a class A
    misdemeanor. The pair were originally charged with felony counts of grand
    larceny, after a tool box reported stolen on July 28, 2020, in the town of
    Lyonsdale, was later recovered at their residence, according to the arrest
    report from the Lewis County Sheriff's office. Both men were sentenced to a
    1 year conditional discharge and each were ordered to pay a $500 fine and
    $50 in court fees. Restitution in the amount of $150 has been paid in full.
    Justin Marmon was also ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.

    Darren P. Ortlieb, 23, of Lowville, pleaded guilty to a reduced
    misdemeanor charge of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, stemming
    from a traffic stop by New York State Police on August 18, 2020, in the town
    of Martinsburg. Sentencing in the case was adjourned to April 30.

    Krista Wenstrom, 34, of Lowville, had her guilty plea to fourth-degree
    Welfare Fraud, a class E felony, vacated, and instead pleaded guilty to a
    misdemeanor charge of fifth-degree Welfare Fraud. The reduction in charge
    was part of an arranged deal at the time of her plea to reduce the charge if
    restitution in the amount of $1,145 was paid in full before her sentencing
    date. With restitution paid, Ms. Wenstrom was sentenced to a 1 year
    conditional discharge and ordered to pay $50 in court fees.

    Sierra B. Wetmore, 29, of Port Leyden, pleaded guilty to one count of third-
    degree Burglary, admitting to illegally entering a Lowville business in March
    of 2020 with the intent to steal money. Sentencing in the case was
    scheduled for April 16.
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