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| Lewis County Court Activity Report: Thursday, October 20, 2016 10/21/16 11:00pm |
Thursday, October 20, with Judge Daniel R. King presiding: Sentencing: Ryan M. Corey, 25, received final sentencing after successfully completing interim terms of probation. His plea to second-degree Attempted Assault,a class "E" felony, was vacated and reduced to a charge of third-degree assault, a class "A" misdemeanor. Mr. Corey was then sentenced to three years of probation, and will be credited the year served. Additionally, a no contact order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim for a period of five years and he was ordered to pay $250 in court fees. Jerrilee Hartle, 35, Lowville, was sentenced to 1 1/3 - 4 years in State Prison, with a five year probation term, on a felony DWI charge he pleaded guilty to on August 12th. He was additionally ordered to pay a $1000 fine and $570 in court fees, required to participate in a victim impact panel, will have a one-year revocation of his drivers license, and must use a vehicle interlock device for a period of twelve months. Mr. Hartle was arrested on March 5th after he was stopped while driving a tractor on South State Street in Lowville. Jody L. Matthews, 44, Edwards, received sentencing on a felony DWI charge. He received a 2 - 6 year State Prison sentence to run concurrent to terms of a St. Lawrence county sentence, with a three year conditional discharge after release. He was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $570 in court fees, required to participate in a victim impact panel, received an eighteen-month drivers license revocation and must use a vehicle interlock device. Mr. Matthews, who has two prior felony DWI convictions in St. Lawrence County, was arrested following a traffic stop of his ATV on Factory Road in the Town of Montague on April 16th during the SNIRT Run, where he had a reported blood alcohol content of .23%. PLEAS: Amir Budnjo, 35, of Utica, pleaded NOT GUILTY to a charge of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class "E" felony. His case was adjourned until December 16th. Mr. Budnjo was arrested August 1st on the Blanchard Truck Trail in the Town of Croghan with a reported blood alcohol content of .20%. Daniel M. Eisel, 17, Lowville, pleaded GUILTY to charges of third-degree Burglary, a class "D" felony and Petit Larceny, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing in the case was adjourned until December 16th. Mr. Eisel was accused of entering a residence on the Partridgeville Road in the Town of Greig in February and stealing items in the Town of Greig in March. Eric M. Farr, 32, Lyon Falls, pleaded GUILTY to charges of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class "D" felony, Driving While Intoxicated,an unclassified misdemeanor and Operating a Motor Vehicle Without an Interlock Device, a class "A" misdemeanor. Sentencing was set for November 4th. Mr. Farr was arrested on July 9th on Laura Street in Lyons Falls. Ryan W. Granger, 36, Lowviile, entered NOT GUILTY pleas to charges of fifth- degree Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, a class "D" felony and fifth- degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class "D" felony. The case was adjourned to December 2nd. Mr. Granger was one of sixteen individuals arrested in a September drug sweep. Douglas M. Tuttle, 21, of Lowville, pleaded NOT GUILTY to charges of third- degree Unlawfully Manufacturing of Methamphetamine, a class "D" felony and Reckless Endangerment, stemming from a May 18th apartment house fire on South State Street in Lowville. He also entered NOT GUILTY pleas to charges of fifth-degree Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance,a class "D" felony and fifth-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class "D" felony. Those charges are a result of the "Operation Northern Watch" drug sweep. His case was adjourned until November 4th. |