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One Hundred fifty-four Defendants were sentenced for Operating while under the Influence (OWI) in Polk County District Courts the weeks of March 21, March 28, April 4 and April 11, 2011.
One Hundred-twelve of those defendants were sentenced for OWI First Offense.
OWI, First Offense is a Serious Misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum sentence of one year in the County Jail and a maximum fine of $1250. The Court MUST impose a minimum of two days incarceration and a fine of $1,250, upon conviction. Blood Alcohol levels are shown below in parentheses. DRE indicates that the conviction was based upon use of drugs other than alcohol. REF means that the defendant refused the chemical test. A deferred judgment (non-conviction) is usually available to those defendants who test below .150 for a first offense.
Those defendants being sentenced for OWI First Offense the weeks of March 21, March 28, April 4 and April 11, 2011 were: Sheila Lynae Carty (.085), Anthony A. Miller (.086), John Creason (.089), Michael Brian Fuller (.091), David W. Hall (.095), Aldijana Omerasevic (.096), Kathryn Pauline Pouiliot (.096), Shannon Brown (.097), Donald Minjire Waithanji (.103), Sokhon Sok (.117), Cassie Cherie Thunhorst (.119), Jason Lee Lathrop (.120) (Lathrop was sentenced to 45 days in the county jail), Jeffrey Eugene Moe (.121), Cody Brian Hodson (.121), Chad Zurfluh (.122), William O. Hildreth (.124), Victoria Sims (.124), Juan O. Garcia (.125), David Wayne Maassen (.126), Merle Lawrence Welch (.126), Patrick E. Bergstrom (.129), Anthony A. Miller (.130), Cade O’Bryan Long (.131), Calvin Lynch (.132), Nicole Dolan (.136), Amanda Catherine Lappe (.142), Caitlin M. Farrell (.144), Lori Osterson Ellis (.147), David Charles Williams (.148), Catic Enver (.149), William S. Hunter (.155), Jorie Lange Shields-Smith (.155), Randy Karaidos (.156), Julio Jurado-Rojas (.158), Jasmin Dedic (.158), Brian J. smith (.156), Todd A. Tischer (.159), Sharon M. Leshen (.162), Eric Paul Kuhns (.164), Nahum Mendez –Castillo (.164), Teresa DeJesusYanqui Quito (.165), Brittani West (.167), Denzell Bullock (.167), Ronee C. Crouch (.167), Wilmer Jehu Betancourt-Lazo (.168), Mary Patricia Utter (.169), Sarah Rochelle Carlson (.169), Daniel R. Rudisil (.172), Terrance Joseph Spurgin (.174), Semo Mehmedovic (.174), Amber R. Barney (.176), Eric Francis Dougherty (.178), Jeffrey Dean O’Brien (.179), Carlos Ortiz-Gayton (.180), Justin R. Stougard (.181), Alfredo Lorenzo Pena (.184), Jose Antonio Perez-Martinez (.186), Sara Sue Mitchell (.188), William Simpson Nicol (.189), Stephan R. Glenn (.189), Ron J. Saf (.190), Irmgard Meyer (.191), Ace Carter Ethridge (.193), Jon M. Hesser (.197), Keith Stewart Faust (.203), Damien D. Tarbull (.205) (Tarbull was sentenced to 45 days in the county jail), Martin Gomez (.206), Lori Moore (.207), Steven Lee Hobbs (.207), Kimberly D. Toomer (.210), Benjamin Scott Lundgren(.185), Allison Reeve (.185), Sarah Anne Craig (.222), Juan C. Gallegos (.224), Jeremy Michael Mohler (.231), Stephanie Wieck (.232), Keith Alexander Small (.234), Matthew Edward Doidge (.235)Sandro Blanco Andrade (.237), Cindra Ilene Schor (.240), Michael J. Saltzman (.250), John Christopher Martinez (.256), Kelly M. Erickson (.268), Shelly Jo Bogard (.359), Estifanos T. Hintsa (REF), John Eric McDonald (REF), David S. Studer (REF), Brandon J. Evans (REF), Juan Roman Vilchis (REF), Nicholas D. Bradshaw (REF),Ira Eugene Frazier (REF), Jerad R. Snyder (REF), Isidro Sandoval, Jr. (REF), Carlos Alcantar-Garcia (REF), Nicholas Larry Jensen (REF), Danny E. Smith, Jr. (REF), Mark R. Gremler (REF), Eduardo Arellano (REF), Daniel Amara (REF), Paul Nesbit (REF), Russell Daye, Jr. (REF), Tommy L. Peno (REF), Allen B. Anderson (REF), Thebola Sovara (REF), Rita B. Stevens (REF), Kristi Williams (REF), Brandon R. Weber (REF), Jeffrey Phillips DRE), Jesse Mosa (DRE), Joey Smith (DRE), Matthew Knight (DRE), Martin Armando Valenzuela (DRE).
Of those defendants sentenced for OWI first offense this report, forty-seven had a test of greater than .160 (twice the legal limit) and twenty-three refused the chemical test. The low chemical test among this group was .085 and the high test was .359 (FOUR times the legal limit). Ten defendants were found guilty and sentenced based upon their use of drugs other than alcohol.
Thirty-five Defendants were sentenced for OWI Second Offense. OWI second offense is an Aggravated Misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $6250. The Court MUST impose a minimum of seven days incarceration and a minimum fine of $1875 upon conviction of Second Offense OWI. The defendants sentenced for OWI second offense report were: Alex Meyer (.107), William Agan (.120), Gustavo Pacheco-Montes (.122), Frederick Louis Clark (.169) Clark was sentenced to two years in prison, David C. Vannoy (.176), Jacob M. Hayes (.178), Michael J. Ford (.187), Bradley Bensen (.191), Daniel J. Heasley (.201), Robert L. Moore Sr. (.201), Daniel Robinson (.207), Martha Owensby (.218), Ricardo D. Kephart (.221), Shelly D. Miller (.233), Joshua Vetter (.236), Chase J. Patten (.240), Chase Stanley Burn (REF) Burn was sentenced to two years in prison, Kuir Marier (.281), Joshua J. Bolton (.305), Brandon C. Irving (.350), Maria Fierro (REF), Jeffrey V. Mele (REF), John A. Kane (REF), Felis O. Avila (REF) Avila was sentenced to two years in prison, David Dell (REF), Dell was sentenced to 45 days in the county jail, Chavonne M. Lout (REF), Jeffrey J. Schweers (REF), Phillip Watkins, Jr. (REF), Jeremie James Virden (REF), Brion J. Colbert (REF), Patrick D. Higgins (REF), Gustavo Rodriguez-Cerecero (REF) Cerecero was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail, Julio G. Galvez (REF), Zachary J. Marihart (DRE) Marihart was sentenced to two years in prison, Ryan Lumadue (DRE) Lumadue was sentenced to thirty days in jail.
Of those Defendants sentenced for OWI second offense who took a chemical test, those tests ranged from a low of .107 to a high of .350(over FOUR times the legal limit). Thirteen of these defendants refused the chemical test, and two were sentenced based upon their use of drugs other than alcohol. The State of Iowa has a legislatively set, presumptive level of intoxication of .08.
There were seven defendants sentenced this reporting period for Third Offense OWI. Third Offense OWI is a Class D felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and by a fine of up to $7500. The Court MUST sentence a Defendant convicted of Third Offense OWI to a minimum of thirty days in jail and a minimum fine of $3125. Sentenced this report were Anthony J. Ramirez (.123), Donald Smothers (.124), Wayne Thompson, Jr. (214), Michael R. Huffman (.189), Pedro Sanchez (two Counts OWI 3rd) (REF) Vanell Wiley, Jr. (REF), and Autumn J. Shepard (REF).All of these defendants were sentenced to five years in prison, fined $3125 and had their driving privileges revoked for six years. All or part of their sentence may be served in an OWI correctional facility such as the one operated by the Iowa department of Corrections on the grounds at Fort Des Moines.
These cases were prosecuted by attorneys assigned to the Intake and Screening Bureau of Polk County Attorney John Sarcone’s Office.
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