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One Hundred forty-four Defendants were sentenced for Operating while under the Influence (OWI) in Polk County District Courts the weeks of June 13, June 20 June 27 and July 4, 2011.
One Hundred-nine 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 June 13, June 20 June 27 and July 4, 2011 were: Joshua Wade Smith (.088), Ricardo Vizcarra, Jr. (.088), Loren James Merkle (.098), Robert Rodney Murphy, III (.098), James Coon (.100), Leonel Magana (.104), Lori Lee Larson (.105), Mia R. Garcia (.106), Thomas Calhoun (.115) Calhoun was sentenced to two years in prison for OWI first offense and Driving while barred, Andrew Cody Conner (.116), Mayra Jazmine Torrez (.116), Jason Andrews Boyers-Liechty (.117), Brooke Louise Alumbaugh (.121), Dane Nicholas Miller (.121), Alicia Walrod (.126), Andrew William Timmerman (.128), Kristi Lynn Geneser (.129), Leprese Derrion Williams (.135), Michael Steven James (.136), Michael Allen Klein (.139), Souane Lo (.140), Joseph Lee Estey (.140), Brandon Babcock (.142), Page Elizabeth Morris (.142), Brian Alan Moreland (.144), Bryant James Lester (.145), Rocio Carrera (.147), Ariel Robert Cox (.148), Amy Lynn Crawford (.151), Valorie Jean Murray (.153), Jessica Marie Gomez (.160), Jacquelyne Kay Thurman (.161), Sean Adam Dorhout (.161), Hallie Lynn Torrez-Reed (.163), Kurt Clemens Coenen (.165), Jose S. Reyna-Rojas (.166), Jonathan J. Hull (.166), Laquienta Davis (.167), Curtis Michael Smith (.168), Nathan Pierce Fielding (.169), Ivory Anne Eggert (.169), Michael Patrik Ryan (.171), Kimberly Kay Schulte (.173), Benjamin Robert Hartzer (.175), Mark Douglas Owens (.175), Kristin Marie Towers (.175), Benjamin Joseph Medlin (.175), Lanea Lloyd (.176), Drew Addison Wright (.181), Rick Edward Behanish (.184), David Charles Allison (.186), Jessica Lea Barefield (.186), Orsean Hanson Anania (.187), Donald Lee Blanco (.188), Carl Adrian Currie (.189), Matthew Timothy Heaston (.194), Jonathan Sharn Locke (.195), Cory S. Costa (.195), Rachael Marie Kerr (.197), Jay William Barber (.200), Alexander J. Reed (.203), Justin Dean Clark (.206), Jennifer Lynn VanderWal (.210), David Allen Berg (.211), Nicholas Glennon Tschudin (.212), Tuan Van Nguyen (.217), Lindsey S. Clark (.220), Chris Edward Lunan (.239), Christina Marie Winters (.244), Justin Gill (.245), Amy Stevens (.254), Julio Cesar Rodriguez-Esparza (.333), Abdo Fadlalmawla (.342), Kelly Lynn Ugolini (.330), Trevor Abby (DRE), Timothy C. Thompson (DRE0, John Theodore Boesen (DRE/.080), Elizabeth Ann Glenn (DRE), Barry Benjamin Babcock (DRE), Christopher Robert Lewis (DRE), Erik Christopher McClure (DRE), Darren Kennedy (REF), Henry Bryant (REF), Paul William Lundgren (REF), Chaxay Siriphan (REF), Raymond H. Lakers (REF), Christy J. Steffen (REF), Elizabeth Ann Tyrrell (REF), Garrett Dean Tow (REF), Ryan Michael McBroom (REF), Rodrigo Botello-Tello (REF), Todd Michael Waters (REF), Daniel Scott Coomes (REF), Frank Pagano (REF), James Edward Graves (REF), Anthony Michael Vacco (REF), Ermin Zornic (DRE), Teresa Denise McCostlin (REF), Tyan Scott Brooks (REF)., Keri Lynn O’Tool (REF), Eric Elmont Bowman (REF), Ryan David Dearth (REF), Jeffrey Jay Gering (REF), Travis Michael Savage (REF), Emmanuel Sakite Mate Kodjo Soria (REF), Sheila Hayne (REF), Daniel Ray Johnson (REF), and Christopher Heyer (REF).
Of those defendants sentenced for OWI first offense this report, forty-four had a test of greater than .160 (twice the legal limit). The low chemical test among this group was .088 and the high test was .342 (over FOUR times the legal limit). Seven defendants were found guilty and sentenced based upon their use of drugs other than alcohol and twenty-eight refused chemical testing.
Twenty-seven 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: Penny L. Johnson (.099), Brian T. Respeliers (.103), Ellen K. Stancel (.129), Alex Probasco (.152), Michelle I. Armstrong (.155), Jeffrey J. Werner (.161), Jeffrey S. Boyd (.170), Bradley R. Cooper (.186), Edwin J. Makundi (.213), Jeremy P. Behrens (.218), Paulette J. Burt (.219), Joseph R. Kingery (.291), Ryan L. Smith (.300), Kenneth Minear (REF) Minear was sentenced to two years in prison, Tyler W. Roberts (REF), Keith W. Johnson (REF), Todd M. Vaughn (REF), Kyle A. Cooper (REF), Tyler J. Seabrooke (REF), Brian Lage (REF), Bruce Meunier (REF), Jose Juan Ramierez (REF), Deanna C. Limke (REF), Adam P. Mead (REF), Gregory S. Brockman (REF), Robert Stonehocker (REF), and Ardis C. Bell (REF).
Of those Defendants sentenced for OWI second offense who took a chemical test, those tests ranged from a low of .099 to a high of .300 (over THREE times the legal limit). Three of these defendants refused the chemical test, and one was sentenced based upon his use of drugs other than alcohol. The State of Iowa has a legislatively set, presumptive level of intoxication of .08.
There were seven defendant 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 Joshua Pate (.128), Michael A. LeClaire (.179), Kristine A. Gordon (.206), Dewain A. Cleaver (REF), Brian Hintze (REF), Mark A. Armstrong (REF), and James Lyman. All except Pate were sentenced to five years in prison, fined $3125 and had their driving privileges revoked for six years. Pate was also found guilty of failure to appear, a Class D felony and sentenced to serve an additional five years on that charge for a total of ten years. They may serve all or part of their prison sentence in an OWI residential correctional setting such as the one operated by the Department of Corrections on the grounds of the Fort Des Moines Facility.
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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