Case dismissed
Court proceedings
Taylor County Circuit Court
The following charge was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion: Bruce A. Borman, 66, Rib Lake, misdemeanor bail jumping.
Andrew J. Eisner, 30, Rib Lake, appeared in court and entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
The following pled no contest to failure to maintain holding/septic tanks and entered into deferred prosecution agreements for a period of four years. Upon successful completion of each agreement, the court will dismiss the case: Maxwell J. Krueger, 30, Westboro; Brenda L. Miller, 61, Colby.
Julian Cruz Castro, 23, Medford, pled guilty to ignition interlock device tampering-failure to install in violation of court order and forfeited $642. A count of operating while revoked was dismissed but read in for sentencing purposes.
Luis J. Juan, 30, Stetsonville, pled no contest to an amended charge of disorderly conduct and forfeited $330.50. The original charge had been criminal trespass to a dwelling.
Domingo Romero Tzanahua, 39, Exelund, pled no contest to an amended charge of operating without carrying license and forfeited $393.50. The original charge had been operating without a valid license-second offense within three years.
Separate counts of displaying an unauthorized vehicle registration plate and operating a motor vehicle without insurance against Romero Tzanahua were dismissed on prosecutor’s motions.
Matthew E. Valentine, 35, Ladysmith, pled no contest to a reduced charge of speeding 1-10 mph over the limit and forfeited $175.30.
Jak R. Weir, 24, Medford, pled guilty to operating while under the influence-first offense. He forfeited $859.50; his driver’s license was revoked for six months; and he must complete an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with a driver safety plan.
Separate counts of possession of open intoxicants in motor vehicle by driver; operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) equal to or greater than 0.08 percent but less then 0.15 percent-first offense; speeding 25-29 mph over the limit; and carrying a concealed weapon against Weir were dismissed on prosecutor’s motions.
Probations ordered
Matthew R. Mayotte, 42, Medford, pled no contest to resisting or obstructing an officer. Sentence was withheld and Mayotte was placed on probation for one year on the condition he pay a forfeiture of $443 and supervision fees as ordered by the Department of Corrections (DOC); submit to a DNA sample; have no contact with the victim; write a letter of apology, pre-approved by probation, to the victim within 30 days of plea and sentencing; undergo counseling as deemed appropriate by probation; and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with all treatment recommendations. Mayotte also pled no contest to a count of theft of movable property less than or equal to $2,500. Sentence was withheld and he was placed on probation for one year. Forfeitures and conditions are the same as for his other probation. Counts of take and drive a vehicle without consent-abandon vehicle and felony bail jumping were dismissed but read in for sentencing purposes.
Mayotte pled no contest to an amended charge of disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, The original charge had been battery. Sentence was withheld and Mayotte was placed on probation for one year on the condition he pay a forfeiture or $543 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; submit to a DNA sample; write a letter of apology, pre-approved by probation, to the victim within 30 days of plea and sentencing; undergo counseling as deemed appropriate by probation; and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and comply with any treatment recommendations. A count of felony bail jumping was dismissed but read in for sentencing purposes.
Prison sentence
Shanice A. Stands, 27, Medford, pled no contest to possession of methamphetamine. She was sentenced to 18 months in state prison, followed by two years of extended supervision. Sentences are to run concurrent to any sentence she is currently serving. As conditions of her extended supervision, Stands must pay a forfeiture of $518 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; submit to a DNA sample; undergo counseling as deemed appropriate by probation; and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and comply with any treatment recommendations. Counts of felony bail jumping and misdemeanor bail jumping were dismissed but read in for sentencing purposes.
Case dispositions
The following older cases were dismissed or defaulted. The district attorney’s office went through its cases with warrants and dismissed the cases where either the officer and/or victim were no longer available, or there were other reasons to dismiss the case.
The following charges were dismissed on prosecu- tor’s motions: Glenn A. Ford, 61, Scottsville, Ky., issuing worthless checks-less than $500; Laurie A. Johnson, 54, Fort Ripley, Minn., resisting or obstructing an officer; Mark A. Kiessling, 51, Oak Forest, Ill., issuing worthless checks-greater than $1,000 (as a party to a crime); Nancy M. Komes, 68, Leadville, Colo., two counts of issuing worthless checks; David Lopez-Ortega, 49, Medford, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse; Miguel A. Mares, 36, Rib Lake, resisting or obstructing an officer and operating without a valid license-third of greater offense within three years; Dorothy M. McCawley, 58, Westboro, worthless checks; Brenda L. Penn, 56, Rib Lake, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse; Joseph Pinckney, 72, Woodbury, Minn., two counts of resisting or obstructing an officer; Betty L. Roan, 78, Bowling Green, Mo., six counts of issuing worthless checks-less than $500; Pedro Santiago Bautista, 36, Abbotsford, operating without a valid license-second offense within three years.
Forfeitures
Edith R. Garcie, 37, Curtiss, pled no contest to a child safety restraint violation and forfeited $135.60.
A separate charge of operating without a valid license- second offense within three years against Garcia was dismissed on a prosecutor motion.
Zacarias Mares, 58, Westboro, pled no contest to an amended charge of operating while under the influencefi rst offense. The original charge had been causing injury while operating under the influrnce-first offense (PAC less than 0.15 percent). Mares forfeited $1,001; his driver’s license was revoked for seven months; and he must undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with all treatment recommendations. Counts of causing injury while operating with a PACfi rst offense (PAC less than 0.15 percent) and operating without a valid license and causing injury to another person were dismissed on prosecutor’s motions.