MARTIN COUNTY

DISTRICT COURT

Speeding — Ethan C. Sizer, 36, of St. James; fined $225.

Wireless communications device-initiate/compose/send/retrieve/read electronic message — Maria N. Diaz Castorena, 45, of Fairmont; fined $135.

Brett A. Smitherman, 38, of was convicted on a felony charge of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; fined $1,085, commit to Commissioner of Corrections 15 months, stayed three years, sentenced to jail 22 days, credit for time served 22 days, three years supervised probation, contact probation officer as directed, no alcohol/controlled substance use, no alcohol/controlled substance possession, random testing, maintain employment, take medications in prescribed dosage and frequency, follow all conditions set forth in the probation agreement, cognitive skill training if recommended by agent, obtain permission from agent before leaving the state, follow all state and federal criminal laws, contact probation agent within 72 hours if charged with a new crime; are in contact with law enforcement; if changes address, employment, or telephone number, cooperate with search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, etc. by probation officer, give a DNA sample when directed, sign releases of information as directed, don’t use/possess firearms, ammunition, or explosives, don’t register to vote until discharged from probation and civil rights are fully restored. Two additional felony charges of third-degree controlled substance possession-in school/park/public housing zone, and fifth-degree controlled substance possession-not small amount of marijuana, and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia-use or possession prohibited, were all dismissed.

Erin K. Maier, 34, of Ceylon received a statutory stay of adjudication on a felony charge of fifth-degree controlled substance possession-not small amount of marijuana; fined $585, sentenced to jail six days, credit for time served six days, one year supervised probation, contact probation officer as directed, complete chemical assessment, follow all recommendations of evaluation, no alcohol/controlled substance use, random testing, maintain employment, follow all conditions set forth in the probation agreement, cognitive skill training if recommended by agent, obtain permission from agent before leaving the state, remain law-abiding, no same or similar, follow all state and federal criminal laws, contact probation agent within 72 hours if charged with a new crime; are in contact with law enforcement; if changes address, employment, or telephone number, cooperate with search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, etc. by probation officer, sign releases of information as directed, don’t use/possess firearms, ammunition, or explosives is prohibited by law. Additional felony charges of third-degree controlled substance possession-in school/park/public housing zone, and aiding an offender harbor or conceal) to avoid arrest, and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia-use or possession prohibited, were all dismissed.

Alex M. Cross, 39, of Truman was convicted of domestic abuse-violate No Contact Order within 10 years of previous conviction; fined $285, sentenced to jail 365 days, stayed 357 days for two years, credit for time served eight days, two years supervised probation, contact probation officer as directed, no contact with victim(s), complete domestic abuse batterer’s intervention program, no alcohol/controlled substance use, no alcohol/controlled substance possession, random testing, Domestic No Contact (DANCO) for two years, no use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons, follow all conditions set forth in the probation agreement, cognitive skill training if recommended by agent, obtain permission from agent before leaving the state, remain law-abiding, no same or similar, follow all state and federal criminal laws, contact probation agent within 72 hours if charged with a new crime; are in contact with law enforcement; if changes address, employment, or telephone number, cooperate with search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, etc. by probation officer, sign releases of information as directed, don’t use/possess firearms, ammunition, or explosives. An additional felony charge of counterfeiting of currency-uttering or possessing, and misdemeanor charges of fifth-degree controlled substance possession-not small amount of marijuana, and possess ammo or any firearm-user of controlled substance, were all dismissed.