Cullen Hume was recently ordered to complete 10 days in the Humboldt County Detention Center following the completion of the 36-month probation and drug court program he is currently participating in. Hume pleaded guilty to unlawful acts related to human excrement or bodily fluid while incarcerated, a gross misdemeanor in Nevada.
Under Nevada law, the court could have imposed up to 364 days in jail and a $2,000 fine for the offense. Hume’s legal counsel, Alternate Public Defender Maureen McQuillan asked the court to consider Hume’s recent participation in court-ordered programs as a factor in deciding the sentence and Hume asked the court for yet another chance to keep what freedom he has left.
“I just want to apologize to the courts and the Humboldt County Detention Center staff about my actions,” said Hume. “It was a rough time when I was in there but I recently got out and have been working my program for drug court and have been given the chance to move to Lyon County.”
Due to the nature of the charge, Hume was also ordered to undergo testing to determine if he has any communicable diseases. Hume was ordered to pay a $3 DNA collection fee, $25 administrative assessment and $250 public defender fee.
During the sentencing, Montero reminded Hume that the 10-day sentence ordered could be modified.
“Absent of the division [parole and probation], everyone is premising this sentence on your success on your other case on probation, so a lot’s riding on that right now and I sense that you have a different frame of mind that I have seen in the past, but now the question is, will it last,” said Montero. “I wish you the best of luck and I hope that it does, but remember that these sentences can change if your situation in life changes.”
