Stratford Brian Jones was dishonorably discharged from court supervision after failure to comply with the terms of his supervision and all fines and fees were paid.
Jones was convicted of a gross misdemeanor conspiracy to possess a controlled substance in February 2019 at age 20 after pleading guilty following his arrest in March 2018.
Jones was sentenced to the maximum jail time for a gross misdemeanor, 364 days, with credit for time served. The court ordered a $2,000 fine, $250 public defender fee, $153 DNA collection and analysis fee and $25 administrative assessment fee.
The jail sentence was suspended and Jones was placed on probation for 18 months with standard conditions.
Jones is a Utah resident and Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Michael Montero agreed to supervise Jones with some hesitation as probation supervision is typically monitored by the state.
After failing to appear for a status hearing and not paying fees, a warrant was issued for his arrest, with the bail amount set for the amount he still owed the state in court-ordered fees. He was later detained in Utah and the bail was paid, satisfying the money owed.
At a hearing, the court reported staff had been unable to contact or locate Jones, although they had evidence that indicated he may have been in custody on other charges in Utah at the time.
Alternate Public Defender Maureen McQuillan said it was exhausting to continue to try to keep track of Jones and that she would like her client to be dishonorably discharged from probation .
“We attempted to come up with a stipulation so the court didn’t have to have this hearing but we didn’t reach that resolution but I’m all for dismissing him from court supervision,” said McQuillan.
Deputy District Attorney Anthony Gordon also said a dishonorable discharge from supervision would be appropriate.
With all parties in agreeance, Jones was ordered to be dishonorably discharged from court supervision with all fines and fees having been paid.
