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Smith granted diversion program for the second time

At a continued sentence hearing on April 10, Karen Rose Smith was granted a second opportunity to go through the drug court diversion program. She successfully completed the program previously in 2015.

Joel Flores given one more chance to pay fines

In a status hearing on April 10, Joel Flores was given one more chance to pay fines from a February 2017 gross misdemeanor conviction for conspiracy to carry a concealed firearm. At a prior hearing, after serving a month in jail for not paying the fines, Flores was ordered to pay the fines, totaling $1,178 by April 6, 2018. Flores waited until the morning of his status hearing to pay $900 of the fines, stating that he waited because he was trying to get the entire amount saved up to pay it all at once and he thought they were due that day.

Prison term suspended for Fragione

A young woman who was originally arrested on drug trafficking charges will have the opportunity to avoid spending time in prison if she adheres strictly to Drug Court requirements. Those requirements include regular random drug and alcohol testing, self-help meetings, counseling and paying her court assessments, probation supervision, and drug court fees. The Drug Court team also works with participants to help them advance their education, obtain housing and employment. 

Recommendation against probation stands

Eric Blake Tiensvold was in District Court April 10 for final sentencing on charges of open and gross lewdness, a category D felony. His defense attorney, Steve Evenson, advocated long and hard for probation. 

Lander County Sheriff's Report

Items in the Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Lander County Sheriff’s Office report. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Winnemucca Police Blotter

Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Union Township Justice Court

Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.

Judge doesn’t believe restitution promises

When a defendant and the defense attorney reach a plea agreement with the DA’s office and that defendant pleads guilty to a crime, there is always a verbal warning given that the judge is not bound by the plea agreement. Chase Day said he understood that when he pleaded guilty to writing bad checks or issuing a draft without sufficient money or credit, 

No jail sentence or probation for changed man

A man who used a computer to forge a casino player’s card in a fictitious name, testified in court that he has changed his life since that time. Cody Robert Langdon, age 33, was originally charged with a category E felony in connection with the forgery. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted forgery by creation, alteration or deletion of data, after plea negotiations with the DA’s office.

Local man will go to prison

Rendall Miller, defense attorney for Tomas Barajas-Mercado said his client made the decision to plead no contest to a charge of open and gross lewdness, even though he has maintained, since the beginning, that he was not guilty. Barajas-Mercado’s accuser has also stuck to her story since the case began. 

Union Township Justice Court

Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.

Winnemucca Police Blotter

Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Teenager convicted of felony drug use

A young man, not yet out of his teens, stands convicted of a felony after his appearance April 3 in Sixth Judicial District Court for probation violation. Larry Littrell was described as a good person whose problems are all connected to drug addiction.

Union Township Justice Court

Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.

Winnemucca Police Blotter

Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.