Court Notes-- week ending December 21, 2007

District Court

Raymond Gene Corbus, 46, was found guilty (pleaded not guilty) to a charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, (5/7/2006 case). Corbus was sentenced to 120 days in jail, (83 days suspended, 37 days credited), placed on 5 years probation and fined $500 plus $1,632.50 in court costs and $18,203.67 in restitution.

Corbus was found guilty for reckless driving, (5/7/06 case).

Corbus pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving without privileges, (5/7/06 case), the case was dismissed by the prosecutor.

Corbus had a charge of a probation violation, (8/6/07 case), dismissed by the prosecutor.

Magistrate Court

Jacqueline Ty Fouts, 44, had a charge of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, (11/20/06 case) dismissed by the prosecutor.

Fouts was found guilty for the use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, (11/20/06 case). Fouts was sentenced to 90 days in jail (88 days suspended, 2 days credited), placed on 2 years and 6 months probation and fined $500 ($350 suspended) plus $230.50 in court costs and ordered to pay $200 in restitution.

Fouts was found guilty for a probation violation, (11/20/06 case) and sentenced to 3 days in jail.

David Christopher Zeltner, 24, was found guilty for an amended charge of aggravated assault, (use deadly weapon/instrument--3/30/07 case). The charge was amended to second degree stalking. Zeltner was sentenced to 180 days (160 days suspended, 14 days credited), placed on 2 years probation and fined $700 ($500 suspended) plus $257.50 in court costs.

Carlos Guitron, 21, was found guilty for an amended charge of drug trafficking-marijuana 25 pounds or more/100 plants or more, (9/27/07 case). The charge was amended to possession of a controlled substance. Guitron was sentenced to 365 days in jail (270 days suspended), placed on 2 years probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) plus $370.50 in court costs.

Lilian M. Terrazas, 40, was found guilty for disturbing the peace. Terrazas was fined $1,000 plus $76.50 in court costs. Terrazas was found guilty and fined $100 for failure to appear for misdemeanor citation, and was found guilty for contempt of court, sentenced to 5 days in jail, (3 days suspended, 1 day credited) and fined $50 (2/16/06 cases).

Larry A. Heath, 68, was found guilty for battery, (4/29/07 case--pleaded not guilty). Heath was sentenced to 180 days in jail (165 days in suspended), placed on 2 years probation and fined $500 ($350 suspended) plus $72.50 in court costs.

Derek W. Robasciotti, 19, was found guilty for the use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, (6/16/07 case). Robasciotti was sentenced to 15 days in jail (15 days suspended), placed on 12 months probation and fined $150 plus $82.50 in court costs.

Robasciotti was found guilty for the purchase, consumption and the possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor, (6/16/07 case). Robasciotti had his drivers license suspended for 30 days and fined $100.

Robasciotti was found guilty for contempt of court, sentenced to 3 days in jail (3 days suspended) and fined $100.

Gary J. Goldberg, 50, was found guilty for inattentive/careless driving, sentenced to 30 days in jail (28 days suspended, 20 hours community service in lieu of jail--6/23/07 case) and fined $300 plus $72.50 in court costs.

Stephen S. Gill, 17, was found guilty for the purchase, consumption and possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor, (8/25/07 case). Gill had his drivers license suspended for 30 days and fined $150 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Gill was found guilty for contempt of court. Gill was sentenced to 5 days in jail, (4 days suspended, 1 day credited). Gill was fined $75.

Dawn A. Jarrels, 30, pleaded not guilty to a charge of resisting or obstructing officers that was later dismissed by the prosecutor, (9/28/07 case). Jarrels was ordered to pay $1,000 in forfeited bonds.

Matthew J. Ashby, 23, had a charge of driving without privileges, (11/1/07 case), dismissed by the prosecutor.

Lesa D. Phipps, 44, was found guilty for dogs running at large, (11/21/07 case). Phipps was fined $50 plus $41.50 in court costs.

Jorge Aceves, 39, had a charge of a violation of his drivers or commercial drivers license, (12/1/07 case) dismissed by the court.

Pavel L. Zaverukha, 21, was found guilty for trespassing on cultivated lands in violation of warning signs, (11/3/07 case). Zaverukha was fined $100 plus $86 in court costs.

Ferron C. Johnson, 58, was found guilty for an amended charge of driving without privileges, (12/6/07 case). The charge was amended to failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license. Johnson was fined $75 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Holly Simpson, 14, was found guilty for possession, distribution and the use of tobacco by a minor, (12/7/07 case). Simpson was sentenced to 10 days in jail (10 days suspended), placed on 6 months probation and fined $150 ($150 suspended) plus $87.50 in court costs.

Alfonso Martinez-Martinez, 27, was found guilty for failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license, (12/9/07 case). Martinez was fined $250 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Nora L. Rosales, 45, was found guilty for dogs running at large, (12/8/07 case). Rosales was fined $15.50 plus $41.50 in court costs.

Rosales was found guilty for dog licenses violation, (12/8/07 case). Rosales was fined $68.

Aaron L. Evans, 18, was found guilty for littering roadway from vehicle, (12/9/07 case). Evans was fined $33.50 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Brittany M. Zumbrum, 14, was found guilty for possession, distribution and the use of a tobacco product by a minor, (12/6/07 case). Zumbrum was fined $75.50.

Victor L. McDaniel III, 22, was found guilty for an amended charge of driving without privileges, (12/11/07 case). The charge was amended to failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license. McDaniel was sentenced to 2 days in jail (1 day credited) and fined $200 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Bejamin P. Tviedt, 21, was found guilty for consuming and possessing an open alcoholic container, (12/6/07 case). Tviedt was fined $75 plus $78.50 in court costs.

Bertha Paz, 42, was found guilty for failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license, (12/7/07 case). Paz was fined $144.

Juan Rodriguez, 18, was found guilty for possession, consumption and the purchase of an alcoholic beverage by a minor, (12/15/07 case). Rodriguez had his drivers license suspended for 30 days and fined $150 plus $75.50 in court costs.

(Editor's note: The Mountain Home News reports all items released by the court each week. Readers should note, however, that some cases may be quite old. Any time there is a change in status of a case, such as a withheld judgement successfully or unsuccessfully completed, or a probation violation that results in all or part of a suspended sentence being executed, or a number of other factors, some quite minor, the case will be kicked back out by the courts and show up in the reports, usually without an explanation of what the change was.)