COURT NEWS

The following cases were heard in the Tenth Judicial District Court by visiting Judge Robert Estes.

Sean Erin Green pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful use or being under the influence of a controlled substance, a Category E felony.

On March 19, 2016, on the Reno Highway near mile marker CH19, Green was under the influence of methamphetamine.

Public defender David Neidert asked that sentencing be suspended and his client placed on probation so Green could attend the Western Diversion Drug Court program. Deputy District Attorney Michael C. Winn did not object.

Green had faced one to four years in prison and a fine not to exceed $5,000.

Kyle Johnathon Cuthill pleaded not guilty to one count of manufacture, importation, possession or use of a dangerous weapon or silencer, a gross misdemeanor.

On March 5, 2016, he possessed metal knuckles according to court documents.

A three-day trial is set for November. The charge carries a sentence of 364 days in the county jail and a fine not to exceed $2,000 if found guilty.

Tyrelle Tyson Mark pleaded guilty to one count of failure to stop on the signal of a peace office while under the influence, a Category D felony.

Mark was under the influence of alcohol.

Sentencing is set for July.

Clifton Jay Caffero pleaded guilty to one count of battery that constitutes domestic battery, his third or subsequent offense.

He faces a one-to-five year prison sentence and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Sentencing is set for July.

Samantha Jean Smith pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled or prohibited substance, third or subsequent offense, a Category B felony.

She was stopped on Feb. 22, 2016, and was found to be under the influence of alcohol.

Estes ordered her into the DUI diversion program and placed on probation.

She had faced a prison sentence of one to six years and a fine between $2,000-$5,000.

Christopher Allen Butz pleaded guilty for stealing a chainsaw that belonged to his fiancé’s father.

Butz’s sentence of 364 days in the county jail and a fine not to exceed $2,000 were suspended. He was placed on three-year probation.

Jerome Lee Chandler pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled or prohibited substance, third or subsequent offense, a Category B felony.

Chandler, who faces a prison sentence of one to six years and a fine between $2,000-$5,000, will be sentenced in July.

He was stopped on Dec. 18, 2015, for driving under the influence of alcohol.

A hearing for Jennifer Lou Logan, who is charged with one count of unlawful use or being under the influence of a controlled substances, a Category E felony, has been postponed for two weeks.

Jolynn Lynch was sentenced to the Nevada State Prison on two counts, assault with a deadly weapon, 28-72 months, and possession of a controlled substance, 12-34 months. Both sentences will run concurrently.

Robert Lynch, her stepfather, said she attacked him with a knife on Dec. 19, 2015,

“I felt she was going to kill me,” he said.

Jolynn Lynch had also pleaded guilty to possession of meth by hiding it in a body cavity.

“My client has asked to be sent to Mental Health Court,” public defender Peter Smith informed Stockard.

Lynch asked the court for another chance. Estes was not persuaded as he handed down the sentences.

Chad Wells received five years probation and had a 12-34 month prison sentence suspended for attempting to commit home invasion.

He pleaded guilty in February. The count had carried 12-60-month prison sentence and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Estes suspended Lapreal Madeline Brown’s sentence of 28-72 months in the Nevada State Prison and placed her on probation so that she can undergo treatment.

One violation and you will be brought back to court for a hearing,” Estes warned her.

Brown pleaded guilty in February of offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to a controlled counterfeit substance at or near school, school bus stop, recreational facilities for minors or public park. On Oct. 28, 2015, she sold meth to a confidential informant within 1,000 feet of Pioneer Park.

Since the sale took place near a park, she was subjected to an enhancement that doubles both sentence and fine.