Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018

Judge Max Ludy 

Fined and sentenced 

Heather L. Sawyer, 35, 752 E. 400 South, Portland, pleaded guilty to visiting a common nuisance, a Class A misdemeanor, as a lesser included charge of maintaining a common nuisance, a Level 6 felony — Sentenced to Jay County Jail for 60 days, all suspended. Fined $1, assessed court costs of $185 and placed on formal probation for 60 days. 

As part of a plea agreement, a charge of possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, was dismissed. 

Trent Cline II, 21, 1332 S. Meridian St., Portland, pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor — Sentenced to Jay County Jail for 60 days with all but two days suspended and given two days credit for one day served. Fined $10, assessed court costs of $185.50, placed on formal probation for six months and ordered to pay an alcohol and drug countermeasures fee of $200 and a substance abuse program fee of $400. 

The court recommended the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles suspend his license for 60 days. As part of a plea agreement, charges of leaving the scene of an accident, a Class B misdemeanor, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .08 percent or more, a Class C misdemeanor, were dismissed. 

Wilburn Neal, 78, 631 Lincoln Ave., Dunkirk, pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor — Sentenced to 60 days in Jay County Jail with all but two days suspended and given two days credit for one day served. Assessed court costs of $185.50, ordered to pay a substance abuse program fee of $400 and an alcohol and drug countermeasures fee of $200 and placed on formal probation for six months. As part of a plea agreement, a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .08 percent or more, a Class C misdemeanor, was dismissed. 

Alec C. Dingler, 20, 6008 Roswell Road S.W., Sherrodsville, Ohio, pleaded guilty to theft, a Class A misdemeanor — Sentenced to Jay County Jail for 180 days with all but two days suspended and given two days credit for one day served. Fined $1, assessed court costs of $185 and placed on formal probation for six months. 

Gilberto S. Lopez, 23, 1104 S. Massachusetts Ave., Portland, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, a Class C misdemeanor — Sentenced to 60 days in Jay County Jail with all but two days suspended and given two days credit for one day served. Assessed court costs of $185.50 and placed on formal probation for six months. As part of a plea agreement, a charge of possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, was dismissed. 

Dismissed

State of Indiana v. Jason F. McGill, probation violation on the original charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 6 felony 

State of Indiana v. Shannon A. Hale, probation violation on the original charge of possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony

Judgments 

LVNV Funding LLC was awarded $851.74 from Kylee Disinger, civil collections 

Midland Funding LLC was awarded $1,348.07 from Larry Shreeve, civil collections 

Midland Funding LLC was awarded $1,278.90 from Bobbi Ward, civil collections

Cases filed 

Personal Finance Company v. James Brown, civil collections

Discover Bank c/o Discover Products v. Andrea Clark, civil collections

Erin Bright v. Sheila Deaton Wigg, civil plenary 

Bank of America, N.A. v. Richard Rockwell, civil collections

State of Indiana v. Matthew E. Cline, criminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana v. Alex J. Osborn, criminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana v. Logan M. Osborn, Level 6 felony

Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Dustin Robinette, civil collections

State of Indiana v. Jason T. Phillips, criminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana v. Jonathan A. Walser, criminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana v. Ted L. Huey Jr., Level 6 felony

State of Indiana v. Dusti J. Gillum, Level 6 felony

Personal Finance Company v. Jennifer Fisher, civil collections