Felony court news - Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025

Resisting police

Two local residents were sentenced to jail after they pleaded guilty to resisting police.

Andrew J. Bailey, 36, 1072 E. Indiana 26, Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to the Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to 545 days in Jay County Jail with all but 365 days suspended and given 166 days credit for time served. Bailey was fined $25, assessed $189 in court costs and placed on probation for 180 days.

Ashlyn N. Longfellow, 20, 730 E. 500 South, Winchester, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to the Level 6 felony, and a Class A misdemeanor for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person. She was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with all but four days of her sentence suspended and given four days credit for time served. She was assessed $189.50 in court costs, ordered to pay a $200 drug and alcohol countermeasures fee and placed on probation for 361 days. As part of her plea agreement, a Class A misdemeanor for operating a vehicle with alcohol concentration equivalent to 0.15% or more, a Class A misdemeanor, and a minor consuming alcohol, a Class C misdemeanor, were dismissed.

Unlawful possession

Three Indiana residents were sentenced to jail for unlawful possession of a syringe.

William J. Gallo Jr., 35, 305 W. Race St., Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in Jay County Jail and given credit for time served. Gallo was assessed $189 in court costs. As part of his plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed: two Level 5 felonies for possession of a narcotic drug and possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony for obstruction of justice and a Class B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana.

Jacki N. Reed, 522 Madison St., Decatur, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the Level 6 felony. She was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with at least nine months suspended and given credit for time served. She was placed on probation, assessed $189 in court costs. As part of her plea agreement, a Level 6 felony for possession of methamphetamine and a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia were dismissed.

Anthony D. Kelsey, 36, 3405 S. Grant St., Muncie, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to the Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail and given 260 days credit for time served. Kelsey was assessed $189 in court costs.

Narcotic drug

Two Jay County residents were sentenced to jail after they pleaded guilty to possession of a narcotic drug.

Janessa C.S. Guntle, 23, Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the Level 6 felony. She was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail and given credit for time served. Guntle was assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee. In a separate Jay Circuit Court case, she pleaded to another Level 6 felony for possession of a narcotic drug. Guntle was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with all of her sentence suspended, assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee.

Logan K.M. Johnson, 23, 363 W Commerce St., Dunkirk, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to the Level 6 felony. Johnson was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with all but 82 days suspended and given 82 days credit for time served. Johnson was placed on probation for 283 days, assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee. As part of her plea agreement, a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia was dismissed.

Common nuisance

A Pennville woman was sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to maintaining a common nuisance.

Sundra R. Southerland, 45, 290 North Meridian St., Pennville, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to the Level 6 felony. She was sentenced to 180 days in Jay County Jail and given 34 days credit for time served. Southerland was fined $25 and assessed $189 in court costs. 

As part of her plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed: a Level 6 felony for maintaining a common nuisance, a Class A misdemeanor for possession of marijuana and a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia.