Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 - Felony court news

Pointing firearm

A Portland man was sentenced to a few days in jail and placed on probation after pleading guilty to pointing a firearm at another person.

Richard J. Brewster, 62, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to pointing a firearm at another person, a Level 6 felony, and resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with all but 90 days suspended and given 86 days credit for time served. Brewster was fined $25 and assessed $189 in court costs. Brewster was placed on probation for 275 days.

Theft

A Montpelier woman was sentenced to jail for theft.

Connie S. Fear, 60, 3620 East 1100 South 90, Montpelier, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the  Level 6 felony. She was sentenced to 30 months in Jay County Jail with all but two days suspended and given two days credit for time served. Fear was placed on probation for two years and assessed $189 in court costs. She was ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution for the benefit of IU Health Jay.

Dependent neglect

A Portland woman was sentenced to jail for two counts of neglect of a dependent.

Ali Carreno-Ruiz, 43, 2367 West Indiana 26, Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to the Level 6 felony. Carreno-Ruiz was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with all of his sentence suspended. He was fined $1 and assessed $189 in court costs. Carreno-Ruiz was placed on probation for one year. As part of his plea agreement, two Level 6 felonies for separate neglect of a dependent charges were dismissed.

In a separate case, Carreno-Ruiz also pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to another year in jail with all of his sentence suspended, fined $1 and assessed $189 in court costs. Carreno-Ruiz was placed on probation for one year.