Law enforcement and court records

Justice Court, Judge Jayne presiding

*The following took place from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31.

-Monica Medhus, 42. Speeding – exceeding day limit of 70 mph, a misdemeanor. Fined $20.

-Breanne Borden, 21. Careless driving, a misdemeanor. Fined $85. Operating without liability insurance in effect – first offense, a misdemeanor. Fined $285. 10 days in jail, all suspended.

-Jason Zito, 33. Driving under the influence of alcohol – first offense, a misdemeanor. Fined $435. 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended.

-Ryan McLain, 34. Operating with expired registration – failure to re-register, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

-Naoise McMahon, 20. Littering – dumping/leaving any garbage/dead animal/refuse/debris, a misdemeanor. Fined $135.

-Bradley Tull, 41. Fail to drive to right of roadway except when passing, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

-Lisa Iverson, 44. Speeding – exceed restricted zone limit, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

-Sarah Bartel, 29. Speeding – exceed restricted zone limit, a misdemeanor. Fined $65.

-Jasmine Blaney, 28. Speeding – exceed restricted zone limit, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

-Brent Woodger, 60. Fail to drive to right of roadway except when passing, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

-Benjamin White, 25. Driving a motor vehicle while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked, a misdemeanor. Fined $535. Habitual offender operating motor vehicle, a misdemeanor. Fined $1,035. 180 days in jail, with 175 days suspended.

-James Compton, 68. Seatbelt violation, a misdemeanor. Fined $20.

-Maris Mills-Kowachek, 57. Speeding – exceeding day limit of 70 mph, a misdemeanor. Fined $20.

-Georgia Martinez, 45. Speeding – exceed day limit of 70 mph, a misdemeanor. Fined $20.

-Joseph Gainan, 34. Speeding – exceed restricted zone limit, a misdemeanor. Fined $55.

-Antonia Guzman, 25. Fail to carry proof or exhibit insurance in vehicle – owner or operator – first offense, a misdemeanor. Fined $285. 10 days in jail, all suspended.

-Travis Courville, 21. Seatbelt violation, a misdemeanor. Fined $20.

-Paul Jara, 59. Speeding – exceed night limit of 65 mph, a misdemeanor. Fined $20.

-David Weible, 64. Speeding – exceed day limit of 70 mph, a misdemeanor. Fined $40.

-Kenneth Barkus, 42. Speeding – exceed restricted zone limit, a misdemeanor. Fined $55.

-Patrick Cable, 57. Speeding – exceed restricted zone limit, a misdemeanor. Fined $55.

-Jack Babon, 61. Violation of commission or department orders or rules, a misdemeanor. Fined $135.

-Mark McMurray, 58. Violation of commission or department orders or rules, a misdemeanor. Fined $135.

-Richard Rowley, 62. Violation of commission or department orders or rules, a misdemeanor. Fined $135.

-Vickie Rowley, 59. Violation of commission or department orders or rules, a misdemeanor. Fined $135.

-Philip Sauer, 75. Violation of commission or department orders or rules, a misdemeanor. Fined $135.

St. Ignatius City Court, Judge Richardson presiding

*The following took place from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.

-Daniel Hogan, 58. Operating with expired registration – failure to re-register, a misdemeanor. Fined $60. Stop sign violation, a misdemeanor. Fined $50.

-Abbe Bridgewater, 23. Stop sign violation, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

-David Passieri, 45. Local speed violation. Fined $50.

-Lavaun Nelson, 59. Local speed violation. Fined $50.

Polson City Court, Judge Olson presiding

*The following took place from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1.

-Gage Stroop, 19. Criminal mischief pecuniary loss less than $1,500, a misdemeanor. Fined $100. 6 months in jail, all suspended.

-Stephen Day, 62. Careless driving, a misdemeanor. Fined $85.

District Court briefs, Judge Christopher presiding

*The following took place on Oct. 31.

-Cecilia Basilio, 35, of Ronan, appeared in district court for sentencing in relation to a felony offense of forgery. In a ruling based on a plea agreement, Basilio was given 10 years, all of which was suspended except for a 30-day stint in the LCJ that is to be completed within the next three months. Basilio has been granted credit for time already served.

Court documents indicate that in May 2012, Basilio was apprehended at a Polson store where she was attempting to pass a bad check. Basilio was found to be in possession of numerous old checks belonging to her ex-husband, who had been deported from the country in 2009.

-30-year-old Darwin Zempel, of Ravalli, appeared in district court and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The matter was set for an omnibus hearing on Dec. 4, with a jury trial commencing on Jan. 27.

The charges stem from an incident on Oct. 8, when court records state that Zempel “reported to his probation officer and tested positive for methamphetamine.” A search of Zempel’s car revealed several used syringes, a snort tube, a spoon with residue on it, and a “crystal-like powder nugget” believed to be methamphetamine.

-Former Polson resident, Louis Ted Caye, 43, was given five years in the MSP after having a suspended sentence revoked in an adjudicatory hearing.

The court upheld a petition to revoke Caye’s suspended sentence from a 2011 felony intimidation conviction, after he was found to have violated several conditions of his probation, including failure to report to work and failure to abstain from alcohol.

-Convicted violent offender Victor Demery, 29, of Polson, was sentenced to the DOC for four years for failing to give notice of a change of address, a felony. Demery had received a felony arson conviction in North Dakota in 2005 – an offense that, under Montana law, requires registration as a violent offender. Court records state that Demery “had been told by at least four different officers that he needed to register” but failed to comply with the requests.