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October 9, 2012

Common Pleas Court sentences for Oct. 9

NEW CASTLE — J. Craig Cox

•Rachel Ellen Kay, 29, Sharon — Eighteen months probation, costs of prosecution, $800 restitution to Red’s Place, and ordered to have no contact with the victim. She pleaded guilty to retail theft.

•Daniel C. Epling, 22, Ellwood City — Twelve months probation, Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol referral. He pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person.

•Ricardo N. Reeves, 34, New Castle — One year in the intermediate punishment program with the first 90 days on house arrest with electronic monitoring, costs of prosecution, $1,500 fine, Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol assessment, 18-month license suspension. He pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.

•Russell A. Wimer, 46, Ellwood City — Ninety days in the intermediate punishment program to be served on house arrest with electronic monitoring, $1,000 fine, costs of prosecution, Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol referral, 12 month-license suspension. He pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.

•Meagan Mae Yhelka, 22, Fombell — One year in the intermediate punishment program with the first six months on house arrest with electronic monitoring and the remaining six months on probation, costs of prosecution. She pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance.

•Meagan Mae Yhelka, 22, Fombell — One year in the intermediate punishment program with the first three months on house arrest with electronic monitoring and the remaining nine months on probation to be served consecutively with any other sentence, costs of prosecution. She pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance.

•Garry Robert McConahy Jr., 36, Edinburg — Ninety days in the intermediate punishment program to be served on house arrest with electronic monitoring, $1,000 fine, costs of prosecution. He pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.

 

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