The following criminal cases were heard in Navajo County Superior Court recently.
William James Johnson Jr. pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC), with credit for seven days served, to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was fined $1,335. He was ordered to pay a $250 DUI abatement fee, a $1,500 prison construction and operations assessment and a $1,500 general fund assessment. He was sentenced by Judge Jon H. Saline.
Carlos Lorenzo Jackson pleaded guilty to misconduct involving weapons and DUI with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in the DOC for misconduct involving weapons, with credit for one day served. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for two years for DUI with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, with the sentence to commence upon release from the DOC. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Eric Michael Lujan admitted to violating the terms of his probation on an original charge of aggravated DUI. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in the DOC, to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Richard William Steinmetz pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. He was sentenced to one year in the DOC, with credit for 159 days served, to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was fined by Judge Saline.
Lorenzo Gonnie pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and admitted to violating the terms of his probation on original charges of DUI and endangerment. He was sentenced to six years in the DOC for aggravated DUI, 135 days in the Navajo County Jail for DUI and one year in the DOC for endangerment, all with credit for 135 days served, with the sentences to run concurrently and to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Eric Warsaw pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct with a weapon. He was sentenced to seven months in the DOC, with credit for 62 days served, to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Paul Puckett pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine, hindering a prosecution and two counts of use of methamphetamine, and admitted to violating the terms of his probation on original charges of theft of means of transportation and possession of methamphetamine. He was sentenced to five years in the DOC for both counts of use of methamphetamine and one count of possession of methamphetamine, all with credit for 206 days served, five years in the DOC for theft of means of transportation, with credit for 214 days served, three years in the DOC for the second count of possession of methamphetamine, with credit for 214 days served and three years in the DOC for hindering a prosecution, with credit for 206 days served, with the sentences to run concurrently and to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was fined $5,370. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Jason Thomson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit possession of a narcotic drug for sale, conspiracy to promote prison contraband, conspiracy to commit sale of a dangerous drug and aggravated harassment/domestic violence and admitted to violating the terms of his probation on original charges of possession of a narcotic drug and aggravated DUI. He was sentenced to five years in the DOC for conspiracy to commit possession of a narcotic drug for sale, conspiracy to commit promoting prison contraband and conspiracy to commit sale of a dangerous drug, one year in the DOC for aggravated harassment/domestic violence and 2.5 years in the DOC for possession of a narcotic drug and aggravated DUI, all with credit for 523 days served, with the sentences to run concurrently and to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was fined $3,580. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Allen Cowens pleaded guilty to attempted possession of methamphetamine for sale. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in the DOC, with credit for 106 days served, to be followed by a term of community supervision equal to one day for every seven days served. He was fined $1,000. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Stephen Matthew Banta admitted to violating the terms of his probation on original charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving weapons. His probation was reinstated. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Kyle Suon Chea pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 180 days in the county jail, with credit for three days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Robert Jake Jr. pleaded guilty to failure to appear. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 37 days in the county jail, with credit for 37 days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Reuben Michael Garcia pleaded guilty to shoplifting. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for two years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve one day in the county jail, with credit for one day served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Kevin Allen McConnaughy pleaded guilty to criminal damage and resisting arrest. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for 1.5 years for criminal damage and three years for resisting arrest, with the sentences to run concurrently. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve four days in the county jail for criminal damage, with credit for four days served and 105 days in the county jail for resisting arrest, with credit for 105 days served. He was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $7,434. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
Brandin Rivera pleaded guilty to burglary. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on intensive probation for four years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve nine days in the county jail, with credit for nine days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.
