Navajo County Superior Court

The following criminal cases were heard in Navajo County Superior Court recently.

Rumaldo Pedraza pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted luring a minor for sexual exploitation. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) for the one count of attempted luring a minor for sexual exploitation, with credit for 52 days served. He received a suspended sentence for the second count of attempted luring a minor for sexual exploitation and was placed on probation for life. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 52 days in the Navajo County Jail, with credit for 52 days served. He must register as a sex offender and abide by sex offender rules. He was ordered to pay a $250 sex offender registration assessment. He was sentenced to Judge Jon H. Saline.

Gary Joe pleaded guilty to criminal damage and extreme DUI. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 30 days in the county jail. He was sentenced by Judge Joseph S. Clark.

Annette Whatcott pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and DUI. She received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for one year. As a condition of her probation, she must first serve 10 days in the county jail, with credit for one day served and nine days waived. She was sentenced by Judge Pro Tem Michael S. Penrod.

Devin Wade Taylor pleaded guilty to theft of a means of transportation, misconduct involving weapons and possession of dangerous drugs. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on intensive probation for five years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve one year in the Apache County Jail, with credit for 37 days served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.

Jerold Mike pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three 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 Penrod.

Heriberto Rosales-Garcia pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and aggravated assault. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for four years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve four months in the DOC for aggravated DUI. He was sentenced by Judge Clark.

Aasin Woodman pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI, aggravated assault, aggravated assault/domestic violence, disorderly conduct with a firearm/domestic violence, disorderly conduct/domestic violence and two counts of endangerment. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years for two counts of endangerment, disorderly conduct with a firearm/domestic violence and disorderly conduct/domestic violence and was placed on probation for five years for aggravated assault, aggravated assault/domestic violence, with the sentences to run concurrently. He was sentenced by Judge Clark.

Jesus Tarbutton, also known as Jesus Perrino, pleaded guilty to extreme DUI. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for one year. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve two days in the county jail and seven days under house arrest. He was sentenced by Judge Penrod.

Jeffrey Martinez pleaded guilty to criminal damage and DUI. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 30 days in the county jail, with credit for three days served. He was sentenced by Judge Penrod.

John Hurtado-Felipe pleaded guilty to attempted transportation of methamphetamine for sale. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for five years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 23 days in the county jail, with credit for 23 days served. He was sentenced by Judge Clark.

Eldon Clint Smith pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs. 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 one day served. He was sentenced by Judge Saline.

Emily Anne Eckenrode admitted to violating the terms of her probation on an original charge of trespassing. Her intensive probation was reinstated. As a condition of her probation, she must first serve one year in the county jail, with credit for 71 days served. She was sentenced by Judge Penrod.

Brandon Fisher, 38, of Show Low pleaded guilty to shoplifting. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for one year. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 10 days in the county jail, with credit for 10 days served. He was sentenced by Judge Penrod.

Mikel Joseph Umphrey pleaded guilty to DUI. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for one year. 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 Penrod.

Aaron Croyle pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve four months in the DOC, with credit for seven days served. He was sentenced by Judge Penrod.

Byron J. Keys pleaded guilty to attempted possession of marijuana for sale. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for five years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 84 days in the county jail, with credit for 84 days served. He was sentenced by Judge Clark.

Jamie Overly admitted to violating the terms of her probation on the original charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Her probation was reinstated. She was sentenced by Judge Clark.

Jace Gardner pleaded guilty to DUI. He was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail, with credit for nine days served. He was sentenced by Judge Penrod.

Johnny Garcia admitted to violating the terms of his probation on original charges of use of methamphetamine and assault/domestic violence. His intensive probation was reinstated. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve 268 days in the county jail, with credit for 268 days served. He was sentenced by Judge Clark.

Christian Michael Evans pleaded guilty to two counts of assault/domestic violence. He received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, he must first serve six days in the county jail, with credit for six days served. He was sentenced by Judge Penrod.