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Show Sixth District Court Actions PANGUITCH Gregory William Kersten, 31, Escalante, represented himself in court April 1 where he entered a guilty plea to contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a March 20 incident in Escalante. The offense is a class B misdemeanor punishable by a term not to exceed six months in the county jail or a fine of up to $1200, or both,. Kersten waived the statutory time for sentencing and asked to be sentenced the same day. County Attorney Wallace A. Lee acknowledged acknowl-edged Kersten's cooperation, stating that he appeared to be a person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lee said Kersten had no previous record and had offered to assist in local alcohol abuse cases. Lee recommended rec-ommended a $50 fine, one year bench probation ad no minors in the home. Judge Don V. Tibbs sentenced Kersten to six months in jail and a See Court Actions Page 5A Court Actions From Page 1 $1000 fine. The judge then suspended sus-pended the sentence and fine on recommendation rec-ommendation of the state. He fined Kersten $100 plus the state-mandated 85 percent surcharge. His terms of probation include no intoxicants in-toxicants or drugs and no minors in his home except immediate family members. Kersten was also ordered to assist in a local alcohol program under the direction of Southwest Utah Mental Health and Escalante police chief Anthoney Byron. Joe Sidwell, 24, Escalante, charged with supplying alcohol to a minor, a class A misdemeanor, appeared ap-peared in court to answer charges in an incident alleged to have taken place March 20 in Escalante. Judge Tibbs was continued to May 6 to allow Sidwell time to meet with his attorney. Sidwell will enter a plea on that date. Henry Worthen, 27, Panguitch, appeared to answer charges of issuing is-suing a bad check, a third degree felony fel-ony punishable by a sentence not to exceed five years and a line up to $5000. Apprising Worthen of his rights, Judge Tibbs then questioned him about his income and learned he earns about $2000 a month where he works in Cedar City. The judge gave him 30 days in which to hire an attorney and continued the case until May 6. |
