AUBURN - Two Kansas City, Mo., teenagers tried to plead guilty in Cayuga County Court Tuesday to different stolen property charges related to the same incident. However, Judge Mark Fandrich reject one of the pleas.
Jacob Hills, 8104 N. Jefferson in Kansas City, Mo., attempted to plead guilty to fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. The 19-year-old purchased a $100 gift card from Wal-Mart with the stolen charge card on Aug. 1.
Fandrich asked him a series of questions to satisfy his requirements that Hills understood what pleading guilty to the felony charge means.
When asked if he knew the credit card's status, Hills responded, “I had no idea it was stolen.”
Fandrich did not accept the plea, saying Hills would have to recognize the property was unlawfully obtained.
The court rescheduled a hearing for next week.
Hills pointed to Alan Hoatland, 19, as the supplier of the credit card.
Hoatland, 602 NE. Windrose Court A in Kansas City, also stood before the judge Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to having a stolen vehicle on the charge of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He drove to Wal-Mart in a stolen 2004 Acura from Missouri.
Possible sentence for Hoatland includes shock probation and six months in Cayuga County Jail.
However, the judge will determine the exact punishment during his sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Along with the term for the count of criminal possession, Hoatland would serve a concurrent term for a misdemeanor charge in Owasco.
Fandrich will review documentation about the crime as well as the teenager's history, and can set different terms.
Also in court:
€ Jon Hewitt, 48, pleaded innocent but his attorney, Douglas Bates, asked for another week to review the case.
The court pushed his appearance to Tuesday, Aug. 28. However, Chief Assistant District Attorney Jon Budelmann said he could no longer guarantee agreeing to the change from the second-degree kidnapping charge to a lesser charge of unlawful imprisonment. He initially agreed to the change during the proceedings before Bates asked for more time.
Hewitt was charged with second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, second-degree menacing and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Hewitt allegedly forced a woman he had a previous relationship with from her Belmont Avenue home at knifepoint in May and took her to his boat in Hibiscus Harbor in Union Springs, authorities said.
This is his last known address.
€ The judge sentenced Jamel McIntosh, 23, to two years in prison for a felony count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two misdemeanor counts of second-degree menacing with a weapon. McIntosh, of 3 Lawton Ave. Apt. 2 in Auburn, has a history of clashes with law enforcement since he was 12, Budelmann said.
McIntosh admitted possessing a switchblade knife Sept. 22 in Auburn and displaying a screwdriver to threaten two people with it during a dispute in Auburn April 20.
“If he doesn't change his ways, surely the next step is prison,” Budelmann said.
The judge agreed, adding “I'm not sure why you haven't gotten the message.”
€ Jeremy Neale, 25, of 1 McConnell Ave., Auburn, withdrew his earlier innocent plea and pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance and forfeiting the $300 that police took during executing a search warrant.
Neale sold crack cocaine to a police informant on April 23. The district attorney's office dropped lesser charges, including two misdemeanors for drug paraphernalia. Sentencing was set for Tuesday, Oct. 2.
€ Alexander Blanton, of 22 Eagle Lane, Camillus, will go before a judge on Sept. 4. His lawyer, James Leone, asked for more time after discovering a potential defense while talking to his client Tuesday.
The 25-year-old is accused of having a 14-year-old girl perform oral sex on him during a Trailways bus ride in March, which led to the felony charge of second-degree criminal sex act.
€ Sonny Smith, 21, stood before the judge for a violation of parol review. He is accused of fifth-degree criminal sale of a control substance. Smith, 8535 Denman Road, Port Byron, has a hearing set for Tuesday, Sept. 25.
On March 14, police arrested him in Montezuma on a warrant for aggravated harassment in April.
He occasionally has failed to appear at the Cayuga County jail as part of his parole.
€ Jeremy Rose, 36, of 15 Wegman St. in Auburn, paid $250 in supervision fees he owed to a court in Florida.
Because he made the restitution, Florida authorities told the Cayuga County District Attorney's office to cancel an extradition order.
€ Toby Grant, 25, of 34 E. Sixth St. Rear in Oswego, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of fifth-degree sale of a controlled substance.
He took $280 from a police informant for crack cocaine on March 30, 2005.
“It was a poor decision,” Grant said.
Lesser charges related to drug possession were dropped.
His sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2.
€ Chad McDeid, 20, entered a plea of innocent to felony charges of third-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, second-degree attempted criminal sale of marijuana, and third-degree criminal possession of marihuana.
Fandrich will hear motions on the case on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Budelmann said the district attorney's office is ready to take the case to trial.
Staff writer Jessica Soule can be reached at 253-5311, ext. 267 or
jessica.soule@lee.net
Fandrich asked him a series of questions to satisfy his requirements that Hills understood what pleading guilty to the felony charge means.
When asked if he knew the credit card's status, Hills responded, “I had no idea it was stolen.”
Fandrich did not accept the plea, saying Hills would have to recognize the property was unlawfully obtained.
The court rescheduled a hearing for next week.
Hills pointed to Alan Hoatland, 19, as the supplier of the credit card.
Hoatland, 602 NE. Windrose Court A in Kansas City, also stood before the judge Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to having a stolen vehicle on the charge of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He drove to Wal-Mart in a stolen 2004 Acura from Missouri.
Possible sentence for Hoatland includes shock probation and six months in Cayuga County Jail.
However, the judge will determine the exact punishment during his sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Along with the term for the count of criminal possession, Hoatland would serve a concurrent term for a misdemeanor charge in Owasco.
Fandrich will review documentation about the crime as well as the teenager's history, and can set different terms.
Also in court:
€ Jon Hewitt, 48, pleaded innocent but his attorney, Douglas Bates, asked for another week to review the case.
The court pushed his appearance to Tuesday, Aug. 28. However, Chief Assistant District Attorney Jon Budelmann said he could no longer guarantee agreeing to the change from the second-degree kidnapping charge to a lesser charge of unlawful imprisonment. He initially agreed to the change during the proceedings before Bates asked for more time.
Hewitt was charged with second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, second-degree menacing and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Hewitt allegedly forced a woman he had a previous relationship with from her Belmont Avenue home at knifepoint in May and took her to his boat in Hibiscus Harbor in Union Springs, authorities said.
This is his last known address.
€ The judge sentenced Jamel McIntosh, 23, to two years in prison for a felony count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two misdemeanor counts of second-degree menacing with a weapon. McIntosh, of 3 Lawton Ave. Apt. 2 in Auburn, has a history of clashes with law enforcement since he was 12, Budelmann said.
McIntosh admitted possessing a switchblade knife Sept. 22 in Auburn and displaying a screwdriver to threaten two people with it during a dispute in Auburn April 20.
“If he doesn't change his ways, surely the next step is prison,” Budelmann said.
The judge agreed, adding “I'm not sure why you haven't gotten the message.”
€ Jeremy Neale, 25, of 1 McConnell Ave., Auburn, withdrew his earlier innocent plea and pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance and forfeiting the $300 that police took during executing a search warrant.
Neale sold crack cocaine to a police informant on April 23. The district attorney's office dropped lesser charges, including two misdemeanors for drug paraphernalia. Sentencing was set for Tuesday, Oct. 2.
€ Alexander Blanton, of 22 Eagle Lane, Camillus, will go before a judge on Sept. 4. His lawyer, James Leone, asked for more time after discovering a potential defense while talking to his client Tuesday.
The 25-year-old is accused of having a 14-year-old girl perform oral sex on him during a Trailways bus ride in March, which led to the felony charge of second-degree criminal sex act.
€ Sonny Smith, 21, stood before the judge for a violation of parol review. He is accused of fifth-degree criminal sale of a control substance. Smith, 8535 Denman Road, Port Byron, has a hearing set for Tuesday, Sept. 25.
On March 14, police arrested him in Montezuma on a warrant for aggravated harassment in April.
He occasionally has failed to appear at the Cayuga County jail as part of his parole.
€ Jeremy Rose, 36, of 15 Wegman St. in Auburn, paid $250 in supervision fees he owed to a court in Florida.
Because he made the restitution, Florida authorities told the Cayuga County District Attorney's office to cancel an extradition order.
€ Toby Grant, 25, of 34 E. Sixth St. Rear in Oswego, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of fifth-degree sale of a controlled substance.
He took $280 from a police informant for crack cocaine on March 30, 2005.
“It was a poor decision,” Grant said.
Lesser charges related to drug possession were dropped.
His sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2.
€ Chad McDeid, 20, entered a plea of innocent to felony charges of third-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, second-degree attempted criminal sale of marijuana, and third-degree criminal possession of marihuana.
Fandrich will hear motions on the case on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Budelmann said the district attorney's office is ready to take the case to trial.
Staff writer Jessica Soule can be reached at 253-5311, ext. 267 or
jessica.soule@lee.net
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