County man sentenced to state prison
A county resident has been sentenced to between 21 months and four years in state prison on three separate dockets.
Timothy A. Cope was sentenced Friday by Judge Maureen Skerda on a charge of second-degree criminal conspiracy (burglary) to satisfy one docket, a charge of criminal mischief to satisfy a second docket and retail theft to satisfy a third docket.
The criminal mischief charge stemmed from a September incident that caused a brief standoff after local and federal authorities attempted to take Cope into custody after allegedly “absconding on his supervised release” by members of the Warren County Drug Task Force, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations shortly after 2:30 p.m.
Cope was found in Glade Township but refused to come out of the house for about 25 minutes. The standoff ended when Cope finally came out of the home after police threatened to send a K-9 officer into the house. Cope allegedly had cut an ankle monitor off and removed a drug patch, both of which were part of his supervised release.
Cope was sentenced to a $500 fine and six months probation to satisfy his guilty plea to a criminal mischief charge. A charge of resisting arrest in the incident was not prosecuted.
Cope was sentenced to between 18 and 36 months in a state prison, counting 224 days time served, restitution, mental health and drug and alcohol treatment priority as well as eligibility for a State Motivational Boot Camp and the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive program after pleading guilty to a charge of second-degree felony criminal conspiracy (burglary) with charges of first-degree felony burglary, theft by unlawful taking, criminal conspiracy and third-degree felony criminal trespass not prosecuted.
On the final docket, Cope was sentenced to between three months and a year in a state prison to run consecutively to his first prison sentence, to pay a $500 fine as well as restitution to Walmart after pleading guilty to retail theft.
Other sentences Friday in Skerda’s court include:
– Ethan Z. Backstrom was sentenced to a $1,000 fine, a 12-month driver’s license suspension, between 72 hours and 6 months in the Warren County Jail with credit for one day served, an Alcohol Highway Safety School, Victims Impact Panel, drug and alcohol treatment and 15 hours of community service as well as a traffic fine after pleading guilty to DUI: highest rate of alcohol – first offense and a traffic citation.
– Brian A. Blood was sentenced to a $1,000 fine, a 12-month driver’s license suspension, six months restrictive intermediate punishment that includes 72 hours in the Warren County Jail, attendance in an Alcohol Highway Safety School, Victims Impact Panel, an intensive outpatient program and 15 hours community service.
– Vincent C. Brown was sentenced to a $750 fine, restitution, three years restrictive intermediate punishment that includes five months in a state prison and 50 hours community service after pleading guilty to a charge of third-degree felony theft by deception as well as 18 months probation and 100 hours community service after pleading guilty to a charge of bad checks.
– Raymond L. Champlin was sentenced to a $1,500 fine, an 18-month driver’s license suspension, five years restrictive intermediate punishment that includes 90 days in the Warren County Jail counting 60 days time served and two months house arrest with electronic monitoring, attendance in an Alcohol Highway Safety School, Victims Impact Panel, drug and alcohol evaluation and 100 hours community service to satisfy a charge of DUI: controlled substances – Schedule 2-3 – second offense; six months probation after pleading guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and 60 to 90 days in the Warren County Jail and a $500 fine after pleading guilty to driver’s license suspended/revoked.
– Brandon C. Dean was sentenced to a $500 fine, restitution, 12 months probation, 130 hours community service and attendance in a COG program after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property.
– Ashley C. Good was sentenced to a $500 fine, restitution, between 42 days and two years and one day in the Warren County Jail with credit for 42 days time served, eligibility for immediate parole, mental health treatment, an intensive outpatient program and 15 hours community service after pleading guilty to simple assault and 18 months probation and 30 hours community service after pleading guilty to resisting arrest.
– Rebecca L. Grubbs was sentenced to a $500 fine, 12-month driver’s license suspension, six months restrictive intermediate punishment to include 48 hours in the Warren County Jail, attendance in an Alcohol Highway Safety School, Victims Impact Panel, drug and alcohol outpatient treatment, 15 hours community service and traffic fines after pleading guilty to DUI: high rate of alcohol – first offense and a traffic citation.
– Rebecca L. Pacheco was sentenced to a $750 fine, 12-month driver’s license suspension, six months restrictive intermediate punishment that includes 30 days in the Warren County Jail, Alcohol Highway Safety School, Victims Impact Panel, drug and alcohol treatment and 30 hours of community service and traffic fines after pleading guilty to DUI: high rate of alcohol – second offense and two traffic citations.
– Christie A. Hillard was sentenced to a $500 fine, 12-months driver’s license suspension, six months restrictive intermediate punishment that includes 48 hours in the Warren County Jail with credit for one day time served, attendance in an Alcohol Highway Safety School, Victims Impact Panel, 15 hours community service, intensive outpatient program and drug and alcohol counseling as well as a traffic fine after pleading guilty to DUI: high rate of alcohol – first offense and a traffic citation. In a separate docket, Hillard was sentenced to pay a $500 fine, 12 months probation, 50 hours of community service, drug and alcohol treatment after pleading guilty to obstruction of administration of law and 12 months probation and 50 hours community service for a guilty plea to a charge of disorderly conduct.