Court report

June 25

A minor offense judgment was issued for Mark Hamley, 41, for a charge of non-criminal littering. He pleaded guilty after trial for the violation, and was fined $450 with $400 suspended and a $10 surcharge. Hamley shall pick up 25 court-approved bags’ worth of trash from the Pats Lake area, Spur Road and other designated sites for proper disposal, to be completed by August 24. He has been placed on probation for one year.

June 26

Anthoney F. Guggenbickler, 21, had a charge of Theft 2 dismissed by prosecutors at First District Court in Wrangell. All charges in the case have been disposed.

Probation for Tasha M. McColloch, 32, was ordered revoked by First District Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis after finding conditions had been violated. The defendant was ordered to serve three days in incarceration and pay $100 for jail surcharges. McColloch will be allowed credit for time spent in residential treatment if successfully completed and verified, allowing for early termination of probation.

Court issued a corrected judgment on Linda A. Churchill, 53, on a count of driving under the influence. Churchill had pleaded guilty to the count and has been ordered to serve 30 days with 27 suspended, pay $1,791 in fines and surcharges with $100 suspended, undergo a treatment program and surrender her license for 90 days. Once privileges are returned she will be required to make use of an engine interlock device for six months. She has been placed on probation for one year.

June 27

Judgment was issued on Mark J. Mitchell, 64, at First District Court in Wrangell by Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis for a first offense count of requiring Dungeness crab registration. The defendant had pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $500. In addition, landing value worth $6,307.40 was to be paid to the state, while seven of Mitchell’s pots were seized. The line and buoys would be returned.

David P. Churchill, 21, appeared before First District Court Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis on the count of assault in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor. Churchill pleaded guilty to the charge and was ordered to serve 180 days with 160 suspended. Additionally, he was ordered to participate in a residential treatment program, surrender a DNA sample to the state if requested, and pay $200 in surcharges with $100 suspended. Churchill has been placed on two years’ probation.

July 16

Elmer C. Mork, 60, appeared before Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell at the Wrangell District Court for a minor offense charge of failure to log personal use permit. The defendant entered a not guilty plea, but was found to be guilty. The court ordered Mork to pay $210 in fines and surcharges with $200 suspended, and has been placed on probation for six months.

Jeffrey C. Darr was acquitted of a charge of fishing in closed waters during a hearing at First District Court in Wrangell. In his ruling, Judge Kevin Miller acknowledged the state had been unable to disprove the defendant’s assertion about where he caught the king salmon in question. The allegation was subsequently discharged.