Court Costs

BOYLE DISTRICT COURT Cases handled recently in Boyle District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs also were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Judge Jeff Dotson presiding Clifford T. Helm, 48, first-degree burglary, amended to first-degree criminal trespassing, 30 days; possession of marijuana, 30 days, consecutively, credit for 14 days served, remaining time probated one year.

HARRODSBURG - Cases handled recently in Mercer District Court, listed by name, charge and, where applicable, fine and jail sentence, include the following. Court costs were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Angie Delapaz, 32, 3305 Bohon Road, fourth-degree assault, amended to harassment, $100. Ricky A. Merriman, 46, 110 Murphy Lane, fourth-degree assault, amended to harassment, $25. Charles Bryan Lyens, 31, 237 West Lane, possession of marijuana, $300, $150 of which goes to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program; driving under the influence of intoxicants, dismissed; careless driving, $100; driving with suspended license, $250, 90 days with credit for 51 days, to serve balance; possession of open alcoholic beverage container, $25. Todd Alan Stifanick, 38, Idaho, felony custodial interference, amended to second-degree custodial interference, 30 days, credit for 21 days served, balance probated.

The following cases were resolved in Clark District Court Feb. 25 with Judge Earl-Ray Neal presiding: - Arlene Alexander, theft by deception under $300 (three counts), dismissed. - Shirley F. Barrett, theft by deception under $300, dismissed with court costs. - Amanda Callahan, theft by deception under $300,dismissed with court costs. - Shonda Centers, theft by deception under $300, pleaded guilty, sentenced. - Shonda Centers, theft by deception under $300, non-payment of fines, pleaded guilty, sentenced.

LANCASTER - In an anticipated move, the Wayne County parent who ran onto the field last month during a football game pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Monday in Garrard District Court. Kirby Thompson, 50, of Monticello, was fined $250 plus court costs. Thompson pleaded guilty after learning no assault charge would be filed for allegedly smacking a Garrard County player. During the Friday night game on Oct. 19, Thompson reportedly was upset after a Wayne County player was roughly hit during a tackle, and ran onto the field, according to Deputy Sheriff Brandon Conley's report.

The following action was taken March 10 in Clark District Court with Judge William Clouse officiating: - A trial was scheduled April 10 for David E. Brock, who is charged with violating a DVO or EPO. A pre-trial conference was scheduled for March 24. - Johnny W. Christopher pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to 11 days in jail. Restitution was ordered to be paid by July 21. - The second-degree forgery case against Marvin Cooper was continued generally.

BOYLE DISTRICT COURT Cases handled recently in Boyle District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs also were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Judge Jeff Dotson presiding Clifford T. Helm, 48, first-degree burglary, amended to first-degree criminal trespassing, 30 days; possession of marijuana, 30 days, consecutively, credit for 14 days served, remaining time probated one year.

STANFORD - Lincoln Fiscal Court took steps on Tuesday to make it easier for broadband Internet to expand. Magistrates accepted a recommendation from county planning and zoning officials to lower the permit fee required to construct towers used to send broadband signals. The $1,700 fee remains in place to build the much taller towers used to transmit cell phone signals, but lowers the cost of erecting the much shorter towers needed for broadband to about $100. “The cost of a permit made it economically impossible to expand broadband access,” Judge-Executive Jimbo Adams said.

The Clark County Fiscal Court on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million budget for the Sheriff’s Office, which includes a cost-of-living raise for employees. According to estimates, personnel costs will constitute the bulk of expenses in the 2011 calendar year. Sheriff Berl Perdue expects to spend around $752,000 on employee salaries and close to $87,000 for the sheriff’s position. Another $98,000 is allocated for benefits. Perdue also factored in a 3 percent across-the-board raise for employees, but said he may forego raises next year if the economy fails to improve.