Francis Smalley, 53, of Haines was convicted April 14 of negligent driving.

Smalley was fined $300 and ordered to pay a $10 police charge and $250 restitution for the infraction.

On April 9 Smalley was seen driving down the sidewalk of Main Street in Haines. Witnesses said she drove her car into a fire hydrant and then ran over a stop sign. She then turned up Third Avenue and continued to drive on the sidewalk until coming to a stop. Smalley said she was looking for her dog and there were three floor mats that had bunched up under the pedals, causing her to press the accelerator instead of the brake.

A state trooper and police officer said they didn’t detect alcohol on Smalley’s breath. The officer reported Smalley technically failed field sobriety tests but said she had gone a day and a half without sleep, had back pain and a painful growth on her foot that impacted her ability to perform the tests, along with English being her second language.

Robert Jensen III, 28, of Haines was cited April 12 for a trapping violation.

Jensen was fined $150 and ordered to pay a $10 police charge. He forfeited the otter.

Jensen on April 1 trapped a river otter during a closed season. A person contacted troopers to report the trapped otter at 6.5 Mile Lutak Road.

When shown the trap, Jensen took responsibility for setting it and told the trooper where it had been located. Jensen said he pulled his traps before the season closed Feb. 15 but he must have forgotten that one.

Ian Seward, 39, of Haines was convicted March 1 of taking a moose without a Tier II subsistence permit.

Seward was fined $1,500, with $500 suspended. He was ordered to pay a $50 police charge and to forfeit the seized moose and a rifle to the state. He was placed on one year’s probation that includes revocation of his Tier II subsistence permit. Seward was ordered to pay $1,000 restitution.

According to court documents, Seward on Oct. 4 shot a moose from his second-level porch. He then located the injured moose and fired his last round at it. A second hunter killed the moose with another shot. Seward said he first shot the moose before the second hunter could take the animal “from under my nose.”

A friend of Seward’s heard the shots, arrived at the scene and took possession of the moose because Seward did not have a Tier II subsistence permit. Seward’s friend validated a harvest ticket and reported to the state that he shot the moose. The man was convicted late last year.

Jonathan Coulter, 32, of Haines was convicted Feb. 9 of driving while intoxicated.

Coulter was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 70 suspended and fined $3,000. He was ordered to pay $125 in surcharges, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and $200 restitution. Coulter was ordered to complete alcohol counseling. His driver’s license was revoked one year and he was placed on probation two years.

Coulter on Dec. 19 got into a car outside the American Legion. An officer following Coulter down Second Avenue observed him weaving back and forth, eventually wandering into the opposing lane of traffic. Coulter was impaired in his field sobriety tests and a breath test found his blood alcohol level was .296.

Coulter was convicted of driving under the influence in 2003, and a 2007 driving under the influence charge was dismissed.

Kristopher Nelson, 23, of Haines was convicted Feb. 9 of reckless endangerment.

Nelson was sentenced 90 days in jail, suspended. He was ordered to pay $50 in surcharges and $200 restitution, write a letter of apology to the victims and complete 30 hours of community service work. He was placed on one year’s probation.

On Oct. 18, Nelson followed two women in his truck as they drove around town. The driver said Nelson followed so closely that she could not see his headlights. She also said Nelson drove in front of her and pressed his brakes, and later forced her into the oncoming traffic lane.

Angelica Sweet, 27, of Klukwan was convicted Feb. 9 of driving while intoxicated..

Sweet was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 87 days suspended. She was fined $3,000, $1,500 suspended and ordered to pay $125 in surcharges, $330 cost of imprisonment and $200 for the cost of appointed counsel. Her sentence included alcohol counseling, 20 hours of community service work, a 90-day license revocation, and two years’ probation.

Sweet on Oct. 2 was asked to leave the Fogcutter Bar, and she declined an officer’s offer to provide her transportation home. Sweet then got into a car and backed into another vehicle. She put the car in drive and accelerated and the officer ran across the parking lot and told her to stop.

Sweet refused to perform field sobriety tests. A breath test found her blood alcohol level was .238.

Charges of driving without a valid Alaska driver’s license and failure to exhibit proof of insurance upon demand were dismissed.

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