Randolph T. Williams Jr., 41, was found guilty Jan. 14 of eight counts of possession of child pornography on Nov. 19, 2012. Williams downloaded the pictures from a public-use computer at a downtown office. Williams was sentenced to 15 years in jail, $300 in fees, registration as a sex offender and seven years’ probation.
Aaron J. Donnelly, 34, pleaded guilty Jan. 28 to violating a domestic violence protective order on Jan. 7. Donnelly twice called a woman who had a domestic violence protective order against him. The woman recorded the phone calls and forwarded them to the police. An officer contacted Donnelly, who admitted he called the woman. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail and a $100 fee.
Dalton Huston, 23, pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to violating hunting seasons for brown bears on Aug. 10. Huston shot a sow and two cubs near his residence at 7 Mile Haines Highway when they were getting into his trash pile. Huston was sentenced to 90 days in jail, $10,900 in fines, a $100 fee, two years’ probation and two years of hunting license revocation.
Morgan E. Hebert, 29, pleaded guilty Jan. 28 to reckless driving on July 17. A caller reported a vehicle rolled over near .25 Mile Porcupine Road. The vehicle was abandoned and had alcohol containers scattered around it. Troopers had the vehicle towed. They found the vehicle belonged to Hebert and attempted to contact him. Hebert called troopers when he returned to the scene and found his vehicle was missing. Troopers contacted Hebert 1.5 miles from the crash site and cited him for reckless driving. Hebert was sentenced to three days in jail, 24 hours of community service, a $50 fee, 30-day license revocation, alcohol screening and one year probation.
John Lee Wilson, 62, pleaded guilty to driving without a valid operator’s license on Jan. 27. An officer pulled Wilson over near 2 Mile Haines Highway and found Wilson’s license had been suspended. Wilson was sentenced to a $500 fine, a $50 fee and one year probation.
Eli William Phillips, 61, pleaded guilty Jan. 27 to permitting an unauthorized person to drive on Oct. 14. Troopers pulled Phillips’ grandson over for speeding near Small Tracts Road. Phillips’ grandson did not have a valid driver’s license but said Phillips had given him permission to drive the truck. When troopers contacted Phillips, he admitted he knew his grandson didn’t have a license but gave him permission to drive the vehicle anyway. Phillips was sentenced to a $250 fine and $50 fee.