Sussex County Prosecutor

April 17 John O’Gara, age 31, of Stanhope, was sentenced to seven years in state prison with three years stipulated parole ineligibility. O’Gara was given 77 days jail credit, $1,505 in penalties and assessments and loss of his driving privileges for nine and one half years. O’Gara pled guilty on Sept. 22, 2008 to driving recklessly within 1000 feet of the Hopatcong Middle School, while intoxicated, and causing serious bodily injury to his passenger. O’Gara further admitted that his driver’s license was suspended at the time of the crash on Feb. 28, 2008. April 24 Glen Talmadge, 21, of Wantage, was sentenced to six years in state prison, with the requirement, pursuant to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, that he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole. Talmadge was given 29 days jail credit and three years parole supervision upon release, $205 in penalties and assessments and loss of driving privileges for two years. Thomas Miller, 20, Highland Lakes, was sentenced to seven years, six months in state prison, with the requirement, pursuant to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, that he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole. Miller was given 553 days jail credit and three years parole supervision upon release and $205 in penalties and assessments,. Fabian Coello, age 20, of Passaic, was sentenced to five years in state prison, with the requirement, pursuant to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, that he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole. Coello was given 36 days jail credit and $205 in penalties and assessments. Joshua Carrera, age 23, of Branchville, was sentenced to six years in state prison, with the requirement, pursuant to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, that he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole and three years parole supervision upon release. On a separate indictment charging possession of a controlled dangerous substance, Carrera was sentenced to four years in state prison to run concurrently with the previous sentence. Carrera was given 552 days jail credit. $1175 in penalties and assessments were also imposed. All four defendants were each ordered to pay $2,214.89 in restitution to the victim on a joint and several basis. The four co-defendants were sentenced with respect to their convictions of conspiracy and armed burglary of a Frankford Township residence which occurred on Oct. 16, 2007. April 27 Daniel C. Stoll, 21, of Branchville pled guilty to the third crime of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Sentencing is presently anticipated for May 18. He admitted to possessing a bag of heroin in the bedroom of his home on Oct. 9, 2008. April 30 A juvenile pled guilty to third degree joyriding, fourth degree false report to law enforcement officers and various motor vehicle summonses. She was adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by the court. The juvenile, age 14, of Lafayette, was sentenced to 12 months probation with a six-month driver’s license suspension when she turns 17. She must also complete 30 hours of community service, attend school every day and follow all home and school rules, submit a DNA sample, undergo random drug testing, comply with counseling and pay $414 in various fines. In February the juvenile took a vehicle in Lafayette Township without the owner’s permission and was then involved in a mother vehicle accident with the vehicle. May 1 Sereca Thomas, 25, of Franklin, was sentenced to three years probation, was ordered to serve 70 days in the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility and was given credit for 70 days served. She must submit to mental health and TASC evaluations and follow all recommendations made, pay total fines and penalties of $205 and submit a DNA sample at her expense. She pled guilty on March 16 to possession of a wooden walking cane for an unlawful purpose, a third degree crime. Thomas admitted to the court that on or about Jan. 6 she was in possession of a walking cane that she used as a weapon during a domestic violence altercation. Jacinda Moore, 31, of Branchville, was sentenced to five years probation, ordered to serve 90 days in the Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program, pay various fines and penalties totaling $155 and $10,000 in restitution to be paid to the victim on a joint and several basis. Moore admitted that on June 15, 2006 she conspired with a co-defendant to commit arson at the Franklin Sussex Auto Mall. David Evicci, 19, of Highland Lakes sentenced with respect to his guilty pleas to charges contained in four separate indictments. On the first indictment Evicci pled guilty to charges of armed burglary, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon with the purpose to use it unlawfully and conspiracy. On the second, he pled guilty to a charge of attempted burglary. He entered guilty pleas to one count of burglary and two counts of theft in the third indictment and also pled guilty to the fourth indictment charging shoplifting. On the first indictment, the armed burglary of a Frankford Township residence on Oct. 16, 2007, he was sentenced to eight years in state prison with the requirement, pursuant to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, that he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole. Said sentence was ordered to run consecutive to three year sentences to state prison imposed on the latter three indictments (concurrent with each other). Appropriate jail credits were also granted. $1,180 in penalties and assessments were imposed. He was ordered to pay $5,404.89 restitution on a joint and several basis. May 4 Sabrina M. Vivino, 30, of Franklin pled guilty to seven counts of burglary and five counts of forgery, all third degree crimes, and to the fourth degree crime of issuing a bad check. Sentencing is presently anticipated for June 12. Between Dec. 16, 2007 and Jan. 31 in Wantage, Sparta, Newton, Vernon, Hardyston, Hamburg, and Franklin, Vivino and several co-defendants broke into vehicles and took items from them, including credit cards and checks, which they then used to make purchases and get cash for themselves. Henry J. Boucher. 28, of Branchville plead guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon, a crime of the fourth degree. Sentencing is presently anticipated for May 20. He admitted to being in possession of an 18-inch sword that was concealed inside a walking stick after the car he was a passenger in was pulled over for a motor vehicle violation. Veronica Flood 22, of Wantage, was sentenced to three years in state prison with one year stipulated parole ineligibility. She was given 32 days jail credit. Flood was ordered to pay $380 in penalties and assessments and $2,214.89 in restitution. She was convicted of conspiracy and unlawful possession of a weapon in an armed burglary of a Frankford Township residence committed by co-defendants on Oct. 16, 2007.