SUSSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR

July 31 Robert J. Douglass, 33, of Vernon was sentenced to one year probation to run concurrent but not coterminous to a probationary sentence he is presently serving. He must pay restitution in the amount of $650, pay total fines and penalties of $155 and submit a DNA sample at his expense. He pled guilty on June 16 to receiving stolen property, a fourth degree crime. On Sept. 17, 2006 in Vernon, he bought a log splitter that he knew had been stolen and sold it to someone else. Kelly M. Willard, 29, of Hopatcong was sentenced to four years probation and 75 days of the Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program. In addition, she must pay restitution to her victims. Willard pled guilty on Dec. 17, 2008 to two counts of third degree fraud, two counts of third degree forgery and third degree issuing a bad check. She admitted to issuing a check to the Franklin Sussex Auto Mall for car repairs, knowing that she had insufficient funds to cover the payment. In a separate incident, while employed as an independent carrier for the New Jersey Herald, she used the New Jersey Herald’s checking account to pay several of her personal bills. Aug. 3 Russell McAdams. 26, of East Stroudsburg, Penn. pled guilty to theft, a third degree crime. McAdams had previously been enrolled in the PreTrial Intervention Program with respect to the charge, but was terminated from the program for non-compliance prior to the entry of his guilty plea. On April 3, 2004 in Newton, during the course of a motor vehicle stop, the defendant admitted to police that he had stolen the vehicle he was driving from the parking lot of the Newton Theater parking lot. Randy J. Doty. 27, of Westtown, New York pled guilty to two counts of theft, both third degree crimes. On Feb. 24 and May 6 the defendant stole a total of 26 kayaks from a business in Wantage. He confessed to stealing the merchandise and attempting to sell the kayaks on the internet. Steven McHugh, 31, formerly of Newton entered a guilty plea to an accusation charging him with two counts of the fourth degree charge of violating the terms of his Community Supervision For Life and one count of the disorderly persons offense of obstruction of the administration of law. McHugh, a previously convicted sex offender, was ordered by the court to comply with the terms of Community Supervision for Life. McHugh admitted to the court that on or about June 29 he violated the terms of his Community Supervision for Life by failing to reside at an address approved by his parole office and that he had failed to refrain from the purchase, possession or use of alcohol. Ian Mandt, age 20, of Hopatcong, pled guilty to aggravated assault, a fourth degree crime and possession of a knife for an unlawful purpose, a third degree offense. Mandt admitted that on or about Dec. 1, 2008, he was in possession of a pocket knife when he recklessly caused injury to an adult male relative during the course of a domestic violence incident. Nicholas Meade, 20, of Vernon, was sentenced to 30 days, with credit for two days previously served in the Sussex County Jail, 15 days of which are to be served on the Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program and three years probation. He must also obtain employment and pay court costs, as well as $294 in restitution. Meade pled guilty on June 26 to two counts of fraudulent use of credit cards, crimes of the third degree and theft of less than $500. He admitted to double swiping customer credit cards and keeping the money for himself while employed as a gas attendant at GRM Automotive. In a separate incident, he admitted to stealing money from the Vernon Dunkin Donuts while employed there. Aug. 4 Peter C. Fawcett, 33, of Sussex pled guilty to third degree eluding, driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance. He admitted to driving an ATV along Route 23 while intoxicated and fleeing police, tailgating and passing cars illegally when he saw a state trooper in the parking lot of the Wantage Quick Chek. Once apprehended, he was found to be under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content of .21 percent.