DUI Convictions

The following are convictions made in October 2015 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise indicated, all convicts were ordered to obtain and follow drug/alcohol evaluations, attend a victim-impact panel and to perform community service. Suspensions of jail time (in parentheses) are awarded if all other requirements of the sentence are completed within one year. Dollar amounts not otherwise specified are court costs defendants were ordered to pay.

Steven M. Schmidt, 62 Meadowbrook Drive, Bayfield. 90 days La Plata County Jail (80 days suspended), 48 hours public service, $82.70 restitution, $6,157.80 fine.

DWAI Convictions

The following are October 2015 convictions for driving while ability impaired with a blood-alcohol content between 0.05 percent and 0.08 percent or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise indicated, all convicts were ordered to obtain and follow drug/alcohol evaluations, attend a victim-impact panel and to perform community service. Suspensions of jail time (in parentheses) are awarded if all other requirements of the sentence are completed within one year. Dollar amounts not otherwise specified are court costs defendants were ordered to pay.

Terry L. O’Neal, 213 W. Ash, Bloomfield, New Mexico. 15 days La Plata County Jail (15 days suspended), 48 hours public service, $40.22 restitution.

Deferred Judgments

The following cases of driving while ability impaired with a blood-alcohol content between 0.05 percent and 0.08 percent or by prescription or illegal drugs were granted deferred judgments and sentences in October 2015. A deferred judgment is not a conviction. It is a sentence typically put off (deferred) for a specific period of time, typically a year. If the defendant complies with each of the conditions of the deferred sentence within the allotted time period, the defendant’s record is cleared of this charge.

Orders typically require no violations of the law during the period of the order, except for traffic infractions, attend a victim-impact panel and alcohol education class. Dollar amounts not otherwise specified are court costs defendants were ordered to pay.

Jacob D. Hubertus, 34624 U.S. Highway 550, No. 7, Durango. 24 hours public service, $14.42 restitution.

Brennan C. McManamon, 80 Primrose Circle, No. 8017, Durango. 24 hours public service, $40.22 restitution.

Paula R. Rhatigan, 925 N. Fifth St., Grand Junction, Colorado. 48 hours public service, $73.96 restitution.

Elijah R. Ware, 1001 Geoglein Gulch, No. 231, Durango. 24 hours public service, $42.72 restitution.