Muscatine County District Court 6/29/2012

June 29, 2012, in Muscatine County District Court:

KEENATH TURNER, DOB: 12/25/1988, formerly of 518 W. 3^rd Street, Muscatine, was sentenced after having violated the terms of a previously granted sentence of probation. TURNER was sentenced for the offenses of Burglary in the Third Degree and Theft in the Third Degree. TURNER violated the terms of his probation by failing to report to the Residential Correctional Facility and committing new criminal offenses. The Court imposed concurrent prison sentences for a total term of not to exceed five years.

HALEY MARTIN, DOB: 2/26/1990, no current address, was sentenced after having violated the terms of a previously granted sentence of probation. MARTIN violated the terms of her probation by absconding from the Residential Correctional Facility. The Court imposed a prison sentence for a total term not to exceed ten years for the offenses of Possession of a Precursor Substance and Theft in the First Degree.

MAXWELL HONS, DOB: 8/28/1990, OF 106 W. 7th St., West Liberty, was sentenced after having pled guilty to the offense of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree. The Court granted the defendant a deferred judgment and placed him on supervised probation for a period of three years. In addition the defendant will be required to register as a sex offender. The investigation conducted by the Muscatine County Sheriff's Department showed that Hons had sexual intercourse with a 15 year old female in February of 2012.

Muscatine County District Court 6/15/2012

Today (6/15/2012) in Muscatine County District Court:

CHASE BRYSON, DOB: 4/6/1991, of 165 Iowa St., Letts, was sentenced for the offense of Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree. He received a deferred judgment and was placed on probation for two years. He was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $750 and make victim restitution.

TONY HILLS, DOB: 7/26/1993, of 6707 51st Street South, Muscatine, was sentenced for the offense of Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree. He received a deferred judgment and was placed on probation for two years. He was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $750 and make victim restitution.

HILLS and BRYSON were arrested by the Muscatine Police Department after damaging car windows in the 200 block of Amherst Avenue in Muscatine.


MARIO GARCIA, DOB: 2/7/1988, of 420 E. 4th Street, West Liberty, was sentenced for the offense of Fraudulent Practices in the Second Degree. He received a deferred judgment and was placed on probation for three years. He was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $750 and make victim restitution.

Investigation by the Iowa Department of Workforce Development showed that GARCIA had fraudulently received unemployment insurance benefits.


CAYLIN NICHOLS, DOB: 2/24/1990, of 414 Evans Street, was sentenced for the offense of Possession of a Precursor Substance. She received an indeterminate prison term not to exceed five years and a fine of $750.

Investigation by the Muscatine County Drug Task Force showed that NICHOLS had been in possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent that the substance be used to manufacture methamphetamine.


ADAM ELIJAH BASSETT, DOB: 8/2/1986, of 901 E. 9th Street, Muscatine, pled guilty to two counts of Child Endangerment.

During BASSETT's guilty plea he stated that he left his two minor children in the custody of a babysitter while knowing that the babysitter was not a suitable person to care for children. The childen both received minor injuries. The case was investigated by the Muscatine Police Department.

BASSETT will be sentenced July 27, 2012, at 9:15 a.m.