(Dec. 15, 2016) Defense Attorney Steven Cox successfully argued in district court last Friday that phone difficulties necessitated a continuance in the probation violation hearing for his client, Jordan Denton.
Denton, who was convicted last June for her role in a January 2015 vandalism spree in Berlin, is scheduled to appear again in court in January, alongside co-defendant in that case, Nicholas Bonser. He also faces a probation violation charge.
This is the second time the pair will return to court on possible probation violations since their conviction in June 2015.
According to court documents, Denton failed to submit to drug and alcohol screenings and pay the associated costs. This condition of her probation was added back in June 2016, when a new deal was struck between the state and Denton, after a previous probationary hearing.
Court records show Denton tested positive for alcohol and marijuana use on Aug. 9, the second time she’s failed this particular screening while on probation.
She then failed to appear for treatment twice in August and six times in September.
Bonser’s violation appears to have been triggered by traffic infractions.
Denton was also required to abstain from alcohol and use of any drug, submit to alcohol and drug screening as directed by her probation supervisor and consent to any treatment, testing or evaluation mandated by the probation supervisor as part of their probation.
Bonser and Denton were convicted as part of a plea bargain for stealing spray paint from the Berlin Wal-Mart and then using it, along with an unnamed juvenile, to tag vehicles and buildings with movie quotes, offensive language and random doodles in January 2015.
As part of the deal, they each pleaded guilty to 11 of 40 charges, were placed on probation, were ordered to perform a total of 450 hours of community service, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $8,843.06 to the victims and write letters of apology to the town. In exchange, prosecutors did not pursue the remainder of the charges.
Denton, who was convicted last June for her role in a January 2015 vandalism spree in Berlin, is scheduled to appear again in court in January, alongside co-defendant in that case, Nicholas Bonser. He also faces a probation violation charge.
This is the second time the pair will return to court on possible probation violations since their conviction in June 2015.
According to court documents, Denton failed to submit to drug and alcohol screenings and pay the associated costs. This condition of her probation was added back in June 2016, when a new deal was struck between the state and Denton, after a previous probationary hearing.
Court records show Denton tested positive for alcohol and marijuana use on Aug. 9, the second time she’s failed this particular screening while on probation.
She then failed to appear for treatment twice in August and six times in September.
Bonser’s violation appears to have been triggered by traffic infractions.
Denton was also required to abstain from alcohol and use of any drug, submit to alcohol and drug screening as directed by her probation supervisor and consent to any treatment, testing or evaluation mandated by the probation supervisor as part of their probation.
Bonser and Denton were convicted as part of a plea bargain for stealing spray paint from the Berlin Wal-Mart and then using it, along with an unnamed juvenile, to tag vehicles and buildings with movie quotes, offensive language and random doodles in January 2015.
As part of the deal, they each pleaded guilty to 11 of 40 charges, were placed on probation, were ordered to perform a total of 450 hours of community service, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $8,843.06 to the victims and write letters of apology to the town. In exchange, prosecutors did not pursue the remainder of the charges.