Court Briefs 04-16-15

The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, before the Honorable Derek Weimer:

Clinton Tscharner, age 41 of Kimball, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of possession of meth, a class IV felony. He pleaded guilty to attempted possession of meth and DUI-D, a class I and W misdemeanor, respectively. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Sentencing set for May 6.

Gary Vannatter Jr, age 28 of Sidney, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a playground, a class II felony. Status hearing has been continued to May 6.

Justin Grimm, age 22 of Sidney, appeared for a status hearing on two charges of distribution of marijuana, both class III felonies. Pre-trial conference set for July 1 at 9:30 a.m. and jury trial set for July 21 and July 22.

Leif Schleiker, age 28 of Sidney, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of distribution of marijuana, a class III felony. Status hearing continued to June 3 at 9 a.m.

Julian Salinas, age 21 of Sidney, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of possession of meth, a class IV felony. Status hearing set for May 6 at 9:30 a.m.

Matthew Frerichs, age 18 of Sidney, appeared for entry of plea on a charge of possession of hydrocodone, a class IV felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted possession of hydrocodone, a class I misdemeanor. He received two years of probation.

Brandon Terry, age 28 of Fort Collins, Colo., appeared for sentencing on a charge of burglary, a class III felony. He received 12 days in jail, five years Intensive Supervised Probation, waivable jail time, 200 hours of community service and was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution.

Andrew Christofferson, age 24 of McCook, appeared for sentencing on a charge of 3rd degree assault, a class I misdemeanor. He received 24 days in jail and 24 months probation.