Sentences handed down in muni court, including several to jail
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON A suspect in the recent Kathryn Drive incident was given jail time and also faces possible future charges.
Anthony Simich, 36, of New Vienna, was sentenced to 180 days in jail (150 days suspended) and was fined $500 on a falsification charge on Thursday in Clinton County Municipal Court. Simich was ordered by the court to have no contact with the residence in the 800 block of Kathryn Drive and he must take part in supervised probation.
A drug instrument possession charge was dismissed.
Simich and 40-year-old Ryan Lyons were arrested on May 13 during a search warrant conducted by the Clinton County-Wilmington Joint SWAT Team at the Kathryn Street residence.
So why did the judge do that?
Mike Daugherty - Contributing columnist
Clinton County Municipal Court handles a lot of cases. It amounts to a few thousand different matters every month.
These range from seat belt tickets to preliminary hearings for the most serious felony cases, some of which are reported in the newspaper.
When the articles are published, I always get asked, “Why did you do that?” That is a fair question; I work for the people of Clinton County, and you have a right to know.
Most cases are traffic citations. Most of those go through without me seeing them at all; that is because people pay their ticket instead of going to court.
Clinton County Municipal Court: Several get lengthy jail sentences, large fines
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
The following report is compiled using a disposition report provided by Clinton County Municipal Court. The information includes the defendant’s name, age, residence if listed, charge(s) disposed, fine, court costs assessed, jail sentence and any special conditions. Municipal Judge Mike Daugherty oversees the court, which administers the law in criminal misdemeanor cases.
The following list includes those who pled guilty or were found guilty between May 10, 2021 and May 14, 2021:
• Jean Estrada, 33, of Wilmington, domestic violence, sentenced to 180 days in jail, fined $1,000, assessed $135 court costs. Estrada must have no contact with the victim.