July 8—Four people were recently convicted of felonies by the Southeastern District Court in Jamestown.
Alek Lee Dallmann, 28, Jamestown, pleaded Alford to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class B felony. Dallmann also pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a felony of class B, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class C felony.
An Alford plea means that Dallmann acknowledged that there was sufficient evidence for a conviction, but does not admit the guilt of the charge.
Dallmann was charged with possession of fentanyl and methylenedioxymethamphetamine with the intent to give birth on March 21. He was also charged with possessing one or more syringes used with fentanyl on March 21 with a previous conviction in 2022.
Judge Nicholas Thornton sentenced Dallmann to 40 days in Stutsman County Correctional Center with credit for 40 days served. Thornton placed Dallmann on 18 months supervised probation and ordered him to be in a sober living facility until a probation officer deemed it no longer necessary. Thornton also ordered Dallmann to pay a criminal administration fee of $400, a defence/installation administration fee of $100, indigent defense application fee of $35, indigent recovery of $300 and $25 victim-witness fee.
A Class B felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. A Class C felony is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Curtis James Anderson, 35, Jamestown, pleaded guilty to Prohibited Act A/Controlled Substances, a Class B felony, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class C felony.
On January 24, Anderson was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of one or more pipes used with methamphetamine with a prior conviction in 2018.
Thornton sentenced Anderson to a year and a day in the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with credit for 149 days served. Thornton placed Anderson on supervised probation for 18 months and ordered him to pay a $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defence/facility administration fee, $35 indigent defense application fee, an indigent recovery of $300 and victim-witness costs of $25.
John Henry Clemens, 60, Jamestown, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C felony.
Clemens was charged with possession of one or more pipes used with methamphetamine on April 22, 2022, with a previous conviction in 2018.
Thornton sentenced Clemens to two days in Stutsman County Correctional Center with credit for two days served. Thornton placed Clemens on supervised probation for 18 months and ordered him to obtain a chemical dependency evaluation and follow recommended treatment. Thornton also ordered Clemens to pay a criminal administration fee of $400, a defence/facility administration fee of $100, and a victim-witness fee of $25.
John Thomas Smith, 55, Carrington, North Dakota, pleaded guilty to issuing a check or draft without sufficient funds or credit.
Smith was charged with issuing a check for $2,714 without sufficient funds or credit with the bank, banker or custodian on December 11.
Judge Daniel Narum sentenced Smith to one day in Stutsman County Correctional Center with credit for one day served. Narum ordered Smith to submit to fingerprinting and pay a $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defence/facility administration fee, $35 indigent defense application fee, recovery destitute of $300, $678 in insufficient funds, $2,714 in restitution and a victim of $25. witness fees.