Sussex County Prosecutor
Jan. 4
Vincent R. Eaton, 27, of Blairstown was sentenced to 180 days in the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility and was ordered to perform five days of community service. He must pay total fines and penalties of $855 and submit a DNA sample at his expense. His driving privileges were suspended for 24 months.
He pled guilty on Oct. 15, 2012 to driving while suspended, a fourth degree crime, and to the motor vehicle offense of driving with no insurance.
In pleading guilty, Eaton admitted to driving a vehicle in Newton on July 4, 2012 during a time that his driver's license was suspended. He also did not have insurance coverage on the vehicle.
Three juveniles pled guilty on Jan. 3 to third degree burglary third degree theft. They was adjudicated juvenile delinquents by the court.
The juveniles, ages 15 and 16, of Vernon, were sentenced to 12 months probation on condition that they each complete 30 hours of community service, attend school every day and follow all home and school rules, testify truthfully against other co-defendants, submit a DNA sample, undergo random drug testing, have no contact with the victim or co-defendants, pay fines of $45 and $6,400 restitution to the victim (joint and several).
In August several juveniles broke into a home in Vernon taking various items including jewelry, a laptop and game systems.
Michael Royce, 24, of Hamburg, was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections with credit for 256 days. And a concurrent sentence of three years. He must also submit a DNA sample and pay a total of $405 in fines and $5,710 restitution to the victim.
He pled guilty on Oct. 15, 2012 to two burglaries, both crimes of the third degree.
In March of 2011 Royce and a co-defendant entered a residence in Montague taking various items including jewelry and then sold the jewelry. In April of 2011 he broke into Chuck's Car Wash in Hampton Township taking bank bags containing money.
Jan. 7
Ryan Sichieri, 20, of Highland Lakes, pled guilty to possession of heroin, a third degree crime. Sentencing is presently anticipated for March 15.
Sichieri admitted that on May 19, 2011 in the Township of Vernon during a routine motor vehicle stop he was found to be in possession of 11 glassine bags of heroin.
Lisa M. Griffen, 41, of Newton pled guilty to theft and receiving stolen property, both crimes of the third degree. Sentencing is presently anticipated for Feb. 11.
In pleading guilty, Griffen admitted to driving a co-defendant to a residence in Andover Township and acting as a look-out while the co-defendant took items from the residence on July 5, 2012.
John M. Shaker, 25, of Hopatcong pled guilty to theft, a crime of the fourth degree. Sentencing is presently anticipated for March 1, 2013.
In pleading guilty, Shaker admitted to taking property from a home in Hopatcong on June 20, 2012 while he was doing landscape work at the residence.
Allen T. Strack, 25, of Franklin was sentenced to three years probation, 90 days SLAP and $2,380 in fines.
He pled guilty on Oct. 15, 2012 to two counts of third degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
He admitted to distributing small amounts of cocaine on May 14 and 17, 2012 to an individual cooperating with the Sussex County Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force.
The distributions occurred within 1,000 feet of the Franklin Elementary School.
Mathew Pomykala, 30, of Hamburg pled guilty to aggravated assault, a third degree crime, and false imprisonment, a disorderly persons offense.
Sentencing is presently anticipated for March 1.
Jacob Lazar, 18, of Lafayette, pled guilty to fourth degree criminal trespass.
Sentencing is presently anticipated for March 22.
The defendant entered Newton High School in September, 2012, and remained in the school after school hours, sleeping in the school.
Danielle Vitiello, 21, of Andover pled guilty to throwing bodily fluids, a fourth degree crime.
Sentencing is presently anticipated for March 1.
Vitiello, while incarcerated in the Sussex County Jail, spit at a Sheriff’s officer through the screened interview window.
Lindsay N. Schroeder, 21, of Franklin was sentenced to five years drug court probation, 34 days jail, inpatient substance abuse treatment, $4,700 in restitution and $155 in fines.
She pled guilty on Oct. 9, 2012 to the third degree crime of theft.
She admitted taking cash from her former employer in Sparta on numerous occasions between May and June, 2012.
John McCurdy, 35, of Stanhope was sentenced to four years drug court probation, 86 days credit for time served in jail, intensive outpatient substance treatment, $1,330 in fines and a six-month loss of driver’s license.
He pled guilty on Nov. 14, 2012 to conspiracy and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, both third degree crimes.
He facilitated a transaction for heroin and was subsequently found to be in possession of heroin on a separate occasion.