(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Attorney, Carl M. Sonksen, reports the following activities in the Iowa District Court for Page County for the week of October 14, 2024:

Stephen Doyle Hamilton Jr., age 38, of Clarinda, entered a plea of guilty to Operating While Intoxicated-1^st Offense. Hamilton, Jr., was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with all but 2 days suspended. He was placed on probation for 9 months and was ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and the drinking driver’s program as conditions of probation. Hamilton, Jr., was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,250, court costs and surcharges.

Sayj Martin, age 26, of Clarinda, was found in violation of her probation. Martin’s deferred judgment was revoked and she was found guilty of Driving While Revoked. She was sentenced to 20 days in jail, with credit for time served and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, court costs, surcharges, and court-appointed attorney fees.

Page County Courthouse, Clarinda, IA.

Sayj Martin, age 26, of Clarinda, entered a plea of guilty to Driving While Barred as a Habitual Violator. She was sentenced to 20 days in jail, with credit for time served and ordered to pay a fine of $855, court costs, surcharges, and court-appointed attorney fees.

Maria Jean Mullenberg, age 21, of Imogene, entered a plea of guilty to Operating While Intoxicated-1^st Offense. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail, with all but 7 days suspended. Mullenberg was placed on probation for 9 months and was ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and the drinking driver’s program as conditions of probation. She was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,250, court costs, and surcharges.

Max William Shafer IV, age 36, of Fairfax, Missouri, entered a plea of guilty to Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug and Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail on each charge, suspended. Shafer was placed on probation for 9 months and ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $430 on each charge, court costs, surcharges, and court-appointed attorney fees.

The Honorable Eric J. Nelson, District Court Judge of the Fourth Judicial District presided.

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.