Greene ARDS
WAYNESBURG – Five criminal defendants were entered into the accelerated rehabilitative disposition program last week by Greene County President Judge Farley Toothman.
Those accepted into the program must serve at least one year probation and pay all fines and costs. Defendants charged with driving under the influence of alcohol also may have their driving privileges suspended and be required to refrain from the use or possession of alcohol.
Those who successfully complete the program can petition the court to have their criminal records expunged.
Kathy Cooke, 49, of 171 Champion Drive, Waynesburg, was entered into the program for two years charged with theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud; Cooke used the credit card of an elderly couple she worked for to make personal purchases and cash withdrawals between September 2013 and February 2014; restitution $45,000.
Nelson Stuart Smith IV, 41, of 551 Hoges Run Road, Holbrook, charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance; arrested Jan. 1, he was under the influence of Suboxone and Lorazapam.
Thomas R. Burrie, 37, of 468 N. Eighty Eight Road, Carmichaels, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and four summary traffic violations; arrested March 1.
Leslie Steven Bowden II, 21, of 201 Oak Forest Road, Brave, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Bowden had a pipe used for smoking synthetic marijuana when the vehicle he was in was stopped March 28.
Leslie Louise Sargent, 52, of 52 W. Greene St., Waynesburg, charged with DUI and 10 summary violations. Arrested April 18, 2008, after her vehicle struck another vehicle in the parking lot of a Mt. Morris bar, Sargent had a BAC of .092 percent.