The following have been sentenced in Cambria County Court on guilty pleas to criminal charges (costs and fines may include restitution):
Kristy Lee Koval, 32, 1300 block of Springhill Road, Portage, forgery. Placed on probation for one year. Ordered to pay $1,677 in costs and fines.
Robert Kuzminsky, 39, 200 block of Bertmin Street, Johnstown, theft of leased property. Placed on probation for two years. Ordered to pay $2,897 in costs and fines.
Mu-Iyn Lawton, 19, 800 block of Central Avenue, Johnstown, obstruction of justice. Placed on probation for one year. Ordered to pay $822 in costs and fines.
Jason Libengood, 28, Coldspring, Tex., formerly of St. Michael, arson. Given a suspended jail sentence of nine months to seven years. Ordered to pay $39,007 in costs and fines.
Judith Lucas, 53, 300 block of Morrell Place, Johnstown, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement with electronic monitor, plus an additional
21 months probation. Ordered to pay $4,210 in costs and fines.
Nicole Nagy, 35, Jefferson Street,
Johnstown, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement, plus an additional 21 months probation. Ordered to pay $4,122 in costs and fines.
David Louis Orosz, 33, 100 block of Third Street, Johnstown, DUI-third offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement with electronic monitoring, plus
21 months probation. Ordered to pay $3,555 in costs and fines.
Daphne N. Parker, 28, 200 block of Quaker Avenue, Johnstown, false identification to law-enforcement and public drunkeness. Placed on probation for one year. Ordered to pay $1,484 in costs and fines.
Jason J. Perrone, 25, 300 block of Carmel Street, Northern Cambria, receiving stolen property. Ordered to pay $1,234 in costs and fines. No further sentence.
Kenneth Michael Polites Jr., 26,
100 block of Bradley Street, Elmora, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to one month home confinement, with electronic monitoring, plus
23 months probation. Ordered to pay $3,526 in costs and fines.
Theodore William Quirin, 52, Belle
Vernon, Fayette County, DUI-second offense and driving while his license
was suspended. Sentenced to one month home confinement, plus 23 months probation. Ordered to pay $4,370 in costs and fines.
William Wesley Ragno, 49, 400 block of West High Street, Ebensburg, DUI-second offense, DUI-third offense and two counts of public drunkenness. Sentenced to four months home confinement with electronic monitoring, plus 21 months probation. Ordered to pay $7,439 in costs and fines.
Ronnie Jo Rensko, 25, 100 block of Garfield Street, Johnstown, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement, plus 21 months probation. Ordered to pay $4,145 in costs and fines.
Richard Riddell, 36, 3700 block of Bigler Avenue, Northern Cambria, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to one month home confinement, plus 23 months probation. Ordered to pay $3,200 in costs and fines.
Michael Jeremy Robinson, 21, 100 block of North Street, Johnstown, reckless endangerment, harassment and simple assault. Placed on probation for two years. Ordered to pay $4,370 in costs and fines.
Dana R. Rosporski, 32, Irwin, Westmoreland County, simple assault. Placed on probation for two years. Ordered to pay $2,258 in costs and fines.
Clinton Sabo, 27, 3400 Elton Road, Johnstown, false reports to authorities, hindering apprehension or prosecution of another person, accident involving damage to a vehicle and careless driving. Placed on probation for two years. Ordered to pay $16,938 in costs and fines.
Bernard Charles Smith Jr., 44, Wilmerding, Allegheny County, DUI-fourth offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to one to two years, less a day in county prison. Ordered to pay $3,910 in costs and fines.
Patrick Steven Steiner, 24, 600 block of Ash Street, Johnstown, theft by deception. Placed on probation for one year. Ordered to pay $1,766 in costs and fines.
Daniel Stephenson, 36, Coalport, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement with electronic monitoring, plus
21 months probation. Ordered to pay $4,122 in costs and fines.
Michael Keith Theys Jr., 25, 1000 block of Swigle Mountain Road, Mineral Point, theft from a motor vehicle, possession of oxycodone, receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of theft by unlawful taking. Sentenced to one to two years, less a day in county prison, plus an additional five years probation. Ordered to pay $25,563 in costs and fines.
Donald Titus Sr., 57, 500 Messenger Street, Johnstown, 57, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to
one month home confinement with electronic monitoring, plus 23 months probation. Ordered to pay $3,455 in costs and fines.
Crystal Marie Venesky, 48, 100 block of Joes Road, St. Benedict, three counts each of DUI and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement with electronic monitoring, plus
23 months probation. Ordered to pay $8,929 in costs and fines.
Jason Robert Warsing, 24, 100 block of Lulay Street, Johnstown, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months home confinement with electronic monitoring, plus 21 months probation. Ordered to pay $4,151 in costs and fines.
Martin Isaac Waltman, 31, 300 block of Glenn Street, Johnstown, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to one month home confinement, plus 23 months probation. Ordered to pay $5,030 in costs and fines.
Richard Glenn Wetherson, 46, Cherry Ridge Terrace, Northern Cambria,
two counts each of DUI and public
drunkenness. Sentenced to one month home confinement, plus 23 months probation. Ordered to pay $6,734 in costs and fines.
Julius Widmann, 26, 200 block of Village Street, Johnstown, insurance fraud. Placed on probation for seven years and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service. Ordered to pay $5,484 in costs and fines.
Paul Jeffrey Yanello, 52, 600 block of Rear Napoleon Street, Johnstown, DUI-second offense and public drunkenness. Sentenced to three months to two years, less a day, in the county prison. Ordered to pay $3,399.
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After years of political clashes and fiscal uncertainty, these are the facts of the National Drug Intelligence Center’s final days:
• 87: The number of employees losing their jobs as NDIC operations wind down this year.
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Local pair accused of robbing home twice
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