District Court

COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from July 26

July 26

Kenneth Willoughby was dismissed of charges of driving with license suspended 3rd degree pursuant to plea agreement.

Matthew Martinez, was found guilty of assault 4th degree. Therefore, the defendant has a deferred sentence for 24 months, 364 days of jail, 363 suspended and a fine of $500, $500 suspended. Defendant must serve one day in jail, with credit for one day served and has a total of $343 in fines. $300 in fines can be converted to community serve at the rate of $17 an hour to be completed by July 31, 2025 with proof of completed provided to the probation department. Defendant must have no criminal violations of law and supervised probation for 24 months. Unsupervised probation for last 23 months if all essential requirements of the sentence have been completed and if payment of fines is completed. Defendant shall not possess or consume alcohol and submit to random UA testing. Defendant shall either complete an alcohol evaluation and comply with any recommended treatment. After completion, he may then possess and consume and UA testing will terminate or the defendant may choose to abstain from alcohol, marijuana and any illegal controlled substances and be subject to UA testing for the full length of supervised probation.

Timothy Holly charges were amended from driving under the influence to negligent driving first degree, operating a motor vehicle in negligent manner that endangers or likely to endanger person or property and exhibits effects of drug or alcohol consumption. The state dismissed the charges of a false statement to public servant pursuant to a plea agreement. The defendant waived arraignment on the amended charges voluntarily as part of a plea agreement. The defendant is sentenced to 90 days, of jail with 90 suspended. The defendant must have no criminal violations of law or alcohol related infractions. Defendant has supervised probation for 24 months. Defendant must obtain a substance use disorder evaluation expanded alcohol assessment from a Washington State approved agency and file a copy of the evaluation/assessment by August 30 and begin within 45 days with filed proof of timely enrollment and completion. Defendant must attend a DUI Victim Impact Panel, and not possess any illegal drugs, alcohol, marijuana, and submit to random alcohol and drug testing. Defendant is currently held in the custody of Idaho DOC. None of the obligations imposed by this Court shall be duplicative to the DOC conditions. However, defendant shall provide verification he has completed Idaho DOC conditions, to the best of his ability. The Victim Impact Panel requirement may be completed while in custody, after he has been released or substituted for another similar program. If defendant is held in Idaho DOC custody for an extended period of time, probation may be terminated upon verification of substantial compliance.