14A - JACKSON HOLE NEWS&GUIDE, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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A Grover man will spend the next five years on unsupervised probation after prosecutors reduced a felony strangulation charge to a misdemeanor. Robert William Coziah, 58, pleaded no contest Friday to unlawful touching as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Two other charges — battery of a household member and interfering with an emergency call — were dropped in the deal. “This is not a resolution that we’re real happy about doing, but this is what the victim wants,” Teton County Deputy Prosecutor Clark Allen said. “I would stress that this is very much driven by the victim.” At a change of plea and sentencing hearing, Radda gave Coziah the fiveyear probation term and ordered him to have no contact with his wife. He is accused of allowing a Thanksgiving Day argument with her to get physical. Originally he was accused of strangling her until she passed out, which is a felony. The couple’s relationship has grown increasingly troubled, and a no-contact order is probably the best resolution for both Coziah and his wife, said Teton County Public Defender Rob Stepans. “I think it’s an appropriate resolution,” Stepans said at the hearing. “Hopefully it will protect both of them from what has become a volatile, unsustainable situation.” Coziah said he intended to file for
divorce once he was released from jail. Radda allowed an exception in the nocontact order for required court hearings related to the divorce.
Cocaine buy leads to arrest
A 24-year-old Jackson man faces two felony drug charges after deputies allege he sold cocaine to an undercover agent twice this summer. Jose Mejorada-Corona is charged with two counts of delivering cocaine. He remains in jail following his initial appearance in 9th Circuit Court on Friday. At the hearing, Judge James Radda set his bail at $50,000 cash. Corona is accused of accepting $800 in exchange for less than 15 grams of cocaine. The two drug buys allegedly happened in August. Speaking through court interpreter Juanita Flores, Corona said that wasn’t normal behavior for him. “I only got it for that person, but I don’t sell,” he said. Corona’s bail needed to be high because he is a flight risk, said Teton County Deputy Prosecutor Clark Allen. Along with the two felony charges, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a hold on him, Allen said. “If he gets out, we almost certainly will not have a prosecution in this case,” Allen said. Corona said he has a wife and children in Jackson and would appear in court for their sakes. If he is found guilty, Corona faces up to 20 years in jail and $25,000 in fines for each charge before he is turned over to immigration authorities. His next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday.
Accused car burglar pleads guilty
One of two 19-year-old Jackson men accused of taking several items from unlocked cars pleaded guilty to burglary Friday. Ninth District Court Judge Timothy Day ordered a presentence investigation for Anthony Bentsen Moss following his arraignment. Moss is accused of joining two friends in a string of burglaries from cars parked in the Rafter J subdivision in late September. The trio allegedly decided to go “car hopping” through Rafter J on Sept. 26. They tried car doors and took whatever appealed to them from those they found unlocked, court files allege. Several items, including a case of Bud Light, a subwoofer and $1,500 cash were taken. A presentencing investigation should take between 45 and 60 days. Moss will be sentenced once Day has the opportunity to examine the report’s recommendations.
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Alaska man gets time served
An Anchorage, Alaska, man was sentenced to the eight days he already served in jail after police caught him driving under a suspended license twice in one week. Heath Elwin Stone, 29, has been in jail since his second traffic stop Dec. 2. At a court appearance Monday, 9th Circuit Judge James Radda suspended a 180-day jail sentence and gave Stone credit for the time he’s spent in jail. Stone also must spend the next six months on unsupervised probation, pay a $250 fine and pay $140 in court costs and public defender fees. He received four citations from two different stops, but prosecutors dismissed two of them.
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