Two people were sentenced on felony charges recently in Southeast District Court.
Austin Michael Muck, 28, Valley City, North Dakota, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, methamphetamine, a Class B felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, prohibited acts A/controlled substances, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and reckless endangerment, Class C felonies, driving operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor or drugs and driving while license/privilege is suspended or revoked, Class B misdemeanors.
Muck was accused of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possessing items or drug paraphernalia to introduce methamphetamine into the body with previous convictions in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019, possessing psilocybin with previous convictions in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019, refusing to bring a vehicle to stop after a pursuing police vehicle gave a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop with a previous conviction in 2020, inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily injury upon another with an automobile, driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of liquor or drugs with a previous conviction in 2019 and driving while his license is suspended or revoked on Dec. 11.
Judge Cherie Clark sentenced Muck to three years in the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with credit for 32 days served. Muck was ordered to undergo a chemical dependency evaluation and complete recommended treatment. He was ordered to pay a $1,500 fine/state.
A Class B felony is punishable by 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. A Class C felony is punishable by five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by 30 days in prison and a $1,500 fine.
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Kelsey Kamoni, 24, Valley City, North Dakota, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance/alcoholic beverage by an inmate and possession of a controlled substance in jail/correctional facility, Class B felonies, and possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanors.
Kamonie was accused of possessing methamphetamine in a correctional facility, possessing methamphetamine and possessing a digital scale, unused needle and a glass pipe smoking device intended to introduce methamphetamine into the body on March 30 and possessing methamphetamine after being booked into the Stutsman County Correctional Center.
Judge Troy LeFevre sentenced Kamoni to 58 days in the Stutsman County Correctional Center with credit for 58 days served. She was placed on 24 months supervised probation and ordered to pay a $650 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $35 indigent defense application fee, $300 indigent recoupment and a $25 victim-witness fee.
