County Prosecutor

February 9 Angel Gonzalez, age 22, of Montague, was sentenced to two years probation, $1,205 in fines and a six month loss of driver’s license. He pled guilty on Dec. 11, 2006 to the third degree crime of possession of cocaine. He admitted to possessing a small bag of cocaine that was discovered during a motor vehicle stop by Sparta Police Officer Brian Liassloch on Oct. 14, 2006. February 13 Leighton Brown, age 28, of Newton, pled guilty to third degree possession with the intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and third degree resisting arrest. He is scheduled for sentencing on April 13. He was found to be in possession of 11 bags of heroin and six bags of cocaine when detectives from the Sussex County Narcotics Task Force, officers from the Newton Police Department and Sussex County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at the home of his mother on Mill Street on Nov. 14, 2006. He also admitted to resisting the arrest by the police officers through the use of force. February 16 William Carwille, age 23, of Franklin, was sentenced to two years probation. 45 days S.L.A.P., a six month loss of driver’s license and $705 in fines. He pled guilty on Jan. 2 to the disorderly person’s offense of being under the influence of a controlled, dangerous substance. He admitted to consuming two bags of heroin on a return trip from Newark before he was stopped by members of the Sussex County Narcotics Task Force in Franklin on Oct. 4, 2006. William Akamura, age 20, of Highland Lakes, was sentenced to three years in state prison, a six month loss of driver’s license and $2,473 in fines. He pled guilty on Nov. 27, 2006 to third degree possession of cocaine, the disorderly persons offense of false imprisonment, fourth degree possession of a weapon, third degree burglary, third degree theft, the disorderly persons offense of possession of marijuana and a motor vehicle ticket for unsafe tires. He admitted to possessing less than a half gram of cocaine in Vernon on Oct. 9, 2005. He admitted that on Sept. 5, 2005, in Vernon, he kept Kristin Wargacki against her will in his bedroom and that he possessed a glove with metal studs. He also admitted that he agreed with other individuals to burglarize a home in Vernon on May 17, 2006 in order to steal drugs from the home. He also admitted that on July 1, 2006, he possessed a small amount of cocaine, Thomas Ziniewicz, age 34, of Newton, was sentenced to serve 215 days in the Sussex County Jail, to pay $155 in monetary penalties and to submit to DNA testing. He pled guilty on Dec. 19, 2006, to one count of the fourth degree charge for a Megan’s Law violation for failure to notify law enforcement that he had moved to a new address. Under the provisions of Megan’s Law, Ziniewicz was required to notify the local police that he was moving to a new address ten days prior to his actual move. Ziniewicz admitted to the court that on or about May 26, 2006, he had moved to a new address in the Town of Newton and had not notified the Newton Police Department of his new address. At the time of the offense, Ziniewicz was serving a term of probation that was imposed by the Court on Feb. 10, 2006 for a similar violation. Ziniewicz continues to be monitored by the Sex Offender Monitoring Pilot Program through the State Parole Board. This program provides for satellite-based monitoring of certain sex offenders. Phyllis Vigliotti, age 37, of Newton, was sentenced to one year probation and must serve 20 days in the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility. She must submit to a mental health evaluation and follow all recommendations made. She must pay total fines and penalties of $280 and submit a DNA sample at her expense. She pled guilty on Dec. 18, 2006 to forgery, a third degree crime and to falsifying records, a fourth degree crime. On March 12, 2006, she filled out and cashed a check belonging to Edward Stoll without his knowledge or permission. On Aug. 5, 2006, she provided Newton Municipal Court with a letter written by her but stating it was from Newton Memorial Hospital to inform the court that Edward Stoll had passed away, knowing that there was a pending complaint in the Municipal Court against him and knowing he had not passed away.