Sussex County Prosecutor

Aug. 31 Brandon Kelly, 27, of Hopatcong was sentenced to four years drug court probation, 102 days in jail, inpatient substance abuse treatment, $1,205 in fines and a nine-month loss of driver’s license. He pled guilty on July 13 to the third degree crime of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. He possessed a small amount of heroin on May 23 in Hopatcong, which was discovered during a police response to the defendant’s overdose. Sept. 2 James B. Conklin, 29, formerly of Hopatcong, was sentenced to serve 270 days in the Sussex County Jail and to pay $155 in monetary fines and penalties. He pled guilty on July 13 to the fourth degree charge of violating the terms of his Community Supervision For Life. Conklin, a previously convicted sex offender, admitted to the court that on or about September 30, 2008, he had violated the terms of his Community Supervision for Life by failing to refrain from the use of controlled dangerous substances. Sept. 3 Christina Peck, age 29, of Milford, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to three years probation, 270 days county jail as a condition with 99 days credit and required to submit to a TASC evaluation. $380 in penalties and assessments were imposed. Heather Martin, age 20, of Port Jervis, New York, was sentenced to three years probation, 120 days county jail as a condition with 99 days credit. $380 in penalties and assessments were imposed. Nicholas Mann, age 28, of Port Jervis, New York, was sentenced to three years probation, 150 days county jail as a condition with 99 days credit. $380 in penalties and assessments were also imposed. Mann’s New Jersey driving privileges were suspended for six months. Peck, Martin and Mann had all previously entered guilty pleas to charges of attempted burglary and attempted theft. They admitted to attempting to enter a Montague residence on May 27 with the intention to commit a theft from a resident who was home at the time. Sept. 4 Nicola Earle, 34, of Hackensack was sentenced to five years probation, 60 days in the Sussex County Jail and restitution to victims. She pled guilty on January 26 to forgery, a third degree crime. Christopher M. Pappa, 27, of Jefferson was sentenced to three years probation, was ordered to serve 90 days in the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility and was given credit for 27 days served. The balance of his jail time is to be served in the Sheriff’s Labor Assistant Program. He was ordered to either enter an inpatient substance abuse program or attend Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous at least three times per week (SLAP/jail time can be suspended while in an inpatient program). He must pay restitution in the amount of $775, pay total fines and penalties of $155 and submit a DNA sample at his expense. He pled guilty on July 13 to burglary, a third degree crime. On March 10, 2008 in Branchville, he broke into an auto repair shop and stole cash from a cabinet. His DNA was identified by a blood stain left in the area of where the cabinet was. Sept. 8 Ryan Phillips, 30, of Franklin pled guilty to receiving stolen property, a third degree crime. On March 31 in Vernon, Phillips and a co-defendant came into possession of stolen property, money and a Wii Game System that had been stolen and then pawned the items. Antonio Torres, 31, of Sussex pled guilty to burglary, a third degree crime. On June 18 in Frankford, the defendant entered a locked vehicle in the Skylands Park parking lot and stole a deposit bag containing approximately $1,300. He later gave a statement to police admitting his actions. Sept. 10 Glen Alonzo Mays, 36, was sentenced for his convictions of attempted murder, the unlawful possession of a knife and two counts of aggravated assault, rendered by a jury’s verdict on May 14 after a 16-day trial. Mays, who had been residing in Newton at the time of the offense on Sept. 16, 2004, was sentenced to 24 years in state prison, with the requirement, pursuant to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, that he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole. Upon being paroled, Mays is subject to five years of parole supervision. Mays was given 833 days jail credit. $205 in penalties and assessments were also imposed. Mays was also ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution to the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency, which paid said amount to Newton Memorial Hospital for its treatment of victim Darrell Trent. In sentencing the defendant, the court granted the state’s application that Mays receive an extended term of imprisonment for being classified as a persistent offender. On Sept. 16, 2004, in the Town of Newton, Darrell Trent, then age 20, was stabbed in the chest by Mays, sustaining serious injuries. A warrant for Mays’ arrest was immediately issued, however, Mays was not apprehended until November of 2006, when he was arrested in Newport News, Virginia. Mays was then returned to Sussex County to face trial on the outstanding charges.