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McLeod County District Court
Herald Journal, Nov. 16, 2009

The following cases were heard in McLeod County District Court on Oct. 30, with Judge Terrence Conkel presiding:

Colleen Lorine Ball, 27, of Glencoe previously appeared and pleaded guilty to one felony count of financial transaction card fraud. The defendant, who appeared for sentencing, was sentenced as a gross misdemeanor. The court stayed the execution of sentence and placed the defendant on probation for two years. The conditions of probation are that the defendant serve 30 days in the McLeod County jail (26 days may be sentence to service work or community work service), abstain from alcohol or drugs, pay restitution in the amount of $271.18, and pay a fine and surcharge of $350.

Nathaniel Chris George, 31, of Glencoe previously appeared and pleaded guilty to one felony count of domestic assault. The defendant appeared for sentencing. The court stayed the imposition of sentence and placed the defendant on probation for three years. The conditions of probation are that the defendant serve 30 days in the McLeod County jail, serve 30 days of sentence to service work, complete a chemical dependency and a domestic abuse evaluation, and follow the recommendations of the evaluations.

Rigoberto Lezama, 30, of Glencoe, previously appeared and pleaded guilty to one gross misdemeanor count of domestic assault. The defendant appeared for sentencing. The court stayed the imposition of sentence and placed the defendant on probation for two years. The conditions of probation are that the defendant serve 30 days in the McLeod County jail (credit for time at adult foster care home), complete a chemical dependency and a psychological evaluation, follow the recommendations of the evaluations, abstain from alcohol or drugs, and pay a $75 surcharge.

Eric Thomas Heller, 36, of Hutchinson, previously appeared for a jury trial and was found guilty of one felony count of burglary. The defendant appeared for sentencing. The court stayed the execution of 120 months in prison and placed the defendant on probation for 15 years. The conditions of probation are that the defendant serve 365 days in the McLeod County jail and successfully complete the Teen Challenge treatment and aftercare program.

Ruben Diaz Hernandez, 36, of Hutchinson, previously appeared and pleaded guilty to one felony count of failure to appear and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. The defendant appeared for sentencing. The court ordered the defendant to serve one year and one day in prison and pay extradition costs.

Adrian Michael Rozeske, 27, of Hutchinson, pleaded guilty to one felony count of violation of a no contact order and one gross misdemeanor count of interference with an emergency call. The court ordered that a pre-sentence investigation be conducted before the defendant is sentenced. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 15.