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COURTS: Woman gets probation, no jail
Amanda C. Hartman, 30, of Lyndonville was sentenced to three years probation on a petit larceny charge. She was also ordered to pay $43,824 in restitution. Hartman was charged with forging a check that was made out to her then husband while he was in jail. Her attorney, David Douglas, said that at the time, she thought her husband wanted her to sign the check and spend it toward their debt and family.
Hartman said she did wrong and was sorry.
Douglas told Judge Robert Noonan that due to the circumstances, Hartman should not receive jail time. He said she is worried that no one would be able to take care of her children and father.
In other court news:
• Willard E. Thornhill, 50, of Albion was sentenced to five years probation for fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
“I’ve never done anything like this in my 50 years of life,” Thornhill said. “It will never happen again. I just want to go home.”
Thornhill was arrested after he attempted to sell his prescription medication to undercover officers. He said he did it to help pay off a $2,300 debt.
Assistant District Attorney John Sansone said that Thornhill is traveling down a very dangerous road and that no matter the reason, this behavior can not be condoned.
• Bayyinha A. Baity, 18, of Medina was sentenced to 60 days in Orleans County jail and five years probation for fourth-degree criminal mischief and third-degree assault.
“She didn’t deal with it the right way,” said assistant public defender Nathan Pace. “But she needs to move forward with her life.”
Before sentencing, Noonan said that Baity has not shown any remorse for the assault. He denied her youthful offender status. Baity was ordered to pay $1,284 in restitution.
• Raymond J. Trenkler, 28, of Albion was sentenced to one year in Orleans County jail for obstructing governmental administration. Sansone said Trenkler was trying to find his son’s attendance records when he was told he could not have access to them. According to Sansone, Trenkler then pretended to be from child protective services to get the records and threatened the arresting officer’s son.
Contact reporter Rikki Cason at 798-1400, ext. 8227.
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