Evaluation required after third DUI offense
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WAYNESBURG – A Garards Fort man who pleaded guilty in September to driving under the influence of alcohol, his third offense in 10 years, and other charges, was ordered to be evaluated Tuesday for the state’s intermediate punishment program.
Jesse Raymond Kiger, 52, of 233 Garards Fort Road, was ordered to be evaluated for the program by Judge Farley Toothman. The program was developed to provide rehabilitation for drug or alcohol offenders. Defendants serve portions of their sentence in a state prison and in an institutional therapeutic program.
Kiger was arrested April 1 in Cumberland Township after he failed to pull over for police attempting to stop him for a traffic violation. Police were able to pull their car in front of his and gradually bring his vehicle to a stop. Kiger had a blood-alcohol content of 0.146 percent.
On Sept. 25, Kiger pleaded guilty to DUI, third offense; fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving while his operating privileges were suspended or revoked, second offense; and six summary traffic violations.
Kiger was taken to the state Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh. If he is found to be ineligible for the state program, he will be returned to Greene County for sentencing.
In another case, Cynthia H. Peters, 53, of 351 Dewey St., Nemacolin, who pleaded guilty in September to selling cocaine to a detective with the Greene County Drug Task Force, was sentenced by Toothman to two years of probation, fined $750 and ordered to perform 125 hours of community service.
Peters entered an open plea Sept. 25 to charges of possession of a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communications facility.
According to the criminal complaint, task force detectives had learned from a confidential informant Peters was selling cocaine and were able to obtain her cell phone number. A detective contacted her and arranged to buy cocaine. She met the detective at the Nemacolin Post Office on March 3 and sold him 0.64 of a gram of cocaine for $100.