Two sentenced in Greene County Court
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WAYNESBURG – A Garards Fort man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, his third DUI offense in 10 years, and to fleeing police was sentenced last week to five years in the county intermediate punishment program.
Jesse Raymond Kiger, 53, of 233 Garards Fort Road, was sentenced Thursday Greene County Judge Farley Toothman.
Kiger pleaded guilty Dec. 3, 2013, to the fleeing and DUI charges, as well as to charges of driving with a suspended license and six summary traffic violations.
He was originally entered into the state intermediate punishment program, but was removed from the program for a medical condition in November, online court records said.
At his sentencing hearing Thursday, Kiger was sentenced to 387 days in jail and given credit for 387 days served. The remaining time in the program, 1,438 days, is to be served under regular supervision, the court said.
Kiger was also ordered to stay away from drugs and alcohol, required to comply with provisions of his drug and alcohol assessment and submit to random drug and alcohol testing. The court found Kiger indigent and imposed no fines for his offenses.
Kiger was arrested April 1, 2013 after he failed to pull over for Cumberland Township police who were attempting to stop him on Route 21 for a traffic violation.
He drove more than eight miles on Route 21, Ceylon Road and Garards Fort Road before police were able to pass him and stop his vehicle. His blood-alcohol content was 0.146 percent.
In other business before the court, Stephanie Nicole Victor, 22, of 285 E. High St., Waynesburg, who pleaded guilty in May to retail theft, her third or subsequent retail theft offense, was sentenced to five years in the county intermediate punishment program.
Victor was sentenced March 31 by Toothman to 61 days in jail and given credit for 61 days served. The remaining 58 months will be served in regular supervision.
In his order, Toothman said the sentence was subject to the special condition that Victor seek drug and alcohol therapy in a restrictive community environment. The judge cited her economic status and her time in jail in imposing no fines against her.
Victor was arrested Oct. 30, 2013, after being caught attempting to steal two necklaces from The Fashion Shop in Waynesburg.