Several entered into ARD program
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WAYNESBURG – Several criminal defendants were entered into the accelerated rehabilitative disposition program Monday by Greene County Judge Farley Toothman.
Those accepted into the program must serve at least one year probation and pay all fines and costs. Defendants charged with driving under the influence of alcohol also may have their driving privileges suspended and be required to refrain from the use or possession of alcohol.
Those who successfully complete the program can petition the court to have their criminal records expunged. Those who entered into the program were:
Lucinda Elizabeth Higgins, 44, of 3 Spring Alley, Waynesburg, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Higgins was stopped by police Sept. 28 for a traffic violation; she had a blood-alcohol content level of 0.120 percent, according to the criminal complaint.
Konnie Mae Horn, 40, of 1271 Brenner Road, Carrollton, Ohio, charged with DUI and three summary traffic violations. She was arrested Oct. 13 after she backed her pickup truck over a bank along Route 19 near Gordon Hill Road and became stuck. Her BAC was 0.300 percent.
Chanel Marie Forgen,28, of 400 Parkview Knoll, Carmichaels, charged with possession of a controlled substance and a summary traffic violation; Forgen was stopped by police in Cumberland Township for a driving a vehicle without certificate of inspection on March 21, 2014; she was in possession of five Soboxone strips.
In other business before the court, Belinda Denice Nehls, 53, of 220 Edenborn Road, McClellandtown, pleaded guilty to DUI and a summary traffic violation after being removed from the ARD program.
Nehls was entered into the ARD program Feb. 11, 2014. Her participation was revoked for failing to perform a community service requirement and pay court costs and fines, according to court documents.
Nehls was sentenced to 48 hours to six months in jail, fined $500 and ordered to perform 90 hours of community service. She was given credit for time served.
Nehls was stopped by state police for a traffic violation on April 27, 2013; she had a BAC level of 0.104 percent.