Lake County District Court news for July 11, 2012
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Judge Deborah Kim Christopher dealt with the following cases Thursday, July 5:
Katherine Price, 39, Polson, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fourth or subsequent offense, a felony. An omnibus hearing was set for Thursday, Sept. 6, and a jury trial set to begin Monday, Oct. 22. Both begin at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, charges stem from a June 1 incident where a police officer stopped a vehicle driven by Price on U.S. Highway 93. Price smelled of alcohol and her eyes were red and glossy. Price performed poorly on several field sobriety tests and refused to give a breath sample. A warrant was obtained for her blood and a blood sample sent to the crime lab for analysis. Price’s driving record showed she had at least three prior DUI convictions.
Jeremy Rice, 33, Polson, in a change of plea, admitted committing two counts of threats and improper influence in official and political matters, both felonies. He was found guilty, and sentencing was set for Thursday, Aug. 23, at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, charges stem from a March 31 incident where Polson Police responded to a disturbance at an apartment in Polson, where they found Rice, who appeared to be intoxicated. Rice repeatedly asked the officers to handcuff him and eventually became combative. He was arrested and on the way to the jail, slammed his head against the partition in the patrol car, cutting his forehead. Upon arrival at the jail, Rice spit blood on one officer’s face, spit on two more officers and told two officers that he was going to shoot them when he was released from jail. Rice explained in detail that he had sniper training, that he knew where one of the officers lived and that he could shoot the officer in the chest before the officer even knew Rice was around.
Analisa Unegr, 32, Henderson, Nev., was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for 10 years, all but 90 days suspended, for the amended offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony, and money laundering, a felony.
According to court documents, charges stem from an October 2011 incident where Unger allegedly fell asleep driving and crashed a stolen pickup pulling a cargo trailer on U.S. Highway 93.
Unger left the scene of the crash and was found walking along the road.
She had a bottle of oxycodone pills in her purse, and told officers she knew the pickup, the trailer — which contained a laser concrete screed worth more than $50,000 — and its contents were stolen, and she was helping a friend transport the items to Montana to trade them for drugs and money.
