NORWICH – One women was re-sentenced for violating probation, one man failed to appear, and two changed plea to guilty and are sentenced during a morning session held at the Chenango County Courthouse on Friday March 3, in the presence of Hon. Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr.
• Jacob M. Fowlston failed to appear in County court for his arraignment on previous hate crime and assault charges. While waiting for Mr. Fowlston to appear, his lawyer told the court and Judge Revoir that since being appointed to the case he has not heard from or spoken to his client. After waiting an extended period of time, Judge Revoir then placed an active arrest warrant out for the defendant. Fowlston has been picked up by local authorities, he will be arraigned in county court today, March 7. This case will be in Wednesday’s edition of the paper.
• Jennah I. Shreve, appeared to be re-sentenced do to violation of probation. Shreve was represented by Public Defender, Zachary T. Wentworth. While Assistant District Attorney Laura Parker, represented the people of Chenango County.
Judge Revoir made on the record the charges Shreve would be sentenced to if in fact the allegations made by the probation department are true. The court would charge Jennah I. Shreve with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a class D felony and would revoke her current status and re-senescence her to a two year term in a state correctional facility with a one year post parole supervision.
During this re-sentencing, Judge Revoir made note of the serval dates where Shreve did in fact test positive for heroin use during the months of May through October, while also getting arrested for petit larceny in another county. Judge Revoir asked if these allegations were true and Shreve replied yes to all allegations made by the probation office.
When asked if the people wish to be heard, Parker briefly explained that Shreve had violated her terms of probation not once but twice. The defendant had been arrested, convicted on a previous crime with addition to her on-going drug use. Parker also made point to say that Ms. Shreve should be sentenced accordingly for her actions.
Wentworth also spoke on behalf of his client, saying that she “wants to get hep, stay clean, and this could be an eye opener to help her on that journey”.
Closing on this case, Judge Revoir began with, “It never pleases me to have to send people away to prison, but this is not our first encounter with one another. I believe you were one of my first cases back in 2013 when I became a judge. You've graduated from treatment court and for a while seemed to be doing good until recently. All I can say is I hope something changes and to wish you good luck.”
