Jaret Grant, 18, of Haines was convicted Aug. 25 of second degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, for an April 25 incident during which he allegedly stole a vehicle while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty.

Grant was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 suspended, and ordered to pay $633 in restitution to the victim of the theft, whose truck was damaged during the incident. Grant was ordered to pay a police charge of $50, a jail charge of $150 with $100 suspended, and to seek alcohol counseling. He was placed on two years’ probation.

On April 25, a neighbor of resident Dick Aukerman called police to report Aukerman’s truck had been stolen from the driveway of a Mud Bay residence. When police arrived, they noted a white Ford truck parked in the drive.

During an interview with police, Aukerman’s neighbor said Grant had approached the door of his third-floor apartment and had tried to enter the building. The neighbor reported Grant appeared intoxicated. He said when he asked Grant to leave, Grant drove away in Aukerman’s 1982 Datsun truck, running over a tree as he left.

Police found Aukerman’s truck parked at Grant’s residence, but a relative said Grant was sleeping and told police to return later.

At 1:30 p.m. the next day, Grant phoned police to report his truck had been stolen. In a statement to police, Grant said he had returned home the previous evening around 10:30 p.m. and said when he awoke the next morning, his truck was missing.

During a plea hearing in the case, Aukerman asked Grant to make a personal apology, rather than a written one required by the court. "I’d rather not have (a written apology) as part of the sentence, but have it willing on his part."

Maria Knutson, 37, was convicted Sept. 9 of reckless driving for driving while intoxicated.

Knutson was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 70 suspended. She was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay a $50 police charge and a $150 jail charge, $100 suspended. Her driver’s license was revoked, and she was ordered to seek alcohol screening. Knutson was placed on two years’ probation.

On April 16, police stopped Knutson’s truck in town after noting the driver crossed the center line several times, took a very wide turn onto Portage Street, and drove down the center of the road. Knutson performed poorly on three field sobriety tests. Her blood alcohol level according to a Breathalyzer test was .175.

Wayne R. Chambers, 44, of Haines, was convicted of captaining a commercial fishing boat without proper identification, a misdemeanor.

Chambers was ordered to pay a $500 fine with $250 suspended and a $50 police charge.

Fish and Game troopers stopped Chambers while commercial fishing Aug. 1, and asked to see Chambers’ gillnetting permit and identification. Chambers produced the permit, but was unable to locate ID.

In court, the state district attorney Amy Williams called the charge "relatively serious." "Technically a fisherman can’t legally sell his product without ID. The processor can be cited also. It’s a guarantee the permit holder is the person they say they are."

Also on Aug. 1, Chambers and his crewmember James Albecker were cited by troopers because Albecker did not have a required crew license, a violation. Chambers and Albecker were each fined $260. Chambers was placed on one year’s probation.