(Oct. 13, 2016) Jordan Denton, the eldest of three young people convicted for their involvement in the January 2015 overnight spray painting spree that caused thousands of dollars in damage to Berlin residents’ cars and town facilities, is scheduled to return to district court in December for allegedly violating her probation.
According to court documents, Denton failed to submit to drug and alcohol screenings and pay the associated costs. This condition of her probation was added back in June, when a new deal was struck between the state and Denton, after a previous probationary hearing.
Court records show Denton tested positive for alcohol and marijuana use on Aug. 9, the second time she’s failed this particular screening while on probation.
She then failed to show for treatment twice in August and six times in September.
The last instance, on Sept. 23, court records show Denton is charged with a “behavioral positive” test by not providing a sample for the lab to examine, missing treatment and hanging up on her probation officer when contacted.
The case is scheduled for a hearing in district court on Dec. 9.
In June, Denton appeared in court for a suspected violation of probation reached as part of the plea deal in the original case.
Denton was originally sentenced to two years’ probation and fined, and was ordered to compose a letter of apology to the town and to perform 150 hours of community service within Berlin.
Though dubious of the claim Denton and her accomplices made that there were no places in Berlin to complete their community service, Judge Gerald Purnell nonetheless accepted the new agreement.
Gone was the requirement to perform community service in Berlin, but the timeline to complete the community service was shortened from the end of her probationary period in June 2017, to six months, or early December.
Denton, 19, was also required to abstain from alcohol and abusive use of any drug. She also was ordered to submit to alcohol and drug screening as directed by her probation supervisor and consent to any treatment, testing or evaluation mandated by the probation supervisor as part of their probation.
No accounting of the amount of restitution made or amount of community service completed was available.
Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen confirmed Denton submitted the apology letter in February 2016.
According to court documents, Denton failed to submit to drug and alcohol screenings and pay the associated costs. This condition of her probation was added back in June, when a new deal was struck between the state and Denton, after a previous probationary hearing.
Court records show Denton tested positive for alcohol and marijuana use on Aug. 9, the second time she’s failed this particular screening while on probation.
She then failed to show for treatment twice in August and six times in September.
The last instance, on Sept. 23, court records show Denton is charged with a “behavioral positive” test by not providing a sample for the lab to examine, missing treatment and hanging up on her probation officer when contacted.
The case is scheduled for a hearing in district court on Dec. 9.
In June, Denton appeared in court for a suspected violation of probation reached as part of the plea deal in the original case.
Denton was originally sentenced to two years’ probation and fined, and was ordered to compose a letter of apology to the town and to perform 150 hours of community service within Berlin.
Though dubious of the claim Denton and her accomplices made that there were no places in Berlin to complete their community service, Judge Gerald Purnell nonetheless accepted the new agreement.
Gone was the requirement to perform community service in Berlin, but the timeline to complete the community service was shortened from the end of her probationary period in June 2017, to six months, or early December.
Denton, 19, was also required to abstain from alcohol and abusive use of any drug. She also was ordered to submit to alcohol and drug screening as directed by her probation supervisor and consent to any treatment, testing or evaluation mandated by the probation supervisor as part of their probation.
No accounting of the amount of restitution made or amount of community service completed was available.
Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen confirmed Denton submitted the apology letter in February 2016.