7 sentenced for DWI,
probation violations

By Helen Davis
Cibola County Bureau

GRANTS — Seven people received sentences from 13th Judicial District Court Judge Camille Martinez-Olguin on April 22. Individuals were given jail time, probation, conditional discharges and deferred sentences.

• Donald Garcia, 55, was given 18 months in the Department of Corrections, to serve concurrent with a separate sentence and ordered to serve one year on supervised probation. Garcia was convicted of driving while intoxicated, fourth offense, and ordered to refrain from driving a motor vehicle while on parole and to have an interlock device in any vehicle he has access to. He must complete Therapeutic Communities while in custody.
• Leonard Paul Serna, 26, was reinstated on supervised probation and ordered to complete Community Corrections and other recommended programs in connection with a conviction for violating probation terms.
• Pete Gutierrez, 33, was reinstated on supervised probation and ordered to complete the Path of Renewal and follow recommendations, in connection with a conviction of probation terms.
• Nicholas Garcia, 47, was given deferred sentences in connection with convictions for false imprisonment and battery against a household member. The sentence for first conviction will be deferred for 18 months and the sentence for the second conviction for 364 days; the deferments will run consecutively. Garcia is also ordered to serve two and one half years of supervised probation and to complete a domestic violence Offender’s program, plus enter individual and couples counseling.
• Michelle Solis, 33, was given a sentence deferred for 18 months in connection with a conviction for aggravated assault against a household member, with intent to commit a violent felony. Solis must also complete Anger Management and accept a habitual offender enhancement to his sentence if he violates probation.
• Paul Martinez, 34, was sentenced to two-18 month terms in the Department of Corrections, to run consecutively, for violation of probation terms, with underlying charges of receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence.
• Wilbert Aragon, 42, received a deferred sentence of 18 months for a conviction of attempted bribery or intimidation of a witness and a deferred sentence of 364 days for a conviction of battery against a household member. The sentences will run concurrently. Aragon was also given 18 months of probation and ordered to follow recommendations resulting from assessments.