{"id":71243,"date":"2016-11-24T17:38:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/judge-rejects-plea-deal-in-8th-dui-related-case\/"},"modified":"2016-11-25T00:38:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:38:51","slug":"judge-rejects-plea-deal-in-8th-dui-related-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/judge-rejects-plea-deal-in-8th-dui-related-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rejects plea deal in 8th DUI-related case"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=3efb6f68-298b-42dc-854a-26785776deb1&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1200\" height=\"783\" alt=\"\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">Ken Quezada was sentenced Wednesday to one year of supervised probation in connection with a theft conviction. <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">Travis Hooker was handed a two-year deferred sentencing judgment and ordered to pay about $2,500 in restitution in connection with a vehicle theft charge. <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">Kerri Orr was sentenced to 12 months probation in connection with a property crime charge.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Judge rejects deal in man\u2019s 8th alcohol case<\/div>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">Ken Quezada was sentenced Wednesday to one year of supervised probation in connection with a theft conviction. <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">Travis Hooker was handed a two-year deferred sentencing judgment and ordered to pay about $2,500 in restitution in connection with a vehicle theft charge. <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">Kerri Orr was sentenced to 12 months probation in connection with a property crime charge.<\/em>Montezuma District Court Judge Douglas Walker refused to accept a guilty plea Wednesday from Jason Walrod for what would have been an eighth alcohol-related driving conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors decided to try the case as a misdemeanor, because two of the prior convictions had taken place out of state.<\/p>\n<p>Walrod asked Walker for a sentence that would help him stop his destructive behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m asking for any opportunity for rehabilitation so we can stop this cycle,\u201d he told the judge.<\/p>\n<p>Walker disagreed with prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t justify sentencing this man to a misdemeanor,\u201d he said. \u201cI won\u2019t accept this plea agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walker said prosecutors would have to pursue a felony charge in the case. A trial date was set for Walrod in April.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_tagline\">Jacob Klopfenstein, The Journal<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>du1-i-syn Ken Quezada was sentenced Wednesday to one year of supervised probation in connection with a theft conviction. Travis Hooker was handed a two-year deferred sentencing judgment and ordered to pay about $2,500 in restitution in connection with a vehicle theft charge. 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