Woman sentenced for part in Costco burglary case found guilty of violating probation

  • By LIZ KELLAR
  • Monday, June 12, 2017 7:18am
  • News

Here is a list of recent indictments and judgments recorded in Juneau District and Superior courts.

• Daricka J. Clark, 32, was found guilty of violating conditions of probation on March 8. Clark’s 2014 arrest stemmed from her part in a Costco burglary and drug conspiracy case, in which Joseph Finn and Stanley Stauffer pleaded guilty to one count of drug conspiracy in federal court. Clark was Finn’s girlfriend and knew about the scheme; she was arrested for possessing heroin with intent to deliver and later pleaded guilty to one of the two felony drug charges. On June 1, Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg revoked her probation and ordered that she serve one year and 364 days of her suspended prison time.

• Morgan L. Knutson, 49, was indicted Wednesday on one count of felony driving under the influence with two or more prior convictions, in connection with a June 3 arrest. He is set to be arraigned in Superior Court on Wednesday.

• Jennifer G. Brown, 39, was sentenced on May 24 on one count of third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance dating to a May 9, 2016, arrest, and a copy of the judgment was entered on June 8. Charges for arrests on May 11, May 24 and May 27, 2016, were dismissed at the sentencing hearing. Brown was sentenced to four years in prison with credit for time served.

• Juneau District Court Judge Thomas Nave convicted Jasmine Paula White, 26, of violating probation for a 2015 DWI conviction because she did not complete the Juneau Alcohol Safety Action Program, an intervention program. A suspended jail term of 40 days was reimposed and re-suspended, as was a $1,500 fine. Probation was reinstated for 24 months.

• Derik L. Wythe, 33, was found guilty of violating conditions of probation with three petitions to revoke filed on Dec. 30, 2016, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, in connection with a 2012 burglary conviction. He was to serve 20 days of his suspended sentence, with credit for time he spent in custody between Feb. 9 and Feb. 28.

• Joshua Franklin, 29, was found guilty of violating conditions of probation on March 24; his probation was modified to order that he reside in an inpatient treatment program for up to six months at the direction of his probation officer. He was released to probation with time served.


• Contact reporter Liz Kellar at 523-2246 or liz.kellar@juneauempire.com.


More in News

The Norwegian Sun in port on Oct. 25, 2023. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Ships in port for t​​he week of May 4

Here’s what to expect this week.

With snow steadily falling and daylight fading, career fair participants pitched in with a final task for Angoon. Earlier in the season, the boys’ basketball team had split firewood as a fundraiser. Wood stoves heat many of the older homes in Angoon. They are a reprieve from high electricity and fuel prices, but only as long as a household can chop and move their own firewood — making the deliveries a lifeline for elders and their families. Participants help load and deliver firewood to elders and families in need. (Photo by Jenny Starrs)
Resilient Peoples and Place: An energy-secure Angoon

Career fairs involve youth in community’s future.

Cars drive past the building where the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is headquartered on Sept. 21, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)
Accusations of threats, closed-door decisions and other improprieties raised at Permanent Fund board meeting

Special meeting resulting from leak of emails about one board member leads to wider allegations.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Monday, May 6, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Sunday, May 5, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Saturday, May 4, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore berths in Juneau Harbor in late October of 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)
Cruise ship employee arrested after stabbing multiple people aboard with scissors

South African man tried to deploy lifeboat, then attacked security staff, nurse and a passenger.

Members of the state House and Senate look at a tally board showing the failure of Bob Griffin to be confirmed to the Alaska state school board on Tuesday. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska Legislature rejects Dunleavy-nominated state school board member

Two other nominees for boards and commissions fail to gain approval as lawmakers approve 78 of 81.

Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee discuss their first-draft budget on Tuesday, March 12. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska House nears vote on big increase for public school maintenance statewide

House Finance Committee approved the most school maintenance funding since 2011.

Most Read