SUSSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
Aug. 10
Phillip B. Brown, 25, of Brick pleaded guilty to six counts of third-degree burglary.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 2.
Over a period of two days in August 2013, the defendant broke into several vehicles in Montague and Wantage taking various items from the vehicles.
Matthew Delvecchio, 24, of Hamburg pleaded guilty to the second-degree crime of possession of an assault firearm.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 23.
He admitted to unlawfully possessing an assault rifle on March 23 in Hamburg. The matter was investigated by Hamburg Sgt. Gunderman.
Aug. 11
Kayla Talmadge, 22, of Hamburg pleaded guilty to third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, three counts of fourth-degree shoplifting and a violation of probation.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 2.
The defendant admitted to shoplifting various items from the Franklin Walmart in November of 2014 and May of 2015. She also admitted to shoplifting from Sussex Rite Aid. When the state police went to speak with her regarding the Rite Aid shoplifting, she was found to be in possession of heroin.
Aug. 12
Norelis Reyes, 20, of Corona, N.Y., was sentenced to two years of probation. She was ordered to pay joint and several restitution in the amount of $300, must pay total fines and penalties of $280 and submit a DNA sample at her expense.
She pleaded guilty on June 22, to third-degree conspiracy and fourth-degree Theft by Deception. On July 4, 2014, Reyes and a co-defendant were found to have used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at Mountain Creek in Vernon. The matter was investigated by Patrolman R. Koumaras of the Vernon Township Police Department
Aug. 13
Thomas K. Zoschak, 62, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., was sentenced to 3 years in state prison, conditioned upon the payment of restitution and applicable fees and fines. His driving privileges were suspended for 2 years. The plea agreement entered into by thestate and the defense was for 6 years in state prison.
Zoschak was indicted on Sept. 25, 2014, by a grand jury. The indictment charged him with operating a vehicle involved in an accident and knowingly leaving the scene of said accident which resulted in serious bodily injury to Vivian Hill, a crime of the third degree; leaving the scene of an accident in which he was the operator of a motor vehicle knowingly involved in an accident resulting in the death of Cary Mattos, a crime of the second degree; endangered an injured victim by causing bodily injury to Vivian Hill and leaving the scene of the injury knowing that Vivian Hill was physically helpless, mentally incapacitated and otherwise unable to care for herself, a crime of the third degree; endangered an injured victim by causing bodily injury to Cary Mattos and leaving the scene of the injury, knowing or reasonably believing that the injured person is physically helpless, mentally incapacitated or otherwise unable to care for herself, a crime of the third degree; hindered his own detention, investigation, apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment for an offense or violation of Title 39 by driving to his home in Pennsylvania and remaining there overnight after killing Cary Mattos and injuring Vivian Hill with his motor vehicle to suppress evidence which might aid in his discovery or apprehension or the lodging of charges against him, a crime of the third degree.
Aug. 14
Dennis Gleason, 58, of Franklin was sentenced to 8 years in New Jersey state prison with three years of parole ineligibility. He also will lose his driver’s license for two years and has to pay $688 restitution.
He pleaded guilty on June 29 to second-degree eluding and the motor vehicle offenses of driving while intoxicated, three counts of reckless driving and 3 counts of speeding.
In March, the defendant was driving a vehicle in an erratic manner in Vernon. When Vernon police attempted to pull the vehicle over, he sped up to a very high rate of speed and drove in the opposite lane of travel during the pursuit. Gleason eluded officers into New York where he was apprehended and determined to be under the influence of a narcotic.