SUSSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Dec. 12Joshua Bardwell, 33, of Newton pleaded guilty to the third-degree crime of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance.
Sentencing is set for Jan. 20, 2017.
He admitted to selling heroin to an individual cooperating with the Sussex County Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force on Sept. 27. in the Town of Newton.
Asha Alvarez, 26, of New York, N.Y., pleaded guilty to third-degree uttering/forgery/counterfeit.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2017.
The defendant admitted to using four counterfeit $100 bills to pay for merchandise at Walmart in Hampton Township.
Dec. 13David L. Brunt, 28, of Andover, pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended for a second or subsequent driving while intoxicated, a crime of the fourth degree.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2017.
While on routine patrol Hardyston Police were conducting random registration checks and the defendant was found to have a suspended New Jersey driver’s license. The defendant admitted that when police conducted the stop he had been driving while his license was suspended for a second or subsequent DWI.
Dec. 14Erin McManus, 27, of Hopatcong, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree obstruction and was sentenced to two years probation on condition that she maintain employment, undergo a TASC evaluation and follow all recommendations, submit to random urine monitoring, complete 100 hours of community service and ay $155 in court fines and fees.
The defendant admitted she gave a false name to Hopatcong Police during an investigation while a passenger in a car during a motor vehicle stop so she would not get in trouble. She then took possession of the vehicle and drove it knowing that her license was suspended.
The defendant was with two other co-defendants at the time of the investigation for possible possession of CDS.
Dec. 15Kenneth Wildrick, 53, of Lafayette was indicted on a charge of stalking, a fourth-degree crime.
The case was presented to the Grand Jury by Assistant Prosecutor Stephanie LaCarrubba. Arraignment before the Superior Court in Newton will be within the next few weeks.
Dec. 16Katherine Smith, 26, of Newton was sentenced to three years of probation and was credited with 33 days time served in the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility.
She was ordered to submit to a TASC evaluation and follow all recommendations from same, complete 30 hours of community service work, submit a DNA sample at her own expense, make restitution in the amount of $196.28, and pay fines and fees totaling $155. She will receive credit for satisfying conditions previously imposed while in the Pre-Trial Intervention Program and, if fully compliant, she may request release from probation after two years.
She pleaded guilty on Oct. 17, 2016, to credit card theft, a third-degree crime.
The defendant took her mother’s debit card and made purchases at a Newton business in February of 2012.
Christopher Courter, 34, of Hopatcong was sentenced to five years of probation with credit for 45 days of time served. He was ordered to submit to a TASC evaluation and follow all recommendations from same, write a 300-word letter of apology, complete 100 hours of community service work, submit a DNA sample at his own expense, and pay fines and fees totaling $155.
He pleaded guilty on Oct. 18, to receiving stolen property, a third-degree crime.
The defendant received a Dell laptop and an iPhone on June 19, 2016, in Hopatcong, knowing the property was stolen.
Brianne Lutz, 33, of Newton was indicted on a charge of receiving stolen property with a value of $500 or more but less than $2,000, a third-degree crime, and receiving stolen property with a value between $200 and $500, a fourth-degree crime.
The case was presented to the Grand Jury by Assistant Prosecutor Stephanie LaCarrubba. Arraignment before the Superior Court in Newton will be within the next several weeks.
William Pruden, 38, of Stanhope was sentenced to five years of probation, and also was ordered to pay mandatory fines and fees.
Pruden pleaded guilty on Sept. 19, 2016, to one count of Criminal Trespass, a fourth-degree offense and one count of criminal mischief, a disorderly persons offense.
On Feb. 22, 2015, Pruden was arrested for theft.