SUSSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Sept. 29 Kimberly Baird, 25, of Hackensack was sentenced thtree years of probation with credit for 100 days jail time served on condition she undergo a TASC evaulation and follow all recommendations, submit to random urine monitoring, and pay all court-imposed fines and fees.
She pleaded guilty on Aug. 22, 2017, to two counts of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance. 
In September of 2015, the defendant was a passenger in a vehicle during a motor vehicle stop in Franklin. Defendant was found to be in possession of heroin and cocaine at the time of the stop.
John Nystrand, 36, of Newton was sentenced to four years of probation and was given a jail credit for 21 days already served. He was ordered to obtain and maintain employment, complete a TASC evaluation and comply with all recommendations of probation, and pay fines and fee.  
He pleaded guilty on July 24, 2017, to possession of a controlled dangerous substance, a third-degree crime, and driving while suspended.
The defendant was found to be in possession of controlled dangerous substance, drug paraphernalia, and driving while suspended after Newton Police were investigating a call concerning an erratic driver.
Oct. 2Zachary Martindell, 25, of Hopatcong pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled dangerous substance, a third-degree crime.
Sentencing is presently anticipated for Dec. 15. 
On Nov. 12, 2016, Hopatcong Police officers responded to Quick Chek based on a report of a suspicious vehicle. In pleading guilty, the defendant admitted to being in possession of heroin.
The case was investigated by Patrolman Christopher Lotito of the Hopatcong Police Department.
Oct. 4Michael Kaprosch was convicted of burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, all third-degree crimes, after a jury trial presided over by the Honorable William J. McGovern, III.
The jury found that on various dates during the months of July and August 2016, Kaprosch entered the Newton National Guard Armory on South Park Drive and removed copper piping and radiators, causing damage to the building and its equipment in excess of $2,000 in the process. The jury further found that Kaprosch took the copper piping and radiators to George’s Salvage where he sold the items for $1,489.15.
The case was investigated by Detective Steve VanNieuwland, Detective Thomas Muller, Patrolman Joseph D’Annible and Patrolman Thomas Tosti of the Newton Police Department and Detective Dean Voris of the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office.