(Clarinda, IA) – Page County Attorney James L. Varley, today (Tuesday) issued a report on the outcomes of three cases to come before the judge in Page County District Court for the week of December 8th. 

• 47-year-old Jan Elder, of Essex, appeared with counsel and was found guilty on a Possession of Methamphetamine charge. She was sentenced to 60 days of incarceration, with all but 5 days suspended. Elder was placed on probation for one year and ordered to obtain a drug/alcohol evaluation and follow through with any recommendations.
• 48-year-old Frank Kephart, of Westboro, Missouri, appeared with counsel and admitted to violating his probation. Kephart was sentenced to 30 days of contempt time in the Page County Jail.
• And, 55-year-old John David Stone, of Braddyville, appeared with counsel and pled guilty to charges that include: Operating While Intoxicated- First Offense; Possession of a Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine, and Possession of a Controlled Substance- Marijuana. Stone was sentenced to 90 days on each count, with the sentences to run concurrently. He was also ordered to obtain a Substance Abuse Evaluation, complete recommended treatment and complete the drinking driver’s program

All defendants were ordered to pay their respective fines, court costs and applicable surcharges. 

“All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”