Stutsman County Jamestown Municipal and Southeast Courts Feb. 28 Dockets: Charges, Dispositions

Jamal Joel Anderson, 45, was fined and jailed on a contempt of court and trespassing case in Jamestown Municipal Court, receiving "$125 administrative fees-general, $100 costs, $25 victim-witness fee, 20 days, 10 suspended." The municipal judge is Lawrence Kropp, and the court’s matters-of-record note reminds readers that "Note: All individuals reside in Jamestown unless otherwise noted."

Also in municipal court, Ruben Guerra Jr., 60, was listed on a driving-while-license-suspended charge that appears twice in the docket line as "DROVE WHILE OPERATOR’S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED [...] DROVE WHILE OPERATOR’S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED." His disposition reads "$125 administrative fees-general, $100 costs, $250 fines/fees, $25 victim-witness fee, five days suspended," as recorded in the Feb. 28 docket roundup.

In Southeast District Court at Jamestown, Terry Lee Seidler, 65, of Courtenay, N.D., was sentenced with conditions that include fingerprinting, a firearms prohibition and treatment. The sentence line records: "submit to fingerprints, not possess or own firearms for 360 days, chemical dependency evaluation, complete recommended treatment, $125 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $500 fine/state, $25 victim-witness fee, one day, one day credit for time served (Narum)." The parenthetical "(Narum)" follows the sentence, reflecting the court’s practice that "The name of the judge who sentenced the individual is listed in parenthesis behind each individual sentence."

The docket listing also reproduces the Southeast District Court judge roster for Jamestown: "Daniel D. Narum, Ellendale, Presiding Judge"; "Nicholas Thornton, Valley City"; "Bradley Cruff, Wahpeton"; "James D. Hovey, New Rockford"; "Troy LeFevre, Jamestown"; "Jay Schmitz, Valley City"; and "James Shockman, Jamestown." The matters-of-record summary reiterates procedural guidance: "Individuals with a deferred imposition of sentence will have the charge or charges dismissed at the end of the deferred imposition if they have met the conditions of the sentence."

Separately, an excerpted report on a defendant identified as Romans conveys booking and alleged victim statements tied to filings in Southeast District Court. "Romans was booked into the Stutsman County Correctional Center on Dec. 29," and "He has been placed on administrative leave from both Jamestown Public Schools and the City of Jamestown," the reporting states. The excerpt quotes the probable cause filing: "According to a probable cause statement filed in Southeast District Court, Romans told investigators during a December 29 interview that his relationship with the victim became physical when she was approximately 17 years old and still in high school. When asked if it would be shocking to learn she was underage, Romans responded 'no,' according to the court document."

That same filing records investigative observations: "He did not have any way to disprove it or to prove it," the investigator wrote, adding that Romans acknowledged it was "highly likely" the victim was under 18 when the sexual abuse began. The probable cause summary also quotes the victim: "The victim, now an adult, came forward to police on December 5. She told investigators Romans began abusing her when she was approximately 16 or 17 years old, around the time she received her driver’s license. The abuse occurred multiple times over a period of years while she was in high school." When pressed on frequency, the victim told police it was a "high" number and later described it as "too many to count," according to the court documents.

The excerpted reporting further notes scheduling tied to the Romans matter: "A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 21, with a jury trial set for April 28 in Southeast District Court," and that "The case remains under investigation by the Jamestown Police Department." The docket roundup and the excerpted court statements together document current dispositions, fees and scheduled proceedings as reflected in the Feb. 28 court reporting and the cited probable cause materials.