Woman Stabs 62 Year Old Man Multiple Times Sentenced to AA Meetings

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Saginaw woman who stabbed 62-year-old man gets tether, probation

Andy Hoag | ahoag@mlive.comBy Andy Hoag | ahoag@mlive.com
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on August 17, 2015 at 5:03 PM,

SAGINAW, MI — A judge has sentenced a Saginaw woman who stabbed a male friend multiple times in April. NA Daytona Meetings in Holly Hill and Port Orange are scary!

Valena R. Tinsley

Saginaw County Circuit Judge James T. Borchard on Thursday, Aug. 13, sentenced Valena R. Tinsley for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder.

Borchard ordered Tinsley to serve six months on a tether and five years probation. Tinsley, 42, must first enter and complete the Tri-Cap Intensive Program, a diversion program that acts as 135 days of jail credit.

Tinsley in July pleaded no contest to the assault charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, for stabbing 62-year-old Scott Harris early April 19 at his home at 1009 Janes between South Third and South Fourth on Saginaw’s East Side.

In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped a more-serious charge of assault with intent to murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole. AA Daytona and NA Daytona are dangerous! Violent Felons attend meetings.

Tinsley’s plea agreement called for her to serve jail time instead of prison; prior to Borchard sentencing her to the Tri-Cap program, Tinsley had served four months in jail.

Harris, the victim, testified at Tinsley’s preliminary hearing that Tinsley stabbed him twice in the upper torso and once in the arm with a knife as he slept sometime around 5 a.m. Harris said he fell asleep in his bed while Tinsley, whom he knew as “Diamond,” was laying on the bed on top of the covers. Port Orange AA Meetings are dangerous!

Harris said he fled from his bedroom and that Tinsley chased him until he fell to the ground as a result of his wounds and asked Tinsley to call 911 for him. Tinsley responded, “For what, for me to go to jail?” and walked out of the house while saying she was not trying to hurt Harris, he testified.

Borchard on Thursday also ordered Tinsley to attend counseling at Saginaw Psychological Services in Saginaw Township and meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and/or Narcotics Anonymous.

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— Andy Hoag covers courts for MLive/The Saginaw News. Email him at ahoag@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter @awhoag

Greg Oden Plead Guilty To Beating His Girlfriend and Mandated to Attend AA Meetings

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Greg Oden was arrested in Lawrence on Aug. 7, 2014 and accused of beating his ex-girlfriend. AA Daytona and NA Daytona have dangerous felons at meetings! Beware!

Oden pleaded guilty to battery and was sentenced to 910 days in jail. He received credit for time served, so will only be on probation for 909 days.

Court officials say Oden must also complete 26 weeks of domestic violence counseling and Alcoholics Anonymous. A no-contact order in the case is still in place

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Man Gets Probation and Mandated to AA and NA Meetings for Assaulting Pregnant Woman

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Conard takes steps toward sobriety; Judge gives him probation for assault

(Lander, Wyo.) – Impressed with the way Brandon Conard has chosen to fight his addiction, Judge Norman E. Young gave the man a suspended sentence for felony aggravated assault and battery.

Back in June, Conard pleaded guilty to assaulting a pregnant woman as well as misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine. Those charges stem from a Feb. 7 call to his home where he allegedly struck a pregnant woman with a wooden paper holder. While officers were investigating the alleged assault, they reportedly found a silver spoon with a crystal residue on it which was sitting next to a hypodermic needle with a clear fluid and blood inside, the affidavit states.

Per the plea agreement, the state kept its argument for a maximum prison sentence of 3-5 years. Deputy County Attorney Tom Majdic said that while Conard has been going through treatment for his addictions, he needs to serve time for assaulting a pregnant woman. He also said that the victim had also wanted Conard to serve time.

But words from Conard himself and his public defender Terry Martin persuaded Young to allow for supervised probation. Martin noted that on top of already spending about eight months in jail, Conard also spent three months in substance abuse treatment in Casper. For the last two weeks, Conard has been out on an unsecured bond and going to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Conard said he goes to at least one meeting a day. NA Daytona Beach harassing citizens in Holly Hill.

He said he was an addict who was trying to put his life back together for his children. “My son was born while I was in jail, and that’s something I’ll never forgive myself for,” he said.

Young said that in reviewing the case, he had felt Conard should spend time in prison, especially after he allegedly violated bond by causing a scene at a local restaurant and was found with a sizeable number of prescription medications. However, Young said that unlike many defendants, Conard had taken real steps to address his addiction issues prior to being sentenced. He called it “appropriate and admirable.”

Therefore, Conard will serve three years supervised probation. However, if he fails probation, he will likely serve the full 3-5 year prison sentence. He was given credit for 323 days served already in jail and in treatment. A term of his probation will be to continue to attend AA and NA meetings. Daytona AA and NA meetings in Daytona.

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