Tama County District Court Before Judge Patrick R. Grady in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Dale Evert Bogue, 31, entered Alford pleas to 3rd degree burglary and failure to comply with Sex Offender Registry requirements, 2nd or subsequent offense. An Alford Plea is not an admission of guilt by the defendant but recognizes there is likely enough evidence for a conviction ot be obtained in court. On both charges, Bogue was sentenced to a suspended, five-year prison term, with fines totaling $1,500 also suspended, assessed court costs of $422 and placed on probation until Oct. 10, 2018. He was also directed to pay $250 victim restitution in the burglary case to The Pawn Shop, Marshalltown. That case was the result of an original charge of 4th degree criminal mischief field when he allegedly broke a window out of an ex-girlfriend’s house in Tama. The charge was filed by Tama Police Officer Mark Bear on Sept. 10, 2015. Bogue was directed to comply with all regulations of the Sexual Offender Registry in the second case. A probation violation report was also filed as the result of his convictions in these cases seeking revocation of the probation terms. It was ruled the probation would be extended to the October, 2018, date. Ronald Dean Schlichting, 56, Traer, was found guilty by the court in a non-jury trial of 1st offense drunken driving. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail with a provision he will receive credit for the jail time if he attends and completes a 48-hour weekend drinking driver’s program. He was fined $1,250 and assessed court costs and surcharges to be determined. The fine may be reduced by the court if proof of installation of an ignition interlock device is provided to the court. The charge was filed at 8th and Walnut streets in Traer on June 3, 2015 by Iowa State Trooper Jared Rude. A notice of appeal of the trial result was filed on March 30. Larry Wayne Sturtz, 71, LeGrand, entered a written guilty plea to 1st offense drunken driving. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail, assessed fine and court costs totaling $1,861 and directed to complete a 12-hour drinking driver’s course. He was originally charged with 2nd offense drunken driving on Nov. 6, 2015, at Tama County Roads E49 and F Avenue by Tama County Deputy Sheriff Trevor Killian. Before Judge Marsha Bergan: Scott Darren St. John, 44, Toledo, pleaded guilty to 3rd offense drunken driving. He was sentenced to a five year prison term with all but 30 days suspended and assessed a fine and court costs totaling $4,380. He was given jail credit for 30 days residential substance abuse treatment already undergone in lieu of serving jail time. St. John was placed on five years probation to the Department of Correctional Services. St. John was charged on Aug. 15, 2015, at U.S. Highway 63 and Carelton Street by Tama County Deputy Sheriff Joe Quandt.