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Circuit Court: Jan. 2, 2009
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GREEN COUNTY

Felonies

• Wayne J. Adams, 48, Browntown, remains free on a $2,500 signature bond after making his initial appearance Dec. 26 for intimidating a victim, child abuse and disorderly conduct.

Court records allege he hit a child in the face and took her phone to prevent her from contacting police Dec. 23 in a Cadiz township residence.

He is charged with intimidation of a victim, a class G felony, physical abuse of a child, a class H felony, and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He faces more than 16 years in prison and up to $36,000 in fines, if convicted.

His preliminary hearing is Jan. 8.

• Mark A. Ubersox, 26, Albany, remains free on a $2,500 signature bond after making his initial appearance Dec. 26 for drug possession.

Court records allege he had marijuana and a pipe in his possession Dec. 24 in Monroe.

He is charged with possession of marijuana, a class I felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces more than three years in prison and more than $10,000 in fines, if convicted.

His preliminary hearing is Jan. 21.

In a second case, he remains free on a $2,500 signature bond after making his initial appearance Dec. 26 for drunken driving.

Court records allege he was driving while intoxicated Dec. 24 in Monroe.

He is charged with drunken driving, fifth- or sixth-offense, a class H felony. He faces up to six years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, if convicted.

His preliminary hearing is Jan. 21.

• The court scheduled a Feb. 3 district attorney conference and entered a plea of not guilty for Derek L. Keys, 19, Freeport, Ill., who stood mute to driving a vehicle without consent and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Court records allege he drove a van without the owner's permission and had a plastic bag with marijuana residue inside Dec. 14 in Monroe. He was convicted of possession of a controlled substance in Illinois in 2006.

He is charged with driving a vehicle without the owner's consent, a class I felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor, both as a repeat offender. He faces more than nine years in prison and more than $10,000 in fines, if convicted.

He remains free on a $5,000 signature bond.