MASON CITY – A Rockford man has received a deferred judgment and probation as part of a voluntary negotiated plea agreement in a burglary case.
On March 21st Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Deputies responded to report of an assault at a rural county residence located at 3861 Thrush Avenue shortly before 10:30am. Allegedly 52-year-old Scott Howard Ginther forcefully entered the private residence of 50-year-old David Bamrick and assaulted Bamrick. David Bamrick was treated and released at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City for injuries sustained in the alleged burglary and assault.
Originally Ginther was charged with a Class B felony count of 1st degree burglary for entering a dwelling to assault a person inside. Iowa Code 702.11 classifies 1st degree burglary as a forcible felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
Ginther was also charged with possession of methamphetamine in relation to the incident.
Ginther entered written pleas of guilt to the serious misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine and a lessor Class D felony count of 3rd degree burglary on May 10th.
At the scheduled sentencing hearing on Tuesday, August 14th, presiding District Court Judge Rustin T. Davenport handed down a deferred judgment on the 3rd degree burglary charge. Judge Davenport ordered Ginther to serve 2 years of probation with the Iowa Department of Corrections and suspended a $750 fine. Under a deferred judgment the 3rd degree burglary charge would be stricken from Ginther’s record should he successfully complete the terms of his probation.
On the possession of methamphetamine charge Judge Davenport sentenced him to serve 14 days in jail, and pay a $315 fine.
Ginther has a scheduled trial set for September 26th at 8 am for simple misdemeanor counts of assault, 5th degree criminal mischief, and possession of drug paraphernalia related to the burglary incident.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
In his defense what would you do if you pulled up to a house and seen you wife’s clothes strewn across the yard and her screaming bloody murder.
He took a hit off the crack pipe and kicked in the door. Sadly for him the only murdering going on was her pussy getting railed.
Then the so called victim had the nerve to give him a high five and keep going, what would you have done?
What an inappropriate comment. Does someone have the bar of soap handy?
Matt, You conveniently left out the fact that the VICTIM requested leniency for Ginther. You left that out even though it says so right in the Deferred Judgment order. The victim did not even want the burglary charge filed, because he thought it was “over the top”. It says that in the Deferred Judgment too.
And how his wife filed a petition for relief from domestic violence the next day.
Thank goodness the law saw fit to punish this guy any way. When the victims ask for leniency or ask to have the charges dropped like that, it tells me the guy is dangerous and the victims are too afraid of him to press charges against him. It’s good the law took it out of their hands. You are an enabler by trying to make excuses for him and these people will continue to be victims until they get out of his life.
The point is that Matt Marquardt knew from the Deferred Judgment order that David Bamrick wanted the burglary charge dropped. But he left that out of his story so he can try to make it look like the judge is soft for not sending Ginther to prison for 25 years.
It sounded a lot more like you were making excuses for the accused.
Deferred judgement orders are not public record.
Yes they are public records, until they are expunged after successful probation. Otherwise, how did NIT know about the Deferred Judgment.
https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/DefaultFrame now are you done losing every statement?
Dude, I clicked on that link, and it does not say anywhere that Deferred Judgments are not public records. In fact, if you type in Scott Ginther’s name, you can see his Deferred Judgment there. So it clearly IS a public record. So, are YOU done losing every argument?
Hmmm will his licence to drive be suspended as a result of the guilty meth charge?? That would hurt his wallet, but if someone “breaks into YOUR house and ASSAULTS” you to where you have to get checked at the hospital, I don’t get it…..why isn’t he sent away?
What the heck, I guess the lawyers and judges let white trash get away with crime as much as the trash on the north end of MC