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NEWS
Cape Gazette
Kent SPCA awarded dog-control contract
By Ryan Mavity
ryanm@capegazette.com
The Kent County SPCA has
been tapped to pick up the ball
left behind by Safe Haven Ani-
mal Sanctuary in fulfilling Kent
County's dog control contract.
The Kent County Levy Court
voted 6-1 at a Sept. 3 committee
meeting to turn over the contract
formerly held by Safe Haven to
the Kent County SPCA.
A formal vote by the Levy
Court will be taken at the Tues-
day, Sept. 10 meeting.
Kevin Usilton, executive direc-
tor of Kent County SPCA, said
the decision was a win-win for
dogs in Kent County;
'we're happy that Kent County
residents will have a full-service
dog-control service back within
their community," Usikon said.
Councilman Eric Buckson said
going with Kent County SPCA
was the best option because
they were within the county and
could take up the contract by
Tuesday, Oct. 1. He said once it
was established that Kent Coun-
ty SPCA could do the job, they
were the best fit.
Kent County SPCA will pick
up the remaining nine months
and $860,000 on the dog control
contract that had been held by
Safe Haven, the troubled George-
town shelter facing $200,000 in
debt•
The Levy Court terminated
Safe Haven's contract July 30 by
a 5-2 vote.
Prior to the Levy Court's Sept.
3 meeting, a petition began cir-
culating from a group called
Delaware No-Kill Alliance, de-
manding that Safe Haven not
be considered to resume the
contract.
The alliance picked up more
than 600 signatures prior to the
meeting. Bucks0n said while he
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conspiracy. Harper, now 18, faced
the same charges as Phillip - first-
degree carjacking, first-degree
kidnapping and two counts of
second-degree conspiracy•
Phillip pleaded guilty to
second-degree cariacking, sec-
ond-degree kidnalping and
second-degree conspiracy before
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DEFENDANTS, SAID PNILLIP
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• Judge Richard F. Stokes Sept. 5 at
Sussex County Superior Court-
house in Georgetown.
Phillip's attorney, Andre Beau-
regard, said the state has agreed
to dismiss the remaining charges
against Phillip.
State attorney Melanie With-
ers, who is
prosecut-
ing the case
against all
four defen-
dants, said
Phillip signed
a cooperation
agreement
with the state.
Phillip Brewer Withers said
she anticipates
Phillip will
testify as a state's witness in any
hearings or trials involved with
the case.
Withers asked that Stokes re-
frain from sentencing Phillip
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its own day."
The Cape Henlopen School
District mails a letter to parents
after their child has three unex-
cused absences, explaining to
them the state law and implica-
tions if their child continues to
miss school without an accept-
able excuse. Letters are further
sent after the child's sixth and
ninth unexcused. By the 10th un-
excused absence, Redard said, he
meets with the parents to make
sure they understand that they
will have to go to court unless the
unexcused absences cease.
"Kids need to be in school. It's
a safe environment," he said.
Redard said about 95 percent
of the truancy cases he takes to
court involve mental issues, drug
issues or both. Once the court is
involved, he said, children often
are able to quickly get treatment
and the help they need to be-
come productive students.
At the high school, Redard
said, he predicts the attendance
problem will improve, although
his caseload ther6 will increase.
"If you're 19 ½ years old and
close to graduation and you hit
20 days, you're going to court,"
Redard said.
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until his three co-defendants'
casews are complete.
The truthfulness of his tes-
timony will impact the state's
position on his sentence, she
said. Stokes agree to wait to
sentence Phillip.
He told Phillip he faces up to
22 years in prison for the crimes
he has pleaded guilty to, regard-
less of his cooperation with the
state.
Phillip wore a white Depart-
ment of Correction jumpsuit,
and his hands and feet were
shackled during the court pro-
ceeding. Beauregard told Stokes
Phillip's mother was not in the
courtroom.
A May arraignment for Junia
had been rescheduled by Stokes
because her mother did not show
up.
Beauregard said Phillip has
been treated as a adult through-
out the proceedings, and his
mother was also absent when
Phillip entered his not guilty plea
in May.
Phillips was on probation at
the time of Smith's kidnapping.
Beauregard said in pleading
guilty, Phillip admits to also vie-
lating his probation.
Phillip cast a quick glance into
the small courtroom gallery -
populated only by a handful of
translators and court employees
- before he was escorted out of
the courtroom.
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