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NEWS
Cape Gazette
By Ryan Mavity meeting to turn over the contract 'we're happy that Kent County was established that Kent Coun-
ryanm@capegazette.com formerly held by Safe Haven to residents will have a full-service ty SPCA could do the job, they
the Kent County SPCA. dog-control service back within were the best fit.
The Kent County SPCA has A formal vote by the Levy their community," Usilton said. Kent County SPCA will pick
been tapped to pick up the ball Court will be taken at the Tues- Councilman Eric Buckson said up the remaining nine months
left behind by Safe Haven Ani- day, Sept. 10 meeting, going with Kent County SPCA and $860,000 on the dog control
mal Sanctuary in fulfilling Kent Kevin Usilton, executive direc- was the best option because contract that had been held by
County's dog control contract, tor of Kent County SPCA, said they were within the county and Safe Haven, the troubled George-
The Kent County Levy Courtthe decision was a win-win for could take up the contract by town shelter facing $200,000 in
voted 6-1 at a Sept 3 committee dogs in Kent County, Tuesday, Oct. 1. He said once it 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 carjacking, sec-
ond-degree kidnal ping and
second-degree conspiracy before
STATEATTORNEY
MELAN!E W~THERS, WHO
15 ?ROSECi,~~tNG 'THE
C~tSE AGAINST ALL FOUR
DEFENDANTS, SAID PHiLLIP
SIGNED A COOPERATION
AGREEMENT WITH "THE
STATE.
Judge Richard E 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
Truancy unexcusedabsences cease.
"Kids need to be in school. It's
a safe environment," he said.
Continued from page 21 Redard said about 95 percent
its own day." of the truancy cases he takes to
The Cape Henlopen School court involve mental issues, drug
issues or both. Once the court is
District mails a letter to parents involved, he said, children often
after their child has three unex- are able to quickly get treatment
cused absences, explaining to and the help they need to be-
them the state law and implica- come productive students.
tions if their child continues to
miss school without an accept- At the high school, Redard
able excuse. Letters are further said, he predicts the attendance
sent after the child's sixth and problem will improve, although
ninth unexcused. By the 10th un- his caseload ther6 will increase.
"If you're 19 years old and
excused absence, Redard said, he
meets with the parents to make close to graduation and you hit
sure they understand that they 20 days, you're going to court,"
will have to go to court unless the 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 ]unia
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 vio-
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.
See continuing coverage of this
story at capegazette.com.
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