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Several people appearing on the court’s 1:30 and 2:30 calendars received penalty reductions or deferred-finding offers after explaining circumstances to the court.

- Serena Kacovas (case 250218537): cited for driving 30 in a 20 mph school zone. The judge reduced the monetary penalty to $85.

- Munee Alokalani (case 5A0520248): cited for speeding (14 mph over). Grant found the defendant eligible for a deferred finding (continuance for six months) with a $175 administrative fee; the court allowed time-payment installments of four payments of $43.75.

- Tess (Tess Tessa Phalam Likamarian) (case 250218875): cited for 8 mph over in a school zone; the judge reduced the penalty to $85.

- Ronald McQuarling (case 250205120): cited for 31 in a 25 mph school-walk zone; the judge reduced the penalty to $75 and noted the defendant could pay at the courthouse or at the window.

- Kiger Kazhiergan (case 250081158): contested a photo-enforcement ticket for a school-walk zone; after explaining his circumstances the judge reduced the penalty to $100.

- Nicholas Stevens (case 250210104): cited in a school-walk zone, reduced to $75 based on first-offense status and driving speed (7 over).

- Igor Turmarkarov (case 250191403): after acknowledging prior infractions, the judge reduced the penalty to $80.

- Ava Rourke (case 580616125): told she was eligible for a deferred finding; the judge laid out the terms (six months with a $175 administrative fee) and said court paperwork would follow.

In each case the judge explained the options: admit the violation and seek mitigation (a reduced fine) or request a deferred finding (six-month continuance with conditions and a $175 administrative fee) where eligible. The court emphasized that deferred findings are limited by state law to one per driver every seven years and that deferred findings require the defendant to avoid additional moving violations during the supervision period.

The court also reminded defendants that photo-enforcement citations are mailed to the address on the vehicle registration; several defendants confirmed mailing addresses for follow-up. For first-offense mitigations the judge imposed reduced monetary amounts ranging from $75 to $100 in the cases it reduced.

The calendar concluded with the court reading multiple case numbers into the record and noting one default (failure-to-appear) finding for a defendant who had requested a hearing but did not appear. Court staff said defendants would receive paperwork with the specified reductions and payment instructions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lake Forest Park Court's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","On July 28 the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court reduced penalties or granted deferred findings in several infraction cases, including multiple school-zone speeding citations and first-offense deferred finding offers for eligible drivers.","taxTitle","Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington","taxId",71686,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6153126,"Lake Forest Park judge limits 115-photo-ticket debt to $5,000 with community-service requirement",4008,5602000,9610000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5493634-ea1b2eab71c5b08f9caf14b3a478fde0&start=5602&end=9610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5493634-ea1b2eab71c5b08f9caf14b3a478fde0/thumbnail_5602000.jpg","/articles/6153126/Lake-Forest-Park/King-County/Washington/Lake-Forest-Park-judge-limits-115-photo-ticket-debt-to-5000-with-community-service-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153126-af247e40704d57270bebb7ef2a95f1f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190507&Signature=M6iIC73FI~jdgfE4tIoNHDaLxT16WbE34qiXa10dZmbzwTO0UCPv7mzTv0yy93MbNptGZgbA4IfTB~xconr1n34Tndoq5nX6S3uvRVoPk8TV-fS3poygIb62R74fsjjxZ1deJsgdu139pk8BBHsf7gI1HeDWKqr3FOtJvq7en3tJrT7xI6oY3X-kzkXUmvPj5WTiAPQXwDgh9VFsdCCtEzZRUbT4A1vkYy1SBX6f4-eSSdPcdUqsmCZtbzzSt1YEaquE9eKIdddV5GNax6pvCUG~LdihQb56z-rb9WvbG8FcLM9Exr73l2mHnVMLgo2nlYm8G~dVssaX7upp~ihKtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Jennifer Grant on July 28 reduced the city’s financial claims arising from 115 photo-enforcement citations issued to a single vehicle owner, ordering a combined financial and community-service resolution that the court said would allow the owner to clear a registration hold.

The owner, identified in court as Gautam Aragay, appeared with an Amharic interpreter. Grant said the cases dated from May 2024 through January 2025 and included multiple photo-enforced speeding and red-light violations. The judge said the total penalties, without reduction, exceeded $16,000.

“I'm going to draft an order that will incorporate all of your cases and sets out the court's expectation,” Judge Grant said, describing the terms she would impose.

Under the written order the court will prepare, Grant said she would impose a $5,000 obligation and convert $2,500 of that amount into community service credit equal to 125 hours. The court set the community-service pace at a minimum of 10 hours per month (with credit for additional hours) and required monthly documentation. The remaining $2,500 remains a monetary obligation to be paid over time; the court directed monthly payments of $50. The first monthly proof-of-service deadline and payment reporting date is Sept. 20, 2025. The court told Aragay that once an initial installment is paid the court will lift the Department of Licensing hold that has prevented registration renewal.

Grant told Aragay the court could waive late fees, remove cases from collection and dismiss a number of tickets as part of the agreement, but cautioned that more serious violations — including higher-speed incidents and red-light runs — had weighed in the court's approach. “This is an extraordinary number of violations that you're facing,” she said, noting public-safety concerns tied to higher speeds in some photographs.

Aragay told the court he supports his family, works night shifts and that the aggregate debt was beyond his capacity; he accepted the court’s reduction and terms, including community service at local nonprofit organizations or faith-based groups. The judge instructed the clerk to prepare paperwork and to translate and send the order and supporting documents to Aragay.

The court recorded that it formally read 25 of the 115 case numbers into the record during the hearing and that the written order will enumerate the full set of cases covered by the agreement. The court also said it would lift the Department of Licensing hold upon receipt of the first payment and the deferred-finding filing or installment as applicable.

Court staff said they will provide forms for documenting volunteer hours, and the judge warned that failure to comply with the payment or community-service schedule could result in reconversion of service hours to financial obligations and potential referral to collections.

The judge recessed the hearing after instructing the clerk to bring the agreement paperwork to Aragay in the lobby so he could sign and begin compliance steps.","Judge Jennifer Grant reduced a multiyear stack of 115 photo-enforcement violations issued to one registered owner to a $5,000 obligation, converting half to community service and setting monthly payment and reporting terms to lift a Department of Licensing hold on registration.","actionData","errors"]

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Lake Forest Park infraction calendar: multiple drivers receive reduced fines or deferred findings

Lake Forest Park judge limits 115-photo-ticket debt to $5,000 with community-service requirement