Lake Forest Park Municipal Court disposes April 28 infraction calendar; deferred findings, reductions, dismissals and defaults recorded

Judge Jennifer Grant presided over the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court infraction calendar on April 28, 2025, conducted remotely over Zoom and livestreamed to YouTube. The judge and court staff processed a mix of mitigation requests, deferred findings, fee reductions, dismissals and several failures-to-appear resulting in default findings and penalties.

The most significant individual outcome involved a negligent-driving second-degree citation for John Hickey. Hickey asked to mitigate and, after discussion about options, chose a deferred finding: the court set a six-month deferred-finding period, requiring no new moving infractions and a $175 administrative fee due within 30 days. Judge Jennifer Grant explained the terms and the risk of a committed finding if the agreement is violated, saying, "You have to be really on your best driving behavior for 6 months." Hickey acknowledged he had been speeding and opted into the deferred finding.

Several HOV-lane and photo-enforcement cases were resolved by payment reductions or deferred findings. The court offered or imposed the following outcomes for named defendants during the calendar:

- Elizabeth (John) Hickey (John Hickey) — negligent driving 2nd degree (March 2): deferred finding for six months; $175 admin fee due within 30 days; underlying penalty $559 would be imposed if deferred terms are violated (Hickey accepted the deferred finding).

- Elizabeth McQuade — HOV-lane violation (March 4): eligible for a six-month deferred finding (no prior moving violations); court to mail the deferred…