Judge Grant convened the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court infraction calendar remotely on Nov. 24, 2025, and handled a series of traffic and registration matters, reducing penalties in several cases, granting at least one deferred finding, dismissing a contested speeding ticket and reissuing or defaulting two failure-to-appear matters.

The court reduced or mitigated penalties for multiple drivers who appeared by Zoom. Abraham, Bare asked the court to consider late hour, the absence of a flashing beacon and work-related driving; the judge mitigated that driver’s photo-enforcement school-walk-zone citation and set a reduced payment of $75 due Jan. 20. Chunlan Jin, who had two violations at the same location, told the court that construction and detours led to unfamiliar routing; the judge reduced the earlier higher-speed violation to $150 and the later one to $50, for a combined reduced total of $200, and offered a time-payment plan with the first payment not due until Jan. 20.

Other defendants received reductions or alternative dispositions. Mulu Aberra had a double-penalty school-zone citation reduced to $175 with a time-payment option. Isato Sisay (named in-court) received a reduction to $85 after explaining the violation occurred late in the evening and that the driver had not realized enforcement is continuous. Bronte Anderson, whose vehicle registration had lapsed after the person with power of attorney died, was offered a reduction to $100 convertible to five community-service hours, to be documented by the volunteer coordinator at her church and due in 60 days.

Judge Grant explained and granted a deferred finding for Shannon Lacey. The judge described the Lake Forest Park deferred-finding program as a six-month agreement that requires no traffic infractions during the period and a $175 administrative fee; if the participant completes the program, the infraction is dismissed and not reported to the Department of Licensing. Lacey accepted the deferred finding and the six-month period began that day.

A contested speeding case involving a driver the court addressed as Mister Banerjee ended in dismissal after the judge said the officer’s paperwork lacked sufficient detail for the date in question and the judge could not verify the enforcement circumstances. The court also noted two failure-to-appear matters: the judge said she would reissue a hearing date for Key Mechanical Company because of an apparent address error, and she found Richard Slaughter to have failed to appear and indicated the violation would be found committed by default and the penalty imposed.

Court staff said updated invoices or deferred-finding agreements would be mailed to defendants, and several defendants were offered time-payment arrangements with the first payments not due until Jan. 20, 2026. Judge Grant closed the afternoon calendar and adjourned.

Cases and outcomes at a glance
- Abraham, Bare: school-walk-zone photo enforcement — penalty mitigated to $75; payment due Jan. 20.
- Chunlan Jin: two same-location violations (Sept. 26 and Oct. 1) — reduced to $150 and $50 (total $200); time-payment option offered, first payment due Jan. 20.
- Mulu Aberra: double-penalty school-zone (32 mph) — reduced to $175; time-payment option.
- Shannon Lacey: eligible for and granted deferred finding; $175 admin fee; six-month compliance period begins Nov. 24, 2025.
- Isato Sisay: single violation reduced to $85; payment options explained.
- Bronte Anderson: expired registration — fine reduced to $100 and converted to five hours community service, due in 60 days.
- Mister Banerjee: contested speeding ticket — dismissed by the judge after review.
- Key Mechanical Company: hearing to be reissued because of address issue.
- Richard Slaughter: failure to appear — default finding to be entered and penalty imposed.

What this means
The calendar illustrates the court’s frequent use of mitigation, deferred findings and payment plans for traffic infractions, especially where defendants cited unfamiliar routes, construction-related detours or financial hardship. Deferred findings carry the risk that noncompliance within the six-month period results in the original penalty being imposed; the judge explained these terms during the session.

The hearing concluded with standard administrative steps: court staff will mail reduced-invoice notices or deferred-finding agreements, and two FTAs (Key Mechanical Company and Richard Slaughter) will be handled with reissuance or default procedures as announced.