‘The right push’
Community Court Graduate Jonathan Silva hugs Judge Brian Gwinn Wednesday as the Gwinn presents Silva with his graduation certificate.
NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Jonathan Silva shreds paperwork from his two Superior Court cases Wednesday after graduating from Community Court. With his graduation both cases were dismissed.
Jonathan Silva signs the Community Court banner as the 17th graduate of the program. He said he didn’t originally think he would make it through the program and thought he would end up in jail. However, after finding stability with the court and the Oxford House, he was able to complete the program and has been sober for over a year.
MOSES LAKE — When Jonathan David Silva walked into Community Court months ago, he didn’t expect transformation. He expected to “jump through the hoops,” as he put it. Instead, he walked out last week as the program’s 17th graduate – sober, grounded and surrounded by a team he now calls “a second family.”
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