COMMON PLEAS COURT: Five sentenced

Created on Wednesday, 06 March 2013 Written by THE BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER STAFF

Logan County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark O’Connor recently sentenced five defendants and accepted pleas from eight others.

Sentenced were:

• Marcus Wilkerson, 30, of Bellefontaine: three years in prison for three counts trafficking in drugs and one count possession of drugs.

• Scottie McMillen, 20, of Belle Center: 60 days in the Logan County Jail, five years’ community control and ordered to pay a $500 fine, court costs and attorney fees for complicity to commit grand theft and trespassing. (CLICK HERE to view related article)

• Jeremy Downing, 34, of Bellefontaine: 30 days in jail, five years’ community control and ordered to pay a $500 fine, court costs and attorney fees for gross sexual imposition.  

He was also labeled a tier one sex offender and must register his address with the sheriff once a year for 15 years.

• Jason Lambert, 27, of Jackson Center: 30 days in jail, two years’ community control, counseling and ordered to pay a $250 fine and court costs for assault.

• Johnathon Hocking, 29, of Indiana: six-month suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay a $250 fine, court costs and attorney fees for carrying a concealed weapon.

Entering guilty pleas were:

• Hannah Lykins, 20, of Lakeview: forgery and two counts of possession of drugs;

• Hubert Ridgeway Jr., 63, of West Liberty: theft of drugs and possession of drugs

• Ariel Ballesteros, 39, of Bellefontaine: aggravated vehicular assault and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs; (CLICK HERE to view related article)

• Joseph Board, 21, breaking and entering;

• Steven Jeanneret, 18, of Russells Point: burglary and attempted intimidation of a witness;

• Carolyn Stewart, 54, of DeGraff: operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs;

• Nathan Spaulding, 43, of East Liberty: domestic violence; and

• Isaiah Luster, 25, of Lima:possession of drugs.

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