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A Bellefontaine man accused in four separate cases that primarily involve exchanging stolen firearms and other merchandise for drugs admitted his guilt last week in Logan County Common Pleas Court.
Steven L. Burk, 67, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs, having a weapon under disability and illegal conveyance of a drug onto the grounds of a detention facility.
He was first arrested in April 2015 after a raid by the Logan County Joint Drug Task Force.
The detectives had coordinated drug buys at Mr. Burk’s 816 W. Sandusky Ave. residence and executed a search warrant on April 24. During the search, they confiscated numerous firearms and other merchandise they believed to be stolen and fenced to the defendant in exchange for drugs. A substantial amount of heroin was also located.
A charge of having weapons under disability was filed in August after officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department served a warrant at the home and discovered a loaded weapon.
Additional charges of a similar nature were added in November.
In February, the illegal conveyance charge was added after Mr. Burk attempted to smuggle 27 prescription opiate pills into the Logan County Jail in the arm of his wheelchair after he had been released on a medical furlough.
He will be sentenced July 25.
Other hearings
• Aaron Garrison, 24, of Bellefontaine, pleaded guilty to theft.
• Eric Smith, 26, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to theft, forgery and two counts of receiving stolen property.
• Matthew Alinson, 29, of Bellefontaine, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and a community control violation and was sentenced to the West Central Community Based Correctional Facility.
• Floyd Stevens, 43, of Kenton, was sentenced to the West Central Community Based Correctional Facility, five years of community control and ordered to pay court costs, attorney fees and restitution for theft from the elderly and a community control violation.
• Aaron Brock, 34, of Russells Point, was sentenced to two years of community control for theft.