MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found 20 defendants guilty after court trials, arraignments and hearings were conducted this week at the Mount Municipal Court.
JUNE 16
Brian Sekavec, 35, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol. The Court sentenced him to pay a $500.00 fine, serve 180 days in jail with 177 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control with the following conditions: attend and complete a 72- hour Driving Intervention Program, and suspended his driver’s license for one year.
Craig Underwood, 33, of Warsaw, was found guilty of Driving Under a 12-Point Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine and Serve 3 Days in Jail.
Timothy Kupeic, 49, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren , represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Sekavec case and Assistant Law Director, Justin Mackin, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the remaining cases.
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Jerry Ball, 20, of Danville, was found guilty of Illegally Selling Cigarettes. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.
Renee Park, 40, of Danville, was found guilty of Illegally Selling Cigarettes. The Court sentenced her to pay a $75 fine.
Timothy Kromoff, 47, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of two counts of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine for each count.
Jason Moran, 37, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $45 fine.
Max Bricker, 52, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension and Failing to Stop at a Stop Sign. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine for the DUS charge and a $15 fine for Failing to Stop at a Stop Sign.
Nolin Irwin, 21, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Failing to Yield. The Court sentenced him to pay a $45 fine.
Delenn Heffelfinger, 22, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension and Operating a Vehicle with Fictitious Plates. The Court sentenced her to pay a $300 fine for the DUS charge and a $75 fine for the Fictitious Plates charge.
Lexus Robinson, 27, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Driving Under a 12-Point Suspension and Theft. The Court sentenced her to serve three days in jail for the DUS charge and to serve 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and placed her on two years of probation with the following condition: attend the Court’s Social Responsibility Clinic for the Theft charge.
Leighanna Mitchell, 21, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The Court sentenced her to pay a $200 fine.
Shane Fletcher, 24, of Shreve, was found guilty of Leaving the Scene of an Accident. He will be sentenced on June 29, 2021.
Assistant Director of Law, Justin Mackin, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Kromoff, Bricker and Heffelfinger cases, the State of Ohio in the Moran, Fletcher and Irwin cases, and the Village of Danville in the Ball and Park cases.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in the remaining cases.
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Gregg Young, 40, of Columbus, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle with Fictitious Plates. The Court sentenced him to pay Court costs and was given credit for time served.
Scott Llewellyn, 30, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Riding a Bicycle on the Right Side of the Road. The Court sentenced him to pay a $25 fine.
Max Andorfer, 34, of Gambier, was found guilty of Having Physical Control Over a Vehicle While Under the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $500 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control with the following conditions: attend and complete a 72-hour driver intervention program, complete a drug and alcohol assessment as soon as is practicable, and complete 20 hours of community serve, and suspended his operator’s license for one year.
Cody Jackson, 48, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct. The Court sentenced him to serve 30 days in jail, with all time suspended and placed him on one year of probation with the following condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment as soon as is practicable.
Kyle Beck, 43, of Danville, was found guilty of Having Physical Control Over a Vehicle While Under the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $500 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control with the following conditions: attend and complete a 72-hour driver intervention program, complete a drug and alcohol assessment as soon as is practicable, and suspended his operator’s license for 90 days.
Barth Miesse, 59, of Howard, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $700 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control with the following condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment as soon as is practicable, and suspended his operator’s license for two years.
Thomas Snider, 35, of Galion, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence and Endangering Children. The Court sentenced him to pay a $500 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control with the following conditions: attend and complete a 72-hour driver intervention program and complete a drug and alcohol assessment as soon as is practicable, and suspended his operator’s license for one year for the OVI charge. He was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, concurrently for the Child Endangerment charge.
Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in these cases.
