MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon Municipal Court Judge John Thatcher found 22 people guilty after hearings and court trials were conducted this week at the Mount Vernon Municipal Court.
These were the cases brought forward by Mount Vernon Law Director P. Robert Broeren Jr.’s Office.
Feb. 20
Matthew Carter, 38, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of assault.
Kiara Johnson, 24, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
Jeremy Lamb, 38, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of possession of drug abuse instruments.
Michael Schaade, 72, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of cruelty towards a companion animal, depriving a companion animal of sustenance and abandonment of a companion animal.
Darlene Cross, 64, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Xavier Mason, 24, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of misdemeanor theft.
Carol Fullen, 61, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of failing to register a dog.
Valeria Lanham, 48, of Walhonding, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or a drug of abuse and failure to use reasonable control.
William Keimig, 19, of Steubenville, was found guilty of speeding.
Timothy McDonnell, 27, of Centerburg, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and speeding.
Meredith Osei Ababio, 44, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of two counts of speeding.
Michelle Garcia, 36, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with fictitious plates.
Rylan Pritt, 26, of Mansfield, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a certificate of title.
Jane Stockbridge, 22, of Cincinnati, was found guilty of speeding.
Tanner Treadway, 24, of Utica, was found guilty of speeding.
Kimberley Gleespen, 57, of Mansfield, was found guilty of speeding.
Assistant Law Director Steve Potts prosecuted all other cases on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon, the State of Ohio, and the Villages of Centerburg, Danville, Fredericktown and Gambier.
Feb. 21
Grateful Beckers, 21, of Columbus, was found guilty of speeding.
Assistant Law Director Steve Potts prosecuted this case on behalf of the State of Ohio.
Feb. 23
Larry McCoy, 45, of Heath, was found guilty of criminal trespass.
Duane Yoder, 21, of Wooster, was found guilty of speeding.
Matthew Gabel, 49, of Centerburg, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator license and a seatbelt violation.
Emily Boyd, 41, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under a suspension and failure to use headlights.
Demetrice Tate, 40, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under a suspension.
Assistant Law Director Steve Potts prosecuted these cases on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon, the State of Ohio, and the Villages of Centerburg, Danville, Fredericktown and Gambier.
For further details of the above sentencings, please visit the court website at mountvernonmunicipalcourt.org.

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Section 4513.22 – Ohio Revised Code
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