MOUNT VERNON — A 31-year-old Mount Vernon man was sentenced in December to six to nine years in prison for aggravated vehicular manslaughter, among other charges.
The court originally charged Aaron T. Bolton on four total counts, but ended up convicting him on three of them on Dec. 18.
Judge Richard D. Wetzel sentenced Bolton for the following crimes:
- Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a first-degree misdemeanor
- Aggravated vehicular homicide, a second-degree felony
- Aggravated vehicular assault, a third-degree felony
The court dismissed an additional first-degree misdemeanor operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol charge.
Bolton will serve a mandatory indefinite term of imprisonment with a minimum term of six years to a maximum term of nine years for the aggravated vehicular manslaughter charge.
Additionally, the court handed down a definite 48-month imprisonment sentence for the aggravated vehicular assault charge and three more days in prison for the operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol charge.
Bolton will serve all three sentences concurrently.
The defendant received credit for 150 days served towards his sentence along with future days while he awaits transportation to the appropriate institution.
The court also ordered Bolton to pay $19,859.51 in restitution to Beverly Roscoe and imposed a lifetime suspension on Bolton’s operator’s license.
Bolton must also pay a $565 mandatory fine for the operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol charge.
Below is a list of the 13 other criminal court cases that resulted in a sentence in the Knox County Common Pleas Court in December 2025.
Dec. 11
— Halie J. Arnold, of Coshocton, was sentenced to serve a two-year term of community control and 180 days in Knox County jail for a fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs charge.
Arnold received credit for zero days served towards her sentence and will serve this sentence concurrently with another sentence from the Coshocton County Common Pleas Court.
Additionally, the defendant must submit to an outpatient drug and alcohol assessment, comply with recommended treatment, submit to a term of drug and alcohol use monitoring and obtain a full-time job.
— Harry M. Grandstaff, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to serve a two-year term of community control and 90 days in Knox County jail for a fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs charge.
The defendant received credit for zero days served towards his sentence and must submit to an outpatient drug and alcohol assessment, comply with recommended treatment and submit to a term of drug and alcohol use monitoring.
— Zachery C. Snyder, of Fredericktown, was sentenced to serve a three-year term of community control and 180 days in Knox County jail for a third-degree felony attempted arson charge.
Snyder received credit for zero days served towards his sentence.
The defendant must submit to an outpatient drug and alcohol assessment, comply with recommended treatment, submit to a term of drug and alcohol use monitoring, obtain a full-time job and submit to a mental health assessment.
The court also ordered Snyder to pay $50,000 in restitution to an alleged victim within three years.
Dec. 18
— Matthew W. Will, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 24 months for count one, 30 days for count two and 60 days for count three. The defendant will serve all three sentences concurrently.
- Count one: Aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony
- Count two: Illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor
- Count three: Making false alarms, a first-degree misdemeanor
Will received credit for 263 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while awaiting transportation to the appropriate institution.
“The court is assessing a mandatory fine in the amount of $5,000, which is vacated due to indigency,” the Knox County Common Pleas Court’s online records state.
— Christopher L. Davis, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 17 months for a fourth-degree felony receiving stolen property charge.
The court also sentenced Davis to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 24 months for a third-degree felony bribery charge in a separate case. Davis will serve both sentences concurrently.
In the receiving stolen property case, the court ordered that Davis pay $50 in restitution to David Frost.
In the bribery case, Davis received credit for 73 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while he awaits transportation to the appropriate institution.
— Jason A. Lake, of Utica, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 17 months for an amended felony charge.
- Original charge: Failure to provide change of address, a third-degree felony
- Amended charge: Notice of change of address; registration of a new address, a fourth-degree felony
Lake received credit for 51 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while awaiting transportation to the appropriate institution.
— Gloria N. Dague, of Fredericktown, was sentenced to serve a two-year term of community control for a third-degree felony tampering with evidence charge and a first-degree misdemeanor operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol charge.
Additionally, the defendant must complete a 72-hour driver intervention program within 30 days, submit to an outpatient drug and alcohol assessment, comply with recommended treatment, submit to a term of drug and alcohol use monitoring and obtain a full-time job.
Dague must also submit to a mental health assessment. The court suspended the defendant’s operator’s license for one year starting on April 2, 2025.
Finally, Dague must pay a mandatory $565 fine.
— Jeremy R. Lamb, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 24 months for a third-degree felony strangulation charge.
Lamb received credit for 86 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while awaiting transportation to the appropriate institution.
— Jacob R. Jones, of Portsmouth, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 17 months on count two and 17 months on count three. Jones will serve these sentences concurrently.
- Count one (Dismissed): Burglary, a third-degree felony
- Count two: Assault, a fourth-degree felony
- Count three: Assault on a peace officer, a fourth-degree felony
Jones received credit for 176 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while awaiting transportation to the appropriate institution.
— Carol S. Dowell, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to serve a one-year term of community control for a fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs charge.
Dowell must submit to an outpatient drug and alcohol assessment, comply with recommended treatment, submit to a term of drug and alcohol use monitoring and obtain a full-time job.
— Scott A. Schellenbarg, of Newark, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 18 months for a third-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs charge.
The defendant received credit for 94 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while awaiting transportation to the appropriate institution.
The court also assessed a mandatory $5,000 fine which was vacated due to indigency.
— Kyle A. Day, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to serve a definite term of imprisonment of 17 months on count one and 11 months on count four. Day will serve the sentences concurrently.
- Count one: Aggravated trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony
- Count two (Dismissed): Driving while intoxicated, a first-degree misdemeanor
- Count three (Dismissed): Tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony
- Count four: Aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony
The defendant received credit for 88 days served towards his sentence, along with future days, while awaiting transportation to the appropriate institution.
— Bradlee C. Neitzelt, of Danville, was sentenced to serve a one-year term of community control and 298 days in Knox County jail for a fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs charge.
Neitzelt received credit for 118 days served towards his sentence.
The defendant must also submit to a drug and alcohol assessment, comply with recommended treatment, submit to a term of drug and alcohol use monitoring and have no contact with Teresa Neitzelt until further order from the court.
