MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found 21 people guilty after court trials, arraignments and hearings were held this week at the Mount Municipal Court.
JUNE 30
Glenn Steel, 37, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct with Persisting Behavior. The Court sentenced him to serve 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended, credit for one day served and and placed him on probation for one year with the following condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment.
Samantha Cunningham, 28, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced her to pay a $300 fine.
Law Director, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Glenn Steele case and Assistant Law Director, Justin Mackin, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Cunningham case.
JUNE 29
Michael Cunningham, 41, of Newark, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine.
Joshua Curl, 34, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine.
Troy Doup, 48, 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.
Dylan Latham, 21, of Massillon, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $35 fine.
Robert Matheny, 21, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Criminal Trespassing. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine and to serve three days in jail which are stayed until a Sentence Review Hearing on September 28, 2021.
Ghelashabhaii Patel, 62, of Oak Forest, Illinois, was found guilty of Illegally Selling Cigarettes. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.
Andre Plikerd, 27, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Criminal Trespassing and Disorderly Conduct with Persisting Behavior. The Court sentenced him to serve five days in jail.
Charles Posey, 41, of Danville, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $300 fine.
Adam Sines, 36, of Bellville, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $35 fine.
Michael Tucker, 34, of Perrysville, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension and Operating an Unsafe Vehicle. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine.
Darlene Cross, 61, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Failing to Confine her Dog. The Court sentenced her to pay a $200 fine.
Jeremy Morris, 32, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of two counts of Theft. The Court sentenced him to serve 45 days in jail for each count.
Randy Gillespie, 62, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Theft. The Court sentenced him to pay a $150 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 175 days suspended, and placed him on two years of probation with the following condition: complete 20 hours of community service.
Christopher Korns, 29 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol. 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 condition: attend and complete a 72-hour driver intervention program, and suspended his operator’s license for one year.
Cole Hoeflich, 29, of Howard, was found guilty of Driving Under a 12-Point Suspension and Failing to Keep An Assured Clear Distance Ahead. The Court sentenced him to serve five days in jail for the DUS charge and to pay a $25 fine for the Failure to Keep an Assured Clear Distance Ahead.
Joshua Schoonover, 38, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to serve five days in jail.
Jerry Shaw, 35, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine.
Assistant Director of Law, Justin Mackin, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Cunningham, Curl, Doup, Matheny, Plikerd and Tucker cases and the State of Ohio in the Latham, Patel, Posey and Sines cases.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of,Ohio in the remaining cases.
JUNE 28
Jeremiah O’Neil, 34, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension and Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine for the DUS charge and a $50 fine for Speeding.
Lee Konkler, 37, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence, Driving Under Suspension, and Failing to Comply with Orders of Law Enforcement. He will be sentenced on August 2, 2021 following a pre-sentence investigation.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the State of Ohio in the O’Neil case.
Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the State of Ohio in the Konkler cases.
