MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found 16 defendants guilty and sentenced four people after court trials, arraignments and hearings were held this week in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court.
These were the cases brought forward by the Mount Vernon Law Director’s Office.
OCT. 5
Derek Masters, 37, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $35 fine.
Jason Archer, 44, of Lancaster, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.
Law Director, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Archer case and Assistant Law Director, Brittany Whitney, represented the State of Ohio in the Masters case.
OCT. 4
Elizabeth Edwards, 55, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Not Wearing a Seatbelt. The Court sentenced her to pay a $30 fine.
Raymond Campbell, 74, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.
Chandler Nunley, 27, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.
Terrance Ledbetter, 64, of Hannibal, Missouri, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court sentenced him to pay a $50 fine.
Gary Meachum, 59, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Driving Without a Valid License. The Court sentenced him to pay a $300 fine and to serve three days in jail.
Johnathan Buzzard, 18, of Marengo, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct with Persisting Behavior. The Court sentenced him to serve 30 days in jail, with all time suspended, and placed him on one year of probation.
Marcus Hess, 33, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct with Persisting Behavior. The Court sentenced him to serve 30 days in jail, with all time suspended, and placed him on one year of probation.
Larry Fox, 38, of Howard, was found guilty of Aggravated Menacing. The Court sentenced him to serve 95 days in jail.
Michael Yarbro, 52, of Columbus, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or a Drug of Abuse. The Court sentenced him to pay a $700 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control, suspended his operator’s license for two years, and ordered the vehicle he was driving to be immobilized for 90 days.
Lauralee Biddle, 34, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The Court sentenced her to serve 10 days in jail.
Lachressa Blakesley, 25, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Assault on Aug. 23, 2022. Today she was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, and was placed on two years of probation with the following conditions: complete the Court’s Hands Down program, attend and complete Thinking for a Change, and complete a drug and alcohol assessment.
Holly Daniels, 30, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Assault on Aug. 23, 2022. Today she was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail, with 145 days suspended, and was placed on two years of probation with the following condition: complete the Court’s Hands Down program.
Milton Goad, 56, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Domestic Violence on Aug. 23, 2022. Today he was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail, with 145 days suspended, and was placed on two years of probation with the following conditions: attend and complete Thinking for a Change, and complete a drug and alcohol assessment.
Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Hess case and the Village of Fredericktown in the Goad case.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in the remaining cases.
OCT. 3
Ryan Bell, 24, of Columbus, was found guilty of Possession of a Schedule III Drug of Abuse. The Court sentenced him to serve seven days in jail and ordered him to complete a drug and alcohol assessment and to complete 15 hours of community service.
Jeremy Helmick, 43, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Operating 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 and complete a drug and alcohol assessment, and suspended his operator’s license for one year.
Luis Cornell, 25, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Having Physical Control Over a Vehicle While Under the Influence and Driving Under Suspension. 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 90 days for the Physical Control charge. He was sentenced to pay a $250 fine and to serve three days in jail for the DUS charge.
Vincent Wilson, 19, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence, Failure to Use Reasonable Control and Speeding. 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, and complete 10 hours of community service, and suspended his operator’s license for one year for the OVI charge. He was sentenced to pay a $50 fine for Failing to Control and a $125 fine for the Speeding charge.
Dylan Hess, 27, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of two counts Disseminating Harmful Materials to Minors on Aug. 22, 2022. The former coach in Mount Vernon City Schools was sentenced to pay a $500 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 120 days suspended, was placed on two years of probation, and ordered not to serve as a coach or leader in any organization that has minor members, on each count.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the Hess case.
Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in the remaining cases.
