MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found 17 defendants guilty after court trials, arraignments and hearings this week in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court.
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Samuel Ashworth, 31, of Caledonia, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $35 fine.
Assistant Law Director, Brittany Whitney, represented the State of Ohio in the above case.
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Joni Smail, 38, of Howard, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle with an Expired License Plates and Fictitious Plates. The Court sentenced her to pay a $25 fine for the Expired Plates and a $50 fine for the Fictious Plates charge.
Jack Bookhamer, 54, of Mount Gilead, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension and Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine for the DUS charge and a $35 fine for Speeding.
Patricia Pelfrey, 75, of Gambier, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court sentenced her to pay a $35 fine.
Jonathon Hinger, 31, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Court sentenced him to serve 10 days in jail.
Karraghan Peters, 21, of Howard, was found guilty of Complicity. The Court sentenced her to serve five days in jail.
Field Harris, 52, of Cleveland, was found guilty of Theft. The Court sentenced him to serve 180 days in jail.
Christopher Laughlin, 21, of Warsaw, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct in an Emergency Facility. The Court sentenced him to serve three days in jail.
John Capoccia, 36, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Theft. The Court sentenced him to serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, and placed him on two years of probation with the following condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment.
Talyn Boyd, 33, of Howard, was found guilty of Failing to Confine her Dog. The Court sentenced her to serve 30 days in jail, with 27 days suspended, and placed her on one year of probation.
Jordan Collins, 24, of Howard, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Drugs of Abuse. 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 condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment, and suspended his operator’s license for one year.
Holly Strunk, 25, of Newark, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol. The Court sentenced her to pay a $700 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, placed her on three years of community control with the following condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment, and suspended her operator’s license for two years.
Calvin Curry, 61, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The Court sentenced him to serve five days in jail.
Michael Kromoff, 57, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in these cases.
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Carlos Gonzales-Muller, 29, of Mount Vernon, was found guilt of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $500 fine, serve 25 days in jail, and suspended his operator’s license for one year.
Michael Wellman, 30, of Howard, 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.
Claudio Avila-Estrada, 39, of Glenmont, 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.
Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in these cases.
