The following individuals appeared Wednesday before Judge Charles Steele in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court:
Arraignments

William Crutchfield, 40, Van Wert, pled not guilty to having weapons under disability, a felony of the third degree. His case will be set for pretrial after an evaluation is completed for another pending case. He is being held on a cash bond in the other case and the same bond was set in this case.

Dallas Fortner, 18, Mendon, pled not guilty to two charges: burglary, felony second degree; and theft, a felony of the third degree. 
His bond was set at $50,000 cash and a pretrial was set for Wednesday.

Joel Crawford, 24, Van Wert, was arraigned on a charge of theft from an elderly person, a felony of the fifth degree. 
He was released on a surety bond and his case set for pretrial on March 6.