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Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:40 PM |
The following individuals appeared Wednesday before Judge Charles Steele in Van Wert County Court Of Common Pleas: Arraignment Klarisa Mendoza, 24, Van Wert, was arraigned for a charge of possession of heroin, a felony of the fifth degree. She entered a plea of not guilty and was set for a pretrial hearing on Aug. 22. Her bond was set at $10,000 cash. Change Of Plea Bobbie Spyres, 19, Ohio City, pled guilty to an amended charge of attempted forgery, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Her case was continued for sentencing Sept. 26. Sentencings: Orman Goings II, 26, Paulding, was sentenced for operating a vehicle while under the influence, a felony of the fourth degree. He was sentenced to 3 years community control, up to 6 months in WORTH Center, 30 days jail, 200 hours community service, substance abuse assessment and treatment, 2 years intensive probation, driver’s license suspended for 3 years, fined $1,350 and ordered to pay partial attorney fees and court costs. Twenty-four months prison was deferred pending completion of community control.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012 1:19 PM |
The following individuals appeared Wednesday before Judge Charles Steele in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court: Arraignment Rebecca Smith, 23, Lima, was arraigned on a charge of complicity to aggravated assault. This case is in connection with the aggravated assault case on Caleb Mech (see below), who is charged for stabbing his brother. Smith entered a not guilty plea and had her case set for pretrial on Wednesday. Her bond was set at $1,000 with 10-percent cash plus a $5,000 surety bond. Change of plea Caleb Mech, 26, Van Wert, changed his plea to guilty to aggravated assault, a felony of the fourth degree. The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set the matter for sentencing on Sept. 19. His bond was continued and he remains in jail. Allan Pierce, 45, Van Wert, changed his plea to guilty on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender, a felony of the fourth degree and also to four counts of violation of a protection order, each a felony of the fifth degree. The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set the matter for sentencing on Sept 19. He remains in jail serving a sentence from Municipal Court in an unrelated case.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:56 PM |
Nineteen cases were heard in Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday. There were 13 arraignments, 3 plea changes, 1 bond violation, and 2 sentencings. George Tromblay, 55, Van Wert, pled not guilty to three counts: Gross Sexual Imposition, a felony of the third degree, Rape, a felony of the first degree, and Sexual Battery, a felony of the second degree. His bond was set at $250,000 cash and his case was set for Pretrial on July 25, 2012 at 8 a.m. Allan Pierce, 44, Van Wert, pled not guilty to a charge of Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Felony 4, and four counts of Violation of a Civil Protection Order, each count a Felony 5. His bond was set at $100,000 with 10 percent cash and a pretrial was scheduled for July 25 at 8 a.m. Michael Hipsley, 27, Van Wert, pled not guilty to Possession of Drugs, a felony fifth degree. He was released on a surety bond and his case set for Pretrial on Aug. 8, 2012 at 8 a.m.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:44 AM |
The following individuals appeared Wednesday before Judge Charles Steele in Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas: Nathan Carpenter, 25, Delphos, was arraigned on an indictment for possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree. He pleaded not guilty and was released on a surety bond until his pretrial scheduled for July 18. Garrett Dienstberger, 27, Delphos, was granted Judicial Release from prison. He was then sentenced to 3 years community control, 30 days jail, up to 6 months The WORTH Center, 200 hours community service, substance abuse assessment and treatment, 2 years intensive probation, his 12 month prison sentence was deferred pending completion of this community control and he was remanded to jail until transferred to WORTH. Alonzo Munoz, 19, Van Wert, was in court to answer to a Probation Violation for being terminated from the WORTH Center program. He admitted to the violation. He was resentenced to 3 years community control with 30 days in jail. He was given credit for 6 days served and was ordered returned to the WORTH Center after that 30 days to complete the program.
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