{"id":167708,"date":"2023-07-05T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=167708"},"modified":"2023-07-05T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:47:01","slug":"defendants-appear-for-court-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/defendants-appear-for-court-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"Defendants appear for court hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 criminal hearings were held between June 23-July 5 in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sentencings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary McVicker, 34, of Payne, was sentenced to two years of community control and 30 days in jail at a later date for aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony. In addition, she is to have no alcohol or drugs without a prescription, undergo random screens, mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment, and was ordered to pay partial appointed counsel fees, monthly probation fees and court costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad Robinson, 44, of Van Wert, was sentenced to six months at the WORTH Center, three years of community control and 30 days in jail at a later date for breaking and entering, a fifth degree felony. He must perform 100 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay restitution, partial appointed counsel fees, monthly probation fees and court costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plea changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawrence Suever, 44, of Van Wert, changed his plea to guilty to two counts of trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present, a fourth degree felony. He requested and was granted intervention in lieu of conviction, and his case was stayed pending completion of the treatment program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judith Ball, 40, of Van Wert, changed her plea to guilty to theft, a fifth degree felony. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing was scheduled for 9 a.m. August 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas Burgoon, 24, of Ohio City, changed his plea to guilty of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony, and possession of drugs, a first degree misdemeanor. He requested and was granted intervention in lieu of conviction and his case was stayed pending completion of the treatment program. At a previous hearing, Burgoon admitted to violating his bond by failing to report to court and probation. New bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bond violations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britney Mitchell, 30, of Van Wert, admitted violating her bond\/treatment in lieu by using a controlled substance and failing a drug screen and not engaging in treatment. Judge Martin Burchfield revoked treatment in lieu and set new bond at $10,000 cash or surety, and scheduled sentencing for 9 a.m. August 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Adrian Daniels, 23, of Van Wert, admitted to violating his bond and treatment in lieu conditions by failing to report to probation. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing was scheduled for 9 a.m. August 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arraignment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Kallas, 22, of Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony. He was released on a surety bond and a pre-trial hearing was set for 9 a.m. August 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probation violation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith Sevitz, 43, of Van Wert, admitted to violating probation by failing to report to probration on charges of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of heroin, and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, all fifth degree felonies. She was sentenced to 300 days jail with credit for 275 time already served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bond modification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Buckner, 48, of Paulding, had his bond modified to electronic house arrest for aggravated burglary, a first degree felony, and domestic violence, a first degree misdemeanor. He is to have no contact with victim or his residence and a curfew was set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time waiver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Paxson, 28, of Van Wert, signed a time waiver in open court and requested additional time to prepare his case. His trial set for September 11-12, with a final pre-trial to be set at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff 12 criminal hearings were held between June 23-July 5 in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Sentencings Mary McVicker, 34, of Payne, was sentenced to two years of community control and 30 days in jail at a later date for aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony. In addition, she is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 05:30:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167709,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167708\/revisions\/167709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}