{"id":20710,"date":"2012-02-16T05:40:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=20710"},"modified":"2012-02-16T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T10:41:20","slug":"kenton-counterfeiter-enters-guilty-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/02\/16\/kenton-counterfeiter-enters-guilty-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenton counterfeiter enters guilty plea"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n

A Kenton man who was part of a multi-county counterfeiting ring pleaded guilty to a related charge during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.<\/p>\n

Anthony W. Whitt, 27, entered a guilty plea to a three-count indictment charging him with forgery, all felonies of the fifth degree.<\/p>\n

According to Van Wert Police and Van Wert County Sheriff\u2019s departments, Whitt and another person were passing counterfeit $100 bills in Van Wert and Ohio City.<\/p>\n

Whitt is awaiting sentencing in Auglaize County on a similar offense, while sentencing here was set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 28.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Whitt of Kenton during his arraignment hearing on January 10. (VW independent file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Van Wert man who was part of a trio involved in a burglary at the Century Bar on East Central Avenue entered a guilty plea to a theft charge on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Gregory A. Jackson Jr., 31, entered the plea to the fifth-degree felony and also filed a request for treatment in lieu of conviction. Judge Charles D. Steele approved the motion.<\/p>\n

Jackson and two others were involved in the November 2011 burglary at the local bar, in which cash and alcoholic beverages were taken. Jackson must also share in making $1,978.99 in restitution to owners of the bar for the items taken.<\/p>\n

Jackson will be under the supervision of the Adult Probation Department while he is undergoing a substance abuse treatment program.<\/p>\n

John R. McGinnis, 30, of Convoy, pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in heroin, one count a fourth-degree felony and the other a felony of the fifth degree.<\/p>\n

Judge Steele ordered a presentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for 8 a.m. March 28.<\/p>\n

Joseph N. Suever, 58, of Lima, entered a guilty plea to a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol, a third-degree felony offense.<\/p>\n

A presentence investigation was ordered and sentencing set for 9 a.m. March 28.<\/p>\n

Michael A. Speakman, 20, of Van Wert, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft, a first-degree misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

Judge Steele ordered a presentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 14.<\/p>\n

During a sentencing hearing held Wednesday, Dyllen A. Redding, 20, of Convoy, was placed on three years of community control on a charge of theft, a felony of the fifth degree.<\/p>\n

Redding was charge by Van Wert police with stealing a license plate from a local residence. Redding had the plate on his vehicle when he was stopped by an officer on patrol.<\/p>\n

As part of his sentence, Redding was placed on 30 days of electronically monitored house arrest.<\/p>\n

Donald Sharp of Van Wert was found guilty of violating the terms of his community control sentence and will be serving a 12-month prison term originally meted out in January, with credit for 60 days already served.<\/p>\n

Sharp violated his community control by being terminated from the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center in Lima, a substance abuse treatment facility.<\/p>\n

Damian J. Smith, 19, of Van Wert, entered a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft, which was downgraded from a felony as part of a plea negotiation.<\/p>\n

As part of the agreement, Smith will make restitution of $1,000 to the local Walmart store.<\/p>\n

A presentence investigation was ordered and sentencing set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 7.<\/p>\n

Zachariah Williams, 23, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to one each of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, and illegal manufacturing of drugs, a felony of the second degree.<\/p>\n

Williams is currently being held in prison on a weapons violation and no bond was set on the current charges. A pretrial conference was scheduled for 8 a.m. March 7.<\/p>\n

Kasey Schisler, 23, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to two counts of trafficking in heroin during an arraignment hearing held Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Schisler was released on a personal surety bond and a pretrial conference was set for 8 a.m. March 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor A Kenton man who was part of a multi-county counterfeiting ring pleaded guilty to a related charge during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Anthony W. Whitt, 27, entered a guilty plea to a three-count indictment charging him with forgery, all felonies of the fifth degree. According to […]<\/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-20710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-05 10:48:40","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\/20710","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=20710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20710\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}