{"id":75837,"date":"2016-04-28T08:10:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=75837"},"modified":"2016-04-28T08:10:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:10:58","slug":"vw-man-gets-prison-6-appear-in-cp-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/04\/28\/vw-man-gets-prison-6-appear-in-cp-court\/","title":{"rendered":"VW man gets prison, 6 appear in CP Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Van Wert independent news<\/em><\/p>\n

Three sentencing hearings were on the docket for Wednesday\u2019s session of Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, with a total of six people appearing in court that day on criminal charges.<\/p>\n

Ronald Cobb, 25, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on a charge of importuning, a felony of the fifth degree. The sentence will run consecutively to a 12-month prison term he is currently serving.<\/p>\n

Judge Martin Burchfield also classified Cobb as a Tier 1 sex offender, which means he must register annually for the next 15 years.<\/p>\n

\"Court<\/a>Zachariah Germann, 28, of Van Wert, was given five years of community control on a charge of trafficking in heroin, a felony of the fifth degree. He must also participate in drug court, if eligible, and will had his driver\u2019s license suspended for six months.<\/p>\n

Phillip L. Cross, 27, of Delphos, was sentenced to five years of community control on a charge of possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony offense. Judge Burchfield also ordered Cross to serve 15 days in jail now, and suspended his driver\u2019s license for six months.<\/p>\n

Two people also changed their pleas during hearings Wednesday in Common Pleas Court.<\/p>\n

Tyree Dewitt, 24, of Delphos, changed his plea to guilty to a charge of breaking and entering, a felony of the fifth degree. Dewitt then requested, and was granted, treatment in lieu of conviction and his case was staying pending successful completion of a substance abuse treatment program.<\/p>\n

Candice Huffman, 30, of Van Wert, pleaded guilty to a prosecutor\u2019s bill of information charging her will trespass in a habitation, a fourth-degree felony offense. She also requested, and was granted, treatment in lieu of conviction, but must also make restitution in the amount of $1,000 to Francis Wood.<\/p>\n

Joshua Sargent, 34, of Van Wert, appeared before County Probate-Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Taylor on a charge of probation violation.<\/p>\n

Sargent admitted to violating his probation by being convicted of domestic violence while on probation. No action was taken at that time, but Judge Taylor took the case under advisement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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