MOUNT VERNON — Common Pleas Judge Otho Eyster sentenced six men to prison on Friday.
Harold H. Carter, 44, Mount Vernon, was initially sentenced in September 2007 to three years of community control for one count of domestic violence and one count of attempted burglary. According to court records, Carter violated the terms of his probation by consuming alcohol on New Year’s Eve. Eyster sentenced Carter to two years in prison for his original crimes, with credit for 31 days served.
Robert L. Endsley, 40, Danville, pleaded guilty in December 2007 to his 11th OVI offense. Eyster sentenced Endsley to 15 months in prison, with credit for 111 days already served. He was also ordered to pay an $800 fine and will have his driver’s license suspended for five years. Endsley has an additional OVI case pending in Guernsey County.
Dennis W. Banbury, 29, Danville, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of felonious assault and one count of tampering with evidence. The charges stem from an incident in June when Banbury was thrown out of a Mount Vernon bar. According to the indictment, Banbury returned to the bar and threatened several people with a knife. A bar employee reportedly disarmed Banbury by hitting him with a board. The tampering charge was issued after Banbury attempted to hide the knife by throwing it away in a nearby parking lot.
Banbury waived his right to a presentence investigation and was immediately sentenced to 15 months in prison for the assault charge and 11 months in prison for the tampering charge. Banbury will receive credit for 42 days served.
Herschel R. Jones III, 24, Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering and one count of carrying a concealed weapon. Jones waived his right to a grand jury on the breaking and entering charges, and admitted to burglarizing a business and a private residence in August 2007. Jones was sentenced to 11 months on each breaking and entering charge, and 15 months on the concealed weapon charge. All jail time is to be served concurrently. Jones was also ordered to pay over $3,000 in restitution to the property owners he burglarized and an additional $1,157 to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for Jones’ extradition from Texas. Jones will receive credit for 90 days already served.
Dale A. Woody, 21, Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to five counts of breaking and entering and two counts of attempted safecracking, all fifth-degree felonies. According to court records, in November and December of 2007 Woody broke into a farmer’s market, a tire store, a Methodist church, Kenyon college and a private garage on Coshocton Avenue. Woody was ordered to pay over $8,500 in restitution to the victims. Eyster sentenced Woody to 11 months in prison on each count, with all prison time to run concurrently. Woody will receive credit for 38 days served.
David D. Glass, 39, Columbus, admitted on Friday to violating the terms of his probation. Glass was sentenced in 2005 to five years of community control for failure to pay child support. According to assistant prosecutor Jean Stacker, Glass has only paid $300 in restitution since November 2005. Eyster revoked Glass’s probation and resentenced him to 11 months in prison.
Curtis L. Wade, 20, Howard, pleaded guilty in December to one count of burglary in the fourth degree and misdemeanor petty theft. According to court records, Wade and an accomplice broke into a Follin Avenue apartment in July 2007 and stole numerous DVDs, CDs and stereo speakers. Wade was sentenced to 30 days in jail, three years of community control and ordered to pay $365 in restitution to the victim. Eyster told Wade that any violation of the terms of his probation could land him 11 months in prison.
Frank R. Ciaralli, 43, Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty in December to the illegal manufacture of marijuana, a fourth-degree felony. Ciaralli was indicted in June after police searched his home on an open door complaint and found a marijuana grow operation in an upstairs bedroom. Ciaralli was sentenced to three years of community control and a mandatory six-month driver’s license suspension.
Debra L. Gallogly, 41, Centerburg, pleaded not guilty to two counts of grand theft, both fourth-degree felonies. According to the indictment, Gallogly allegedly stole over $30,000 from Moundbuilders Guidance Center, where she was employed. Gallogly is also accused of committing a similar crime in Westerville, where she allegedly stole over $40,000 from a medical office where she was employed. Gallogly remains free on a personal recognizance bond.
