MOUNT VERNON — On Friday, Judge Otho Eyster in the Knox County Court of Common Pleas sentenced five men and three women for various felony crimes and violations of community control supervision, according to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher.
Asa Anthony, 23, was sentenced to a three-year prison term for tampering with evidence and forgery. Thatcher said that on March 13, Anthony identified himself as a detective to the victim of a crime who was under investigation by the Mount Vernon Police Department, and then he took an item of evidence from the victim. Detective Craig Feeney and Sgt. Mark Perkins, MVPD, investigated the case.
As the result of a separate investigation conducted by Detective Cpl. Matt Dailey, MVPD, it was also determined that Anthony forged checks on April 17 and 18.
Larry D. Davis Jr., 35, Mansfield, was sentenced to 11 months in prison for stealing over $2,500 in merchandise from two Mount Vernon department stores, in February, March and April. The stolen merchandise included tools and electronics. Feeney investigated the case.
Mysaiah Bray, 22, Mount Vernon, will serve an 11-month prison term for theft of checks. Thatcher said that between Dec. 28, 2007, and Jan. 20, Bray stole 10 checks from an ex-girlfriend and passed them at various businesses in amounts totaling $860. Patrolman David McElroy, MVPD, investigated the case.
In a separate case Bray received a suspended 17-month prison term for attempted child endangering, and was placed on a three-year term of community control supervision on Aug. 3, 2007. Eyster imposed the prison sentence when Bray admitted that he changed his address without notifying his supervising officer and when he missed an appointment with his supervising officer.
Tiffany L. White, 21, Walhonding, was sentenced to 11 months in prison for possession of stolen checks and forgery. Thatcher said that on Feb. 4, Patrolman Justin Trowbridge, MVPD, took a report of a stolen checkbook. By tracking where the stolen checks were passed, Trowbridge was able to obtain store surveillance video showing White using the stolen checks to purchase merchandise.
In a separate case, White’s 11-month prison sentence for a forgery conviction was imposed because she tested positive for cocaine and associated with a person with a criminal record. This is in violation of the terms of her community control supervision.
David Tier, 20, Utica, was given a suspended 15-month prison sentence on May 23 for vandalism and assault. Eyster imposed the prison sentence based on Tier’s admission that he was unsuccessfully terminated from the Licking/Muskingum Community Correction Center program in July.
James A. Schaade, 18, Mount Vernon, was convicted of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with a 13-year-old girl on May 22. Schaade was sentenced to serve 60 days in the Knox County Jail. Thatcher said that when Schaade is released from jail, he must submit to sex offender and drug and alcohol counseling, and must comply with an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
Schaade will serve a 17-month prison term if he fails to comply with these and the standard conditions of a three-year term of community control supervision. Schaade was also labeled a Tier I sex offender, which requires address registration for the next 15 years. Detective Sgt. Jeff Jacobs, MVPD, investigated the case.
Vicki J. Reed, 57, Galion, was convicted of eight counts of deception to obtain hydrocodone and oxycodone, between Oct. 9, 2006, and June 23, 2007. Thatcher said Reed filled prescriptions at 12 pharmacies; the prescriptions were written by seven doctors. Reed’s 17-month prison sentence will remain suspended while she serves a three-year term of community control supervision, including drug counseling and a six-month driver’s license suspension.
Dianna Randles, 46, Dresden, was also convicted of having overlapping prescriptions for hydrocodone, written by 28 doctors and filled at 17 pharmacies since January 2006. Randles’ 11-month prison sentence will remain suspended while she serves a three-year term of community control supervision, including drug counseling and a six-month driver’s license suspension. Deputy Tom Durbin, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, investigated the Reed and Randles cases.
