MOUNT VERNON — According to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher, six persons were sentenced by Judge Otho Eyster for various felony crimes and violation of community control supervision rules in the Knox County Court of Common Pleas.
On Oct. 24, 2008, David L. Boyd, 21, Mount Vernon, was convicted of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and sentenced to a three-year term of community control supervision. Boyd’s community control supervision was revoked after he admitted to violating his supervision rules by failing to provide change of address notification to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, failing to obtain permission from his supervising officer before changing his address and violating his residential curfew. Boyd was sent to prison for 17 months and he was convicted of a new felony offense, failure to provide change of address notification.
Richard L. Johnson, 25, Howard, was also convicted of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and sentenced to a three-year term of community control supervision, on Oct. 24, 2008. Johnson’s community control supervision was revoked after he admitted to violating his supervision rules by operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, failing to comply with an order or signal of a police officer while driving and consuming alcohol. Johnson was sent to prison for 17 months. Thatcher said charges were filed against Johnson for the new offenses, in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court.
Detectives Tom Bumpus and Dave Light and Sgt. Tom Durbin, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, investigated the Boyd and Johnson cases.
Justen M. Myers, 21, Mount Vernon, was convicted of burglary and grand theft. Myers was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $2,050 in restitution to the crime victim. Thatcher said on Dec. 7, 2006, Myers broke into a residence on Mishey Road, near Fredericktown. Deputy Max Huffman, KCSO, investigated the case.
Joshua Barry, 24, Marion, was convicted of theft by deception. Barry was sentenced to a three-year term of community control supervision with an 11-month suspended prison sentence. Barry will serve a 60-day jail sentence immediately. Thatcher said between June 22 and 27, 2007, Barry had a co-defendant write a $500 check to him from a nearly empty checking account. Lt. Jay Sheffer, Fredericktown Police Department, investigated the case.
David M. Braga, 22, Hamilton, was convicted of importuning and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. Braga was sentenced to a three-year term of community control supervision with an 11-month suspended prison sentence. Braga was given 35 days of jail time credit toward his sentence, and he was classified as a Tier I sex offender with a duty to register his address with authorities for 15 years. Thatcher said the conviction is the result of an investigation conducted by Detective Tom Bumpus involving a 16-year-old Knox County girl who met Braga via the Internet. Detective Mark Henson of the Hamilton Police Department assisted Bumpus with the investigation.
Holly R. Frost, 23, Mount Vernon, was convicted of passing bad checks. Frost was sentenced to a three-year term of community control supervision with an 11-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay $1,162.31 in restitution to the crime victim. Thatcher said between June 2 and 6, 2008, Frost wrote eight checks on a closed checking account and then passed the checks at the same Centerburg area business. Deputy J.P. Paul, KCSO, investigated the case.
