By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcoqel.com

A spate of community control violations left Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold wondering if the message was getting across in the community.

“I’m not sure exactly when everybody will get the memo you can’t screw up on community control,” Leuthold said. “That’s a no-no.”

Jeremiah Carroll may have been able to reduce his original charge from a first degree felony down to a second degree due to the fact that a real gun was not used in the crime, but he was not so lucky when it came to his probation violations.

The 29-year-old Crestline man was sentenced to 48 months in prison in 2014, but was granted judicial release nine months later. In Common Pleas Court Wednesday, Carroll was charged with violating his probation when he allegedly was convicted of possession of an open container, possessed marijuana, failed to report to his supervising officer, and possessed two firearms.

Leuthold set bond at $250,000.

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Twenty-three-year-old Desiree Pierce, of Galion, entered a denial that he used marijuana on March 3. Leuthold set bond at $150,000.

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Michael Osborne entered a denial that he violated his community control. The 43-year-old from Hollywood, Fla. allegedly operated a motor vehicle while under the influence, possessed drug paraphernalia, used cocaine and heroin, and only made one $50 payment on his court-ordered nearly $155,000 in child support.

As this was his second round of probation violations, Leuthold set bond at $150,000.

Osborne pleaded guilty for nonsupport in October of 2013 and placed on probation.

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Past drug use led Leuthold to set bond at $150,000 in order to err on the side of protecting Jayme Fawley’s life. The 32-year-old Bucyrus woman was allegedly charged with an OVI, took prescription medication not prescribed to her, and refused to submit to a drug test.

“She has done very well the last couple of years,” Leuthold acknowledged. “However, she is a danger to herself.”

Fawley pleaded guilty to third-degree felony burglary in 2014 and placed on community control.

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Thirty-five-year-old Tonya (Roberson) Evans appeared in court for an initial hearing on community control violations. The Crestline woman allegedly tested positive for cocaine on March 3. A not guilty plea was entered and bond was set at $150,000. Evans is also facing a new charge of identity fraud.

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Forty-three-year-old Robert Lewis, of Galion, was arraigned for engaging in pattern of corrupt activity and permitting drug abuse, second- and fifth-degree felonies, respectively. Lewis, who was on supervision in Richland County, tested positive for illegal drugs at the time of his arrest. Assistant prosecutor Ryan Hoovler added that a large amount of drugs were being sold out of a home Lewis owned in Galion.

Leuthold set bond at $250,000 and appointed Thomas Nicholson as Lewis’ attorney.