Bucyrus man receives four-year prison sentence for felonious assault

A blackout incident changed the course of one man’s life and he will spend the next four years atoning for his actions.

By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com

A blackout incident changed the course of one man’s life and he will spend the next four years atoning for his actions.

Twenty-year-old Skylar Mease, of Bucyrus, pleaded guilty to felony 2 felonious assault and misdemeanor 1 domestic violence in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Monday morning.

“I apologize. I’m at a loss for words for what I did,” Mease told Judge Sean Leuthold.

“How drunk were you?” Leuthold asked.

“I don’t remember,” Mease admitted.

“Mistake is forgetting your dry cleaning. Punching your grandmother in the face is not a mistake,” Leuthold reprimanded.

As Mease became emotional over the events that occurred, Leuthold conceded that he believed Mease was blackout drunk at the time of the incident.

“You know what you’re capable of when you’re blackout drunk. You just can’t do that anymore,” Leuthold said, adding that drinking alcohol was like lighting a match to gasoline for Mease.

Thirty-three-year-old Kevin Dibble, of New Port Richey, Florida, pleaded guilty to failure to comply with the order of a police officer, a third-degree felony. He was sentenced to 36 months in prison, fined $2,000, and received a 10-year driver’s license suspension.

Luke Vossers appeared in court for community control violations and ended up being sentenced to six months in the county jail.

The 21-year-old man admitted to operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and consuming alcohol while on probation. He received six months in the Crawford County Justice Center and must enter into the Volunteers of America program upon his release.

Leuthold expressed his displeasure with Vossers’ actions, noting that he followed former Judge Russell Wiseman’s recommendation when he granted Vossers judicial release after the defendant served one year on his four-year prison sentence for burglary.

“I followed the recommendation and then you went out and broke the law,” Leuthold said. “I don’t know who you think you’re messing with here. I’m not here to hold your hand, pat your back, treat you like a child.

“If you end up back in trouble, how is this my fault?” Leuthold said.

Twenty-year-old Skyler Gearhart appeared in court for an initial appearance on community control violations. Gearhart allegedly operated a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .108.

Gearhart received a personal recognizance bond and had Geoffrey Stoll appointed as his attorney. He originally pleaded guilty to an amended charge of aggravated assault in 2015 and served nine months on an 18-month prison sentence.

Tristan Lucas was granted judicial release, but a few people had doubts he could stay on the straight and narrow path.

“My hope is with this opportunity, Mr. Lucas can stay away from illegal drugs. I’m not so sure,” said assistant prosecutor Ryan Hoovler.

Lucas was one of three young men who robbed Crestline’s Freezer Fresh in 2015. Leuthold believed it was Lucas’ inability to stay sober that landed him in prison.

“Tristan, are you going to stay out of trouble?” the judge asked.

After Lucas replied in the affirmative, Leuthold warned him that he would need to change his ways if he wanted to remain out of prison.

Lucas was placed on community control for five years and was ordered to complete a drug and alcohol treatment program.