By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
The case is officially closed in the Monnett meth lab saga.
Thirty-two-year-old Alfonso Villavicencio, Jr. received a nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the illegal manufacture of drugs, a first-degree felony, in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Tuesday afternoon. Upon his release from prison Villavicencio will serve five years on mandatory post-release control. He also received a mandatory fine of $10,000.
The felony carried a maximum sentence of 11 years in prison. A second count, felony 2 illegal assembly of chemicals to manufacture drugs, was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
“I’m stunned sometimes,” remarked Judge Sean Leuthold. “How did you think this was going to end? Did you think it would end happy?”
“No,” Villavicencio replied, then added, “I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong, to be honest.”
At that point, Villavicencio’s attorney, James Mayers III, jumped in and told the judge that his client had expressed remorse for his actions. Villavicencio also issued an apology to the community.
“Ball’s in your court, man,” Leuthold told Villavicencio. “You’ve made a lot of bad mistakes. I don’t see why you can’t change that around.”
Villavicencio is also awaiting sentencing for violating a civil protection order in Wyandot County. Leuthold said he would not object if the Wyandot County court decided to run its sentence concurrent to the sentence handed down by him.
Villavicencio’s co-defendant, Stacy Jones, was also charged with the illegal manufacture of 
drugs and the illegal assembly of chemicals to manufacture drugs. Her case is currently set for a jury trial on July 14 and 15.
Villavicencio and Jones were arrested by officers from the Crawford County Special Response Team on April 18 after a search warrant was issued at 1455 Ohio 294, Marion. Officers seized chemicals related to the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, along with drug paraphernalia and a firearm. During the search warrant, two officers suffered chemical exposure while a third officer was bitten by a dog. All three were treated and released from the Bucyrus Community Hospital.
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Twenty-nine-year-old Heather Grasley, of Bucyrus, pleaded guilty to felony 5 drug possession and received an eight-month prison sentence, a six-month driver’s license suspension, and a $1,250 fine.
“I’ve seen you on and off for years. You’re destroying your body with drugs, you’re destroying your life with drugs,” said a fed-up Leuthold. “Keep heading down this road and one of these days you’re going to end up dead or committing a big crime. I hope you quit, but I don’t know what to do anymore.”
Grasley also served eight months in prison in 2015 for violating her probation.
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After spending 25 days in the county jail, John Meacham seemed to have learned his lesson. 
The 30-year-old Bucyrus man admitted to violating his community control when he failed to report to an office visit on June 2.
Due to the fact that it was a minor technical violation, Leuthold continued Meacham on community control, but warned him he must show up for the next office visit with his parole officer.
“This should be a good lesson,” Leuthold said. “We’re very strict.”
Meacham assured the judge that he would appear for the meeting, then laughingly asked if he could get the date and time on an appointment card.
Meacham pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in drugs in May and was placed on community control for five years.
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