By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
It was another day and another round of prison sentences in the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday.
Brooklyn Gilliland will be spending the holidays getting acclimated to a new home behind bars after she was sentenced to 12 months in prison stemming from one count of trafficking drugs as part of her plea agreement. Gilliland was also given a $2,500 drug fine.
Prior to sentencing, Judge Sean Leuthold spoke to Gilliland.
“Brooklyn, this is the first time I’ve dealt with you in Common Pleas Court. I have dealt with you in Municipal Court before,” Leuthold said. “Look around at the people you know who do heroin. I bet none of them lead productive lives. Do you think you are going to be 45 and still living this lifestyle? You are still young; when you get out change your lifestyle, and get new friends.”
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Jeffery Zenowicz will be serving the next 12 months in prison after waiving a trial and pleading guilty to tampering with evidence. Zenowicz was given the felony three charge for supplying fake urine to another person.
While handing down his sentence to Zenowicz, Leuthold asked if the defendant was a fan of the television show Sons of Anarchy, to which Zenowicz said he was.
“You may have the hair, but you are a goofball,” Judge Leuthold said. “Quite frankly, if it was you I would give you obstruction of justice and give you three years.”
The judge then asked Zenowicz who he had provided the fake urine sample to. Zenowicz responded that it was Anthony Lockhart.
“Would Anthony Lockhart do that for you?” Leuthold asked.
“It was a mistake,” Zenowicz replied.
“Going to the grocery store and forgetting dog food is a mistake. This is much more serious,” Leuthold said. “You are still young with your full life ahead of you. Remember when you get out of jail it is important to change your lifestyle.”
Ryan Spencer may have not been prison eligible after failing intervention, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t eligible for a cold hard shot of reality from Leuthold.
“You are not prison eligible, but you are far from good,” Leuthold said as he began reading off Spencer’s record. “Quite frankly, if I could put you in prison, Mr. Spencer, I would.”
Leuthold made note of Spencer’s tattoo, which displayed the name of defendant’s child, and asked if he had been keeping up with his child support. When Spencer said he hadn’t since becoming unemployed, Leuthold did not back down on the criticism.
“That is a good dad. I’m not going to pay child support, but I am going to get a tattoo of his name to show I care,” Leuthold derided. “Anytime someone puts a tattoo of their child’s name on them, but doesn’t pay child support, it drives me crazy.
“How far are you behind? What I see is irresponsible behavior walking around,” Leuthold added.
Spencer was given five years community control and 90 days at the Crawford County Justice Center with a reduction to the sentence by five days.
After handing down his sentence to Spencer, Leuthold gave his best guess of what would happen with Spencer over the holidays.
“My prediction is I’m going to let you out, you may or may not see your son for Christmas, then you will have two days for yourself. During that time you will probably do drugs and alcohol and within five days you are going to be back in custody,” Leuthold said. “Nothing would please me more if you prove me wrong.”
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Ronald Carver will have a few days to find out what his sentence will be after violating his diversion program. He was placed on diversion in March of 2014 after failing to pay restitution.
“Mr. Carver, you have done absolutely terrible at diversion. The next step sentence which in all likelihood you will be put on community control unless you mess that up too,” Leuthold said. “That means no drugs, no alcohol. Now letting you out over the holidays seems like entrapment.”
Carver was released on a personal recognizance bond and ordered to have a drug test upon his return from the pre-sentence investigation.
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After serving 94 days at the Crawford County Justice Center, Misty Dyer was sentenced to five years of community control stemming from a drug trafficking charge,
“Once again these are the types of cases that drive me insane: trafficking drugs. I think a prison sentence will be done but Ohio Law won’t allow that,” Leuthold said.
The judge then proceeded to asked Dyer if she was a parent, noting the name tattooed on the defendant. When Dyer said that the tattoo was the name of her child, Leuthold asked if she had custody of the kid, which Dyer said that her mother currently has custody.
“There is nothing that drives me more crazy when a parent tattoos their kid’s name on them and then that parent turns around and deals drugs,” Leuthold said. “I think trafficking heroin should be prison eligible, but my hands are tied. Community control is no joke. When drug trafficking and you don’t go to prison this is a free bite of the apple from the State of Ohio. For the sake of you and your child clean your act up.”