By Krystal Smalley and Gary Ogle
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com; gogle@wbcowqel.com

Violating community control turned out to be a worse offense for Jesse Isaacs than his latest felony.

The 26-year-old Crestline man appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Thursday afternoon to answer for a breaking and entering felony as well as numerous community control violations. Isaacs had been on community control since January of 2013 when he pleaded guilty to vandalism and possessing criminal tools. Since then Isaacs appeared in Mansfield Municipal Court for a violation in March and he took property from CSX in October. Isaacs also admitted to trespassing at 220 North Pierce St on Nov. 4 as well as resisting lawful arrest, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, taking property, and testing positive for THC and opiates.

Judge Russell Wiseman sentenced Isaacs to nine months in prison for the breaking and entering felony. That sentence will be served concurrently with his 24-month sentence for violating his community control. Isaacs will be credited 45 days of jail time. In addition to his prison sentence, Isaacs must also pay a $1,250 fine. His community control was revoked in his original 2012 case.

Rannel Cooper, 24, of Bucyrus pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree felony for drug possession and a third-degree felony for having weapons under disability. A third count of receiving stolen property was dismissed as part of his plea agreement.

Cooper admitted to possessing heroin and having firearms in his possession while under disability on Nov. 4.

The Bucyrus man was placed on community control for five years with the special condition that he complete an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program. He will be held at the Crawford County Justice Center until his placement in a program. For the count of drug possession, Cooper must pay a $1,250 mandatory drug fine and had his driver’s license suspended for six months. Judge Wiseman ordered Cooper to forfeit drug-related property, a Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol, and a rifle to the Bucyrus Police Department.

Thirty-two-year-old Matthew Burchett of Galion admitted to violating the terms of his intervention program Thursday afternoon. Burchett had been placed on the court’s intervention in lieu of conviction program in February after entering a guilty plea to drug possession.

While in court Thursday, Burchett admitted to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, operating a motor vehicle with reckless management, and failing to control a motor vehicle. He committed each violation without a license. He also admitted to using heroin. Each violation had been committed in October. Burchett also admitted to an attempt to alter his urine test and to the use of heroin on Nov. 6.

As part of his initial guilty plea, Burchett was fined a $1,250 mandatory drug fine and had his driver’s license suspended for six months. He was revoked from the intervention program and placed on community control for five years. Judge Wiseman ordered Burchett to be placed on the court’s Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, a community-based correctional facility, or an Adult Parole Authority approved program. Burchett will be held in the county jail until he can be placed in one of the programs.

Twenty-three-year-old Haley Walters of Galion was placed on intervention in lieu of conviction. She entered a guilty plea to possessing heroin on Nov. 10. That plea will be held until her successful completion of the program.

Kevis N. Jones signed a waiver to be extradited to Michigan after Bucyrus police arrested him Wednesday morning on an active warrant out of that state.

Five people appeared before Judge Russell Wiseman in Thursday’s morning session Crawford County Common Pleas Court. It appears as though only two of them will be home for Christmas.

Aaron Frazee, Catherine Williams and James Allonas II all had initial hearings in which they were charged with probationary violations. Williams is on the county’s diversion program while Frazee is on community control following a drug possession conviction and Allonas is on community control as a result of his conviction for illegal cultivation of marijuana.

All three were held on bond for a full hearing. All three face multiple charges, but each is charged with using drugs while on probation. Bond was set at $50,000 each for Frazee and Williams. Allonas’s bond was set at $100,000.

John Hayes Jr. pleaded guilty to failure to duty to register as a Tier I sex offender. Hayes moved to a new address and did not inform the Sheriff’s Office as required. Hayes was placed on five years of community control and fined $1,250.

Justin Barger was granted judicial release from prison where he was serving a sentence for a domestic violence conviction. Barger was placed on five years of community control and ordered to have no contact with the victim.