By Gary Ogle and Krystal Smalley
gogle@wbcowqel.com; ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
It didn’t take long for the first edition of Bucyrus’ Most Wanted to produce some results, and more than it had originally planned on.
The program which focuses on people wanted by Bucyrus police at City Council made its debut just last week and less than a week later the first person featured, 27-year-old Brooklyn Gilliland, was arrested by Bucyrus police. But not only was Gilliland apprehended, a second individual with her was arrested on drug-related charges and another person was cited for allowing Gilliland to drive a vehicle.
The arrests were made at 7:40 p.m. Monday when Bucyrus police officer Scott Davis made a traffic stop near West Mary and North Spring streets. Gilliland was taken into custody as a result of a felony warrant for drug trafficking. She was also cited for driving under suspension and suspicion of driving under the influence.
A passenger in the vehicle Gilliland was operating, 44-year-old Torin Jones, was also arrested and taken into custody on charges of possession of heroin, and two counts of possession of a scheduled drug. Jones was found not guilty by a Common Pleas Court jury last month on a charge of drug possession involving cocaine.
Both Gilliland and Jones were taken to the Crawford County Justice Center where they are being held until appearances in court.
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The owner of the vehicle Gilliland was operating, Lisa Abrams, was cited by police for wrongful entrustment for allowing Gilliland to drive her vehicle. The vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded.
The law part of Gilliland’s dealings took place Monday night while the order part was front and center Tuesday afternoon.
The 27-year-old woman was arraigned in Crawford County Common Pleas Court for trafficking in drugs related to incidents that occurred on July 1 and July 13. The fourth-degree felony carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.
As assistant prosecutor Ryan Hoovler explained, Gilliland had a warrant issued for her arrest for “a good while” before police picked her up during a traffic stop Monday.
“I didn’t know I had a warrant out for a month,” Gilliland protested.
Judge Sean Leuthold entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Gilliland and set bond at $500,000. She retained James Mayer as her attorney.
As Gilliland was led out of the courtroom, Leuthold heard her muttering “ridiculous.” He ordered her back in front of him.
“Do not run your mouth,” Leuthold said, warning her that he could hold her in contempt.
“What’s that? It’s not a felony,” Gilliland said snidely.
Leuthold held her in contempt for her remarks and ordered her to serve 30 days in the county jail.