By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
Two people will get a second chance to change their lives around, but for one of them this will be the last chance he will get from the Crawford County Common Pleas Court.
Twenty-six-year-old Nicholas Hall of Galion pleaded guilty to drug possession, a fifth-degree felony, earlier this month and received his sentence Monday afternoon. Hall was not prison eligible, despite being charged with a felony in 2013. He had successfully completed the court’s intervention in lieu of conviction program in March of 2015 and the 2013 charged was dismissed.
This time, however, Hall was placed on community control and entered into the Intensive Supervision and Treatment program. He must also pay a $1,250 fine and his driver’s license was suspended for six months.
Judge Sean Leuthold warned that he would not be handing out any more chances to Hall and, if Hall did take one misstep while on community control, the judge would send him straight to prison.
“This is a great opportunity to get yourself back on the right track,” Leuthold advised.
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Sixty-one-year-old Pamela Eckenrode of Crestline also received five years on community control after she pleaded guilty to four counts of forgery, all fifth-degree felonies. She must also pay restitution to the victim in the amount of $408.
If Eckenrode fails on community control, she could face up to 48 months in prison.