BUCYRUS — A Galion woman was held in custody on an alleged community control violation when she appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Monday.
Robin Fraley, 29, was summoned to court to answer allegations that she violated the conditions of her community control in late July. Fraley was convicted in 2017 on one count of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to 12 months in prison.
At the time of her conviction, Fraley was placed on the prosecutor’s intervention in lieu of a prosecution program. In September 2018, she failed to complete the program and was placed on five years of community control. In December 2018 she was sentenced to prison and granted judicial release in February 2019 and again placed on community control.
According to probation officer Chris Heydinger, Fraley was found to be having phone contact with an inmate at the Crawford County Justice Center. She was ordered to get her driving permit and failed to do so. On August 2, she submitted to a routine drug test and was found to have gabapentin in her urine.
Fraley admitted using Lyrica pills and to agreeing to smuggle drugs into the inmate she was having phone contact with at the Justice Center. She conveyed that upon arrest she would smuggle drugs into the jail.
Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold appeared frustrated.
“Are you telling me that you agreed to commit a third-degree felony, punishable with up to three years in prison for someone you just met in jail? Leuthold asked. “You’ve admitted to trafficking and there is just cause for a hearing.”
Leuthold ordered Fraley taken into custody and appointed attorney Tani Eyer to represent her. The matter will be set for a full hearing, with bond was set at $75,000.
In other court action, Dustin Javens, 34, of Bucyrus appeared in court to ask the court to rescind an order of protection against him and his fiancé. Javens was granted judicial release from prison after he pleaded guilty to domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony punishable with up to 18 months in prison.
The petition to lift the protection order was submitted by his fiancé, also the victim. She asked the court to lift the order so that they could reunite, get married and raise their baby. Leuthold questioned the victim at length to make sure she wanted the order of protection lifted.
Leuthold then addressed Javens.
“Look, you are a violent offender. I have a duty to protect the victim but there is also a child in this family that I intend to protect,” Leuthold said. “You need to be a good father and a good husband if you get married. This is very difficult for me when it involves children. I’ve recently seen some horrific injuries to children who get caught in the crossfire. Babies are stressful. If you start drinking and that child somehow ends up getting hurt, your ass is going back to prison. Do you understand?”
Javens told the court he intends to be a good father. Leuthold then told him he needed to go to work and provide for his family.
“She’s not going to support you. You’re going to take care of your family,” Leuthold said. “Look out for yourself and that child. If you behave and be a good dad all will be well. But if I have to, I’ll send your ass under the prison.”
Brittany Haga, 23, of Galion pleaded guilty to one count of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. Haga is not prison eligible.
Leuthold sentenced Haga to five years of community control. When asked if she had anything to say, Haga told the court that she takes complete responsibility for her actions.
“I hope so because you are now prison-eligible and prison is the next step for you,” Leuthold said.
Haga will forfeit all drug-related property to the Crawford County Sherriff. She will receive drug and alcohol assessments and treatment as directed.