BUCYRUS — Douglas Swart of Bucyrus appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Monday to answer charges he violated the terms and conditions of his community control.
Swart, 57, pleaded guilty in 2013 to possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to one year in prison. He was sentenced to the prosecutor’s Intervention in Lieu of Conviction Program and served 180 days in county jail in July of 2013 with ordered drug treatment.
In July 2015, Swart was charged with two counts of possession of drugs, each fifth-degree felonies and each punishable with up to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to those charges and was sentenced to one year in prison on the 2013 charge and one year on each of the charges in 2015 for a total of three years in prison. Swart was granted judicial release in June 2017 and again placed on community control.
According to probation officer Eric Bohach, Swart refused to take a drug test on April 20. He was also found in possession of marijuana and Suboxone. Swart pleaded guilty to violating the terms and conditions of his community control.
Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold told Swart he had done everything possible to help him.
“I don’t know what the heck to do with you. I have tried everything,” Leuthold said. “A man your age cannot keep living like this. You don’t have a lot of years ahead of you. I’ve done all I can do with you. You’d better straighten yourself out or you’re going to be dead.”
Leuthold sentenced Swart to 12 months in prison on the 2013 charge and 12 months on count one of the 2015 charge. Leuthold terminated the second count from 2015 charge for a total of 24 months in prison. Swart will receive credit for jail time served. Leuthold said he would not oppose transitional control if the prison requested it.
In other court action, Heather Trummell, 44, of Bucyrus pleaded guilty to violating the terms and conditions of her community control. Trummell was placed on community control after she pleaded guilty to possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to one year in prison.
In January 2019, Trummell was sent to prison for one year after she pleaded guilty to violating the terms and conditions of her community control. She was granted judicial release in March 2019 and has been on community control since.
According to probation officer Mark Alspach, Trummell was found to be under the influence of alcohol in March. She was also found at the T&T Sports Lounge in Upper Sandusky.
Trummell pleaded guilty to violating the terms and conditions of her community control. Alspach reported to the court that Trummell had been on a personal recognizance bond since the incident and had consistently tested clean of drugs and alcohol.
Leuthold continued Trummell’s community control.
“It’s pretty simple: If you keep doing well, your community control will be continued,” Leuthold said. “If you test dirty, you’ll be going to prison. As you can see here today, I am not afraid to send a violator to prison. Remember that.”
Quinton Price, 33, of Fremont pleaded guilty to a general admission of violating the terms and conditions of his community control. In January 2019, Price was placed of five years of community control after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to one year in prison.
According to probation officer Alspach, Price was indicted in Marion County in August. He was also found in possession of Xanax.
Leuthold sentenced Price to a flat six months in prison for violating the terms and conditions of his community control in Crawford County. Price will receive credit for jail time served. Leuthold said he would not oppose transitional control if the prison requested it.