BUCYRUS — Shane Hardymon of Bucyrus but currently housed at the Crawford County Justice Center appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Thursday for a hearing on a motion to suppress.
Hardymon, 40, is charged with three counts of possession of drugs, each second-degree felonies and each punishable with up to eight years in prison.
Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold previously allowed Hardymon to change his attorney. He is now represented by court-appointed attorney, Jerry Thompson.
When the proceedings started, Hardymon spoke out requesting a third attorney. Leuthold ordered him to be silent in court and explained the proper procedure in open court.
Leuthold read off the motions filed by Hardymon’s former attorney and his present attorney, which covered everything Hardymon had asked for.
“You asked for an out-of-town attorney and I gave it to you. Now you want a third attorney? “Leuthold asked. “Your attorneys have both filed all the motions, all discovery you asked for including video, digital and body camera footage. You even asked for a COVID-19 test. The state has provided all of that evidence. The only thing they don’t have is the video tape from the sally port.”
Leuthold went on to explain that the hearings would start with the motion to suppress in which Hardymon claims the state did not have probable cause to arrest him.
“If the motion to suppress is granted, then this case is over,” Leuthold said.
As the state proceeded with its case, Hardymon was continually speaking out, asking questions of his attorney, and ignoring the judge’s orders. Leuthold let the state finish with its opening testimony and then ordered the courtroom cleared.
In his judgment entry on the proceeding Leuthold noted the following:
“The state called their first witness and during the hearing, the defendant became boisterous and disruptive. As the hearing progressed, the defendant appeared to be suffering from delusional thoughts and incapable of assisting in his defense,” Leuthold said. “In fact, the defendant was impeding his own defense. The court terminated the hearing and ordered that competency exam be completed. The court will proceed accordingly once the results of the exam are made available to the court.”
Leuthold also denied the motion for COVID-19 testing, since Hardymon had been seen by a doctor and had been in quarantine for 14 days at the jail. Hardymon has displayed no symptoms of the virus.