BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—A 40-year-old Bucyrus man will spend between 29 and 31½ years in prison following a guilty plea in Crawford County Common Pleas Court.
Kenneth Hablitzel, 40, of Bucyrus, was sentenced by Crawford County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold to a total aggregate minimum prison term of 27 years, plus an additional 24 months, according to the court’s sentencing entry.
Hablitzel received jail time credit for 774 days served on counts 1 through 5, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 20. All remaining counts were dismissed as part of the court’s disposition.
Judge Leuthold also designated Halitzel a Tier III sex offender, the highest classification under Ohio’s sex offender registration system. Upon release from prison, Hablitzel will be required to report in person every 90 days to whatever Sheriff is located in the county where he resided.
In other court business, Macy Weiler, 24, of Bucyrus pleaded guilty to one county of tampering with evidence and one count of possession. Judge Sean Leuthold sentenced Weiler to two years in prison. She will receive approximately 24 days of jail time credit.