By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
Sierra Giles may have had her newest felony charge dismissed, but that does not mean she will go free. Giles admitted to violating her community control in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Monday morning when she made false statements about her identity to the Bucyrus Police Department, tested positive for cocaine, and was found in a vehicle with a convicted felon.
Judge Sean Leuthold sentenced Giles to a total of 36 months in prison for violating her community control – 18 months on the original felony conviction for interference with the operation of a train and 36 months for the tampering with evidence felony. The two felonies will be served concurrently to each other.
“You kind of dodged a bullet,” Leuthold noted. “You could’ve gone for a lot longer than 36 months.”
A fifth-degree complicity charge was dismissed as part of the probation violation agreement.
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Karissa Smith used up her last chance and now she will be doing prison time. The 
42-year-old Bucyrus woman admitted to violating her community control when she admitted to using cocaine and produced a positive drug screen.
In return to her admission, Smith was sentenced to eight months on each felony possession count for a total of 16 months in prison.
“This will at least give you the chance to get the help you deserve,” Leuthold told Smith as he encouraged her to enroll in the programs available to her in prison. “Until you get over your addiction, you’ll never be successful.”
In a moment of surprising personal reflection, Leuthold told Smith that he lost a chance for a relationship with his own father, who was an alcoholic. He hoped that the same would not be true for Smith and her adult children.
“Adult kids need their mother just as much as little kids,” Leuthold said.
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Twenty-five-year-old Ryan St. Clair’s failure to show for office visits or to comply with his substance abuse counseling program landed the Bucyrus man an eight-month prison sentence. St. Clair had been on community control since last October after he pleaded guilty to drug possession.
“You don’t seem like you’re so far gone that you don’t need help,” Leuthold said before stressing the importance of St. Clair kicking his addiction. “You’re sliding down the slope here.”
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Twenty-five-year-old Jesse Baird admitted to violating his community control by failing to report to office visits and changing his address without permission. Baird, who pleaded guilty to robbery in 2012 and served less than one year in prison for the crime before being placed on community control, had his bond continued. His sentencing hearing will be set for a later date.
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