By Kerry Rahm
krahm@wbcowqel.com

Natavis Briggs was humbled under Judge Sean Leuthold at his sentencing at the Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old young man sat quietly beside his attorney, Andrew Motter, as Leuthold explained the state’s recommended charges.

The sentencing comes from Briggs assaulting multiple corrections officers while in custody at the Crawford County Justice Center. He had been arrested prior due to an earlier domestic dispute.

Briggs, who was just 18 at the time of the April incident, pleaded guilty to all three charges: felonious assault, a felony in the first degree; assault on a peace officer, a felony in the fourth degree; and another assault on a peace officer charge, again as a fifth-degree felony.

Assistant prosecutor Ryan Hoovler read out the state’s recommended maximum sentence of 59 months, or prison time in the amount of almost five years.

Briggs is also subject to a mandatory post release control of five years.

Leuthold had much to say regarding the harm the young man caused, “a serious altercation” in which three corrections officers were injured.

Leuthold remarked that Briggs seemed like “a very intelligent young man . . . I think you just lost your judgement, lost your temper, and made some horrible decisions in this case.

“But . . . quite frankly, we cannot tolerate violence against our CO’s, or any of our law enforcement officers.

“The bottom line is, they did not deserve to have any of this happen,” Leuthold said. “This kind of behavior cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.”

Leuthold proceeded to sentence Briggs using the state’s recommended guidelines, resulting in a sentence just shy of five years.

Briggs had no prior criminal history, and prior to the incident, had limited contact with the community.

Briggs was also ordered to pay restitution to Deputy Chad Wagner in the amount of $53.62 for replacement eyeglasses.

Janette Moore was also sentenced Tuesday to eleven months in prison for possessing and trafficking in drugs. Moore’s sentencing was continued from March as a result of several health problems. The 47-year-old Moore pleaded guilty and is also subject to three years post release control, a six-month license suspension, and a $1,250 fine.