By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
Four people were sentenced to prison after appearing in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning.
Adam Drew received the longest sentence of the day – 18 months – after pleading guilty to a fourth-degree domestic violence felony.
“I just want to apologize to my wife,” the 37-year-old Bucyrus man said.
“It’s a felony domestic violence,” responded Judge Sean Leuthold, “you have a lot to apologize for.”
A second man was also sentenced to prison for domestic violence. Twenty-eight-year-old Corey Pickens, of Galion, pleaded guilty to felony 3 domestic violence and felony 4 endangering 
children. He was ordered to serve 12 months on each charge, which will be served concurrently to each other for a total of 12 months. Pickens will also have to serve a mandatory three years on post-release control after he is released from prison.
Leuthold acknowledged that Pickens was involved in a disciplinary situation that went too far. He credited Pickens for taking his medicine up front and electing to do some time.
Pickens would still have 54 months hanging over his head if he failed on post-release control.
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Caitlynne Lambright chose a maximum prison sentence rather than being indicted on another felony charge.
The 28-year-old woman admitted to violating her community control when she admitting to taking Percocet and drinking alcohol. She received a 12-month prison sentence for the violations and avoided an additional felony charge.
“This isn’t working – probation isn’t working,” Leuthold told Lambright. “There’s a lot of people that say prison doesn’t help. I’m not one of these people.”
Leuthold then commented on recently talking to a young woman he sent to prison, only to have her thank him for helping her get on the right track. He countered that with another young woman who recently died that he didn’t send to prison, expressing remorse at the possibility that she could have lived if he had her incarcerated.
“You’re heading to an OD,” Leuthold said to Lambright.
Lambright pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property in February and was placed on community control.
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Dustin Hughett will be serving time in prison after violating his community control. The 
31-year-old Bucyrus man admitted to failing to report to his supervising officer, showing a positive test for THC on his urinalysis, and possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Leuthold sentenced Hughett to 11 months in prison.
Hughett had been on community control since 2014 after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property.
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One man tested Leuthold’s patience Wednesday morning and the result may have been something he was not expecting.
Nineteen-year-old Dominique Benedict showed up in court dressed in an oversized, wrinkled t-shirt and bright blue plaid shorts – which did not endear him to the judge.
“You’re in a felony courtroom. I can send you to prison if I want to. You come in wearing that? It’s disrespectful,” Leuthold criticized.
The judge continued the proceedings with an ominous warning that he was not done addressing Benedict’s attire. He accepted the Bucyrus man’s guilty plea to felony five drug possession and noted the recommended sentence, which would involve five years on community control, a six-month driver’s license suspension, and a $1,250 fine.
After that, Leuthold once again focused on Benedict’s outfit.
“Why didn’t you wear a pair of pants?” he asked.
“I didn’t have any clean,” Benedict said.
“I would have worn them dirty,” an exasperated Leuthold said.
Fed up with Benedict’s lack of respect for the court and remorse for his crimes, Leuthold ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set a $50,000 bond, an atypical response from him.
“So I’m going to jail?” Benedict asked as he stood up from the defendant’s table and a deputy approached him.
“Yeah, you’re going to jail. Don’t come back in here dressed like this,” Leuthold said unsympathetically.
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