By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
Jarret Allen already served a portion of his sentence in prison, but having contact with the victim in his case landed him behind bars again to serve the remainder of it.
In Crawford County Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning the 22-year-old Bucyrus 
man admitted to violating his community control on Sept. 14 when he had contact with the victim of the underlying offense.
“My sentence is limited,” said Judge Sean Leuthold. “Well, Mr. Allen, I gave you a shot here.”
The judge was referring to the maximum 18-month prison sentence he handed down to Allen in April of 2015. Allen served roughly seven months in prison before he was granted judicial release. Leuthold re-imposed the original sentence.
“Whenever we have a sex offense, we have to go out of our way to protect the victim,” Leuthold reasoned, though he noted that the contact between Allen and the victim in September was not violent.
Allen pleaded guilty in April of 2015 for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony. The victim, who was 15 at the time, gave birth as a result of the relationship. As part of his sentence, Allen must register as a Tier I sex offender for 15 years.
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Leuthold’s other two morning hearings had him feeling some despair and skepticism.
In a somber mood, the judge sentenced 22-year-old Trisha Lewis, of Bucyrus, to 10 months 
in prison for violating her community control. She admitted to testing positive for opiates and marijuana, and failing to comply with the Intensive Supervision and Treatment program.
“What went wrong?” Leuthold asked Lewis, noting that she had been doing everything right in his program.
The positive trend she had in her addiction recovery combined with seeing two of her friends overdose – including one who was also a part of the ISAT program, but died as a result of the overdose – did not seem to be enough for Lewis to overcome her addiction.
Visibly upset, Lewis confessed that she did not know why she did it.
If seeing one of his ISAT program participants being sent to prison was not enough, Leuthold also had to contend with the fact that Lewis would be pregnant and could possibly give birth while there. He felt, however, that it would be the best course for the mother and unborn child rather than have one or both of them die of an overdose.
“When you get out – if you haven’t given birth yet – for the love of God, don’t go back to heroin,” Leuthold pleaded with Lewis. “This breaks my heart to sentence you.
“You had an opportunity, a group of people who wanted to help you,” Leuthold said. He added that group and Maryhaven would be awaiting her when she is released from prison.
Lewis originally pleaded guilty to drug possession in July of 2015, but served county jail time for violating her probation in January of this year. Her community control was continued and she was returned to the ISAT program in March when she violated the terms of her probation once again, though Leuthold admitted at the time that there were mitigating factors in the incident.
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Melissa Cannon stating that her felony charge was the first time she ever used heroin had Leuthold putting on his skeptical face.
The 38-year-old Bucyrus woman was formally sentenced to five years on community control and fined $1,250 after she previously pleaded guilty to a charge of fifth-degree felony drug possession.
“It was stupid,” Cannon said about her drug use.
Her claim that it was the first time she used heroin and her refusal of the ISAT program did not bode well for her relationship with the judge. Leuthold offered her the choice of ISAT, which he stated numerous times would be an intense program, or Community Counseling.
“I would like to do Community Counseling,” Cannon said.
“Shocker,” Leuthold retorted, believing Cannon took the easy route. “Don’t expect me to give you another chance when I see you in about three weeks.”
Cannon was arrested for drug possession after overdosing at home during a date night with her husband.
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