By Gary Ogle
gogle@wbcowqel.com
The man charged with robbing Check Into Cash locations in both Bucyrus and Galion was arraigned via video in Crawford County Common Pleas Court.
Judge Sean Leuthold continued the $1 million bond set at 54-year-old Mark Morgan’s initial hearing in Municipal Court.
Morgan, who is listed as homeless in court documents, was located by police staying in a Days Inn in Tiffin. Morgan is charged with two counts of first-degree felony aggravated robbery and could be sentenced to 11 years in prison on each count, plus additional mandatory time for the use of a weapon in committing a crime.
Following the Dec. 28 robbery in Bucyrus, Bucyrus police had posted the security footage from the Check Into Cash security camera on the department’s Facebook page hoping someone may recognize the man in the still photo.
The department received numerous calls from individuals throughout the area who identified the male suspect from the still image. The Bucyrus Police Department then confirmed the male suspect’s identity by using images from BMV OHleg. Other tips indicated the suspect was staying in a hotel in the Tiffin area.
Following Morgan’s arrest, Galion police also interviewed him in connection with the robbery of Check Into Cash in that city.
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Morgan was one of 16 people arraigned on felony charges in Common Pleas Court on Tuesday. Those arraigned, along with the charges against them and the bond amounts set Tuesday are: Jollene Dooley, F5 drug possession (personal recognizance); Stacy Fair, two counts of F4 assault on a police officer, F4 assault on a firefighter, and F5 vandalism ($150,000); Lisa Grochowalski, F5 drug possession, M2 possession of drug abuse instruments, M4 possession of drug paraphernalia ($50,000); Louis Kimberlin, F5 obstruction of justice ($75,000); Derek Riels, F2 felony assault, MM disorderly conduct, M2 resisting arrest ($250,000); Steven Shaull, F5 possession of drugs ($100,000); Skylar Mease, F2 felonious assault and two counts of M1 domestic violence ($500,000); Nicholas Rumple, two counts of F5 drug possession, M1 drug possession and M4 possession of drug paraphernalia ($75,000); Lovell Wareham, F4 failure to provide change of address ($100,000); Weston Mulvaine, F5 possession of drugs ($150,000); Mark Morgan, two counts of F1 aggravated burglary ($1 million); Kevin Dibble, F3 failure to comply ($100,000); Nicholas McIntyre, two counts of F5 drug possession ($150,000); Gage Ruth, F2 felonious assault and F3 intimidation ($500,000); Kelly Mollencopf, F4 theft (personal recognizance); Karen Brandenburg, F4 theft (personal recognizance).
Also in court Tuesday morning were four people making their initial appearances on allegations of community control violations. They were Robert Byrne, $100,000 bond, Taylor Young, $100,000 bond, Brooke Weichum, $100,000 bond, and Julia Pettrella, $100,000 bond.