By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
It was a day of accepting mistakes when two men appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court for community control violations Monday.
Twenty-five-year-old Michael Rose admitted to violating his probation when he operated a motor vehicle while impaired and consumed alcoholic beverages on April 19. Though Rose’s drunk driving resulted in an accident and property damage, no one suffered injuries.
“I obviously sealed my own fate,” Rose told Judge Sean Leuthold. “I’m thankful nobody else was involved.”
Leuthold re-imposed Rose’s original 36-month prison sentence for robbery.
“You’ve got a whole life in front of you,” Leuthold said. “You’ve got to get away from the booze and drugs.”
Rose played the role of a get-away driver in the robbery of the Galion Moto Mart in December of 2014 before fleeing for Florida. He served eight months of a 36-month prison sentence before being granted judicial release.
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It was a quick turnaround from when Bryan Alfrey was released from prison and when he returned to court, but the 54-year-old man offered no resistance to where his life would soon be heading.
“We meet again so soon,” Leuthold said wryly as the defendant entered the courtroom.
Alfrey simply shook his head as he sat down at the defendant’s table. He was granted judicial release Thursday after serving just over a month of his 18-month prison sentence, but violated his probation just a day later.
Alfrey admitted to testing positive for THC and using marijuana.
“I actually shouted at the top of my lungs of what not to do when you left the courtroom,” Leuthold said to Alfrey, who is hard of hearing. The judge then asked why Alfrey did what he did.
“Feeling sorry for myself. It’s no excuse,” Alfrey said, explaining that he lost his job where he had been working for 29 years. “I knew after I done it, it was the stupidest thing I could have done.”
“You’re 54 years old and your mom and dad are still coming in to court. It’s the height of irresponsibility,” Leuthold said. “I have no idea what I’m going to do with this case.”
Leuthold ordered Alfrey to be held without bond after his attorney, Charles Robinson, suggested it would be better for his client to suffer some punishment.
“I deserve it, Your Honor,” Alfrey admitted.
Alfrey originally pleaded guilty to assault on a peace officer.
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