By Kathy Laird
CCN Correspondent
BUCYRUS — Former Crawford County Correction Officer Jason Tupps appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court to make a plea on an additional charge.
Tupps, 43, of Galion pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of falsification. Tupps appeared in court with attorney Adam Stone.
Tupps is accused of holding a motorist at gunpoint July 9 and of threatening to shoot her. The incident led to multiple charges against Tupps including improper handling of a firearm, abduction, driving under the influence of alcohol, using weapons while intoxicated, aggravated menacing and assured clear distance ahead.
Tupps recently resigned from employment at the Crawford County Sherriff’s Department.
In other court proceedings, Justin Caskey, 20, of Bucyrus will spend the next 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree felony charges of intimidation and one misdemeanor charge of vandalism.
According to the listed charges, Caskey became violent at the Crawford County Justice Center.
Judge Sean Leuthold told Caskey,” You were acting like a maniac and threatening police officers. That is not tolerated in Crawford County. They are doing their best to keep us all safe and they are not going to be threatened. Behave yourself.”