By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
Seth Borden may have had a first degree felony charge dropped, but that doesn’t mean he got off easy. The 20-old Crestline man pleaded guilty to a third-degree trafficking in drugs and a fifth-degree receiving stolen property charge in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Monday afternoon.
Borden had offered to sell heroin, amounting to 50 to 100 doses, between May 1 and Aug. 5, 2013. He had also disposed of a credit card that was the property of another person and that he knew it to be stolen between Nov. 1 and Nov. 18, 2012.
Borden was sentenced to 24 months in prison on the trafficking felony and 12 months on the receiving stolen property charge. The sentences will be served concurrently for a total of 24 months. Borden was also credited for the 134 days he had already spent in jail.
As part of his sentence agreement, Borden must pay a $5,000 mandatory drug fine. His license was also suspended for six months. Judge Russell Wiseman ordered Borden to forfeit all property and drug-related property currently being held by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, with the exception of a SD memory card from a cell phone. Borden must also forfeit $949 collected by the Sheriff’s Office at the time of Borden’s arrest.
A felony one trafficking in drugs charge, which stemmed from the same facts as the felony three charge, was dismissed as part of Borden’s plea agreement.
John Osborne pleaded guilty to breaking and entering after he admitted to trespassing at a Galion residence. On Oct. 14, 2013, the 29-year-old Galion man had trespassed at 504 Union St., Galion, with the purpose to commit a theft offense.
Osborne was placed on community control for two years with the condition that he successfully completes a drug and alcohol assessment and any recommended follow-up treatment. Osborne was fined $750 and was granted 62 days in jail time credit.
Lori Lawson took the chance to avoid a felony conviction Monday afternoon. Lawson appeared in Common Pleas Court for a motion for diversion. The 47-year-old Shelby woman was facing two felony five convictions of forgery and identity theft.
Between June 1 and June 18, 2013, Lawson had forged the writing of another person with their authority and received something of value by pretending to be another person.
Lawson entered guilty pleas to both fifth-degree felonies. Judge Russell Wiseman will hold the plea until Lawson successfully completes the diversion program. She was placed on the diversion program for two years and must pay court costs and the cost of supervision. Wiseman also ordered her to pay restitution to Sprint in the amount of $261.22 and to Amazon in the amount of $213.
Joshua Holycross appeared in court for a hearing on a District V evaluation. The evaluation stated that he had the capacity to assist in his defense. Holycross’ bond was continued and a hearing had been set for Thursday. The twenty-three-year-old Bucyrus man is facing a fourth-degree felony theft charge.