BUCYRUS—Nayyohn K. Johnson II, 30, of Crestline appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday with his attorney, Adam Stone.
Johnson appeared to plead guilty on a third-degree felony charge of having weapons under disability. The charge is punishable by as many as 36 months in prison.
Stone told the court his client came to take responsibility for his actions.
“My client thanks the court for all its consideration in fashioning this plea,” Stone said.
Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold told Johnson that he did not seem like a bad guy.
“When you’re a felon, there are certain things you cannot do and one of them is to have a firearm,” Leuthold said.
Leuthold sentenced Johnson to 36 months in prison with the potential for early judicial release to serve the remainder of his sentence on community control. Johnson was ordered to forfeit the firearm found in his possession.
“When I let you out, you gotta behave,” Leuthold said. “My community control is very strict. You have to walk the straight and narrow or you will go right back to prison to complete your sentence.”
In other court proceedings, Stanley Fralick, 67, of Bucyrus pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree felony charge of possession of drugs, punishable by as many as 12 months in prison.
Fralick appeared with Stone representing him.
Leuthold sentenced Fralick to five years of community control. He was ordered to receive alcohol and drug assessment and treatment. He will forfeit all drug-related property to the Crawford County Sherriff.
During sentencing, it was apparent that Fralick was having difficulty hearing what was being said in the court.
Leuthold asked Fralick is he was having trouble hearing what was said. Fralick told the judge he could barely hear anything that was being said.
Leuthold raised his voice and said; “If you’re having trouble hearing the judge that is sentencing you, don’t you think you’re a little bit too old to keep on committing crimes?”
Fralick told the judge that at 67, he was tired. Leuthold told Fralick that he had seen a rash of elderly men getting caught selling marijuana and that he hopes Fralick is the last one he has to sentence for such a crime.
Joshua Zarcone, 30, of Bucyrus was sentenced to 30 days in Crawford County Jail after he failed to report to his probation appointments. Zarcone was placed on community control after pleading guilty to a fifth-degree felony charge for trafficking in drugs, punishable by as many as 12 months in prison.
Zarcone was represented by attorney Tom Nicholson. Nicholson told the court Zarcone had been consistent in reporting and testing clean for nearly two years and suddenly went off the grid.
“I think it’s safe to say he went off the grid because he began using drugs again and knew he could not pass a drug test,” Leuthold responded.
Zarcone tested positive for marijuana and meth in November. Leuthold decided not to return Zarcone to prison but sentence him to an additional 30 days in the Crawford County Jail.
“By adding another 30 days in jail you will have spent roughly two months on this violation. You are starting from scratch with me,” Leuthold said.
Leuthold ordered Zarcone back into counseling and ordered a weekly drug test.
“We will find out real quick if you’re serious about this,” Leuthold said. “The next stop for you is prison.”