By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
While six people were sent to prison, four of the seven people that pleaded guilty in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Thursday afternoon are expected to be placed on community control for five years after pre-sentence investigations are completed in each case.
Joshua Albright will most likely be spending his 21st birthday in the county jail after he pleaded guilty to drug possession, a fifth-degree felony. The recommended sentence included 90 days in the county jail, entrance into a drug and alcohol treatment program, a six-month license suspension, a $1,250 fine, and forfeiture of drug-related property to the Bucyrus Police Department.
“How many times has she been sitting in the back of the courtroom?” Judge Sean Leuthold asked Albright as he pointed to the Bucyrus man’s mother in the gallery.
“Many, sir,” Albright said.
“Too many,” Leuthold stressed. “You have to get your head on after you get out of jail.”
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Thirty-two-year-old Joseph Lewis of Bucyrus pleaded guilty to drug possession and theft, both fifth-degree felonies. While Lewis serves five years on community control, he will be required to enter into a drug and alcohol treatment program, pay a $1,250 fine, pay $35 in restitution to FC Bank, and forfeit drug-related property seized to the Bucyrus Police Department. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.
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Thirty-eight-year-old Paul Wise III of Oregon, Ohio, pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, a fourth-degree felony. In addition to community control, Wise must also forfeit a Ruger firearm and ammunition.
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Thirty-three-year-old Ronald Carver of Galion pleaded guilty to theft, a fifth-degree felony. His recommended sentence included community control and a total of $100 in restitution to the victims in the case.
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Twenty-seven-year-old Paul Villavicencio of Bucyrus was brought to court for violating his community control. It was alleged that Villavicencio admitted to using heroin and possessing drug paraphernalia on Jan. 17 and refused to submit to a drug test on Jan. 19.
Leuthold set bond at $150,000.
Villavicencio was convicted of drug possession in October and placed on community control.
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