By: Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
Following in the footsteps of her codefendant Kyle Miller, Yolanda Hendrickson received an eight year prison sentence after a guilty plea to second-degree aggravated robbery in Crawford County Common Pleas Court Wednesday.
Hendrickson and Miller were both arrested on April 11 after they broke into Hendrickson’s 68-year-old grandmother’s home by bull rushing the door and injuring Hendrickson’s grandmother in the process.
“Ms. Hendrickson how did you think this was going to work out?” Judge Sean Leuthold asked Hendrickson. “I have been trying to send a message for the last three months that drug crimes, violent crimes, and crimes against the elderly will not be tolerated. This crime is heinous and repugnant. To attack a stranger is one thing, but to attack your grandmother. I hope for the rest of your life you think about what you have done.”
Hendrickson, like Miller, was also originally charged with first-degree aggravated burglary, which would have carried a maximum of 11 years of prison. Also similar to her codefendant that charge was dropped in exchange for Hendrickson’s guilty plea on the second-degree felony. Hendrickson was not fined, but she was ordered to pay a restitution of $1,458 dollars plus medical costs to the victim, and given a mandatory post-release control of five years upon her release. Hendrickson will also be given credit for time served.
Russell Gardner was sentenced to 36 months in prison on Wednesday in exchange for a guilty plea on counts of permitting drug abuse, possession of drugs, and drug trafficking.
“This is not a place to be selling drugs. This is not a place to be doing drugs,” Judge Leuthold told Gardner. “You will go to prison and get out. If you go back to selling you will go back to prison.”
Gardner was also ordered to pay the mandatory $1,250 drug fine and forfeit all drug related property. Upon release Gardner will receive three years on post release control.
Dale Sampsel was sentenced to 24 months of prison on Wednesday in exchange of a guilty plea for violations of his community control.
On July 2, 2014 Sampsel had failed to report to his supervising officer, then on August 21, 2014 Sampsel failed to notify his supervising officer of a residence change.
Sampsel was also given a post release control of three years plus payment of court costs.
Kelly Jagusch was given five years on community control in exchange of a guilty plea for possession and trafficking of drugs.
“I don’t like the fact that anyone trafficking drugs can’t get prison time,” Judge Leuthold said. “Your free ride is gone. If you start messing with heroin again, or don’t report to your community control officer I have no problem sending away for 30 months.”