BUCYRUS — Jarod Brewington of Bucyrus appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Monday before Judge Sean Leuthold to answer for creating several disturbances at the Crawford County Justice Center.
Brewington, 23, is being housed at the Crawford County Jail since his judicial release from prison in October. Brewington was sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, one a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to 36 months in prison and one a fourth-degree felony punishable with up to 18 months in prison.
Brewington was given judicial release after serving six months in prison. A condition of his release was that he be sent to a community-based correctional facility where he could complete a drug rehabilitation program. Leuthold ordered Brewington to stay in jail until a bed becomes available at the facility.
According to reports filed by corrections officers at the jail, Brewington refused to return to his cell, refused to tell officers who his probation officer was, and swore at deputies telling them to “keep their f***ing hands” off him.
“Why the hell are you here? Do you want to go back to prison? Leuthold asked. “With a stroke of this pen, that’s where you’re going. How dare you tell any officer to keep their hands off you when you will not comply with their orders? You pretty much gave up that opportunity when you came to jail. When you’re in jail and you disobey orders, they go hands on. It doesn’t sound like you’ll make it in a CBFC if you can’t make it in jail. You’d better give me a reason not to send you right back to prison and end this here.”
Brewington told the court he wanted to go to the community correctional based program and get his life together. He said he wanted to be a better person and a better father to his daughter, who is about to turn three.
“Well, you won’t see her until she’s eight if you keep this crap up. Stand up and apologize to this officer for your behavior, and you’d better mean it,” Leuthold said.
Brewington stood and apologized to Corrections Officer Casey Robinett for his behavior. Robinett accepted the apology.
“You basically spit in my face when you misbehave waiting to go to treatment,” Leuthold said. “I don’t want one single bad report and you’d better be a model prisoner. Good behavior is rewarded. Bad behavior is punished.” L
In other court action, Austin Fox, 30, of Bucyrus was sentenced for five years of community control after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to 12 months in prison. Fox must receive a drug and alcohol assessment and follow up treatment. He will forfeit all drug-related property to the appropriate authority.
Zackary Logan, 26, of Galion was sentenced to five years on community control after he pleaded guilty to one count of complicity, a fifth-degree felony punishable with up to 12 months in prison.