BUCYRUS—William Christy, 61, of Mt. Gilead, appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday for arraignment on a Grand Jury indictment.
Christy is charged with one count of firearms in a motor vehicle, a felony of the fifth degree punishable with up to 12 months in prison, and two misdemeanors resulting from an OVI arrest that is pending in Municipal Court.
According to Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall, Christy had an argument with his wife, which led to him leaving his home with the 38 caliber revolver.
Crawford County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. He gave Christy a personal recognizance bond. In addition, he was ordered to remove all firearms from his home. Christy has retained the council. Leuthold ordered the matter set for a pretrial.
LaTasha Smith, 35, of Bucyrus, was indicted on one count of drug possession, a felony of the fifth degree punishable with up to 12 months in prison.
Judge Leuthold entered a not guilty plea on her behalf and appointed attorney Ed Bibler to represent her. Because of her past criminal record, including a drug trafficking charge, a bond was set at $25,000.00.
Shelby Bell, 27, of Galion, was arraigned via video from the Crawford County Jail, facing charges she violated the terms and conditions of her community control.
Bell was sentenced to three years in prison in August of 2019 after she pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated burglary, a felony of the third degree. She was granted judicial release in January.
According to probation officer Chris Heydinger, she was cited two times for operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, failed to show for an office visit, and then tested positive for amphetamines and marijuana.
Judge Leuthold entered a not guilty plea on her behalf and appointed attorney Tom Nicholson to represent her. Bond was set at $40,000.00.
Monica McLeod, 60, of Bucyrus, appeared for a bond revocation hearing. McCleod had been given a personal recognizance bond after she was indicted earlier on two counts of possession of drugs, each fifth-degree felonies and each punishable with up to 12 months in prison.
According to probation officer Jeremy Clay, McCleod tested positive for both fentanyl and suboxone on June 13th and was taken into custody.
Judge Leuthold ordered the matter set for a full hearing. He revoked the personal recognizance bond and set a new bond of $25,000.00. Judge Leuthold appointed attorney Emily Beckley to represent McLeod.