By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
The Crawford County Common Pleas Court was the source of second chances for three people on Monday afternoon.
Kyle McClintock faced sentencing stemming from community control violations. Prior to sentencing McClintock’s Lawyer J.C. Ratliff spoke to the court.
“I have known McClintock since he was 10-years-old,” Ratliff said. “He is not a bad person, not a violent criminal; he just has a drug problem.”
“He has already spent five months in jail. McClintock only harmed himself. The only victim has been his self, his organs, and his body. He doesn’t need to be sent to prison, his sickness needs to be addressed,” Ratliff added.
Assistant County Prosecutor Ryan Hoovler countered the defense.
“The way to beat heroin is to beat it yourself,” Hoovler said. “Instead of seeking help we found McClintock overdosed in a car.”
Judge Russell Wiseman asked McClintock’s previous probation officer if he would consider supervising McClintock again to which the officer said he would.
“A few years ago, with all of the failures, I would have sent you away,” Wiseman said. “It is against my better judgment, because I do think you are hurting the community because a lot of tax money has been spent on you wearing orange since 2009.”
“I am going to give you one more chance to prove you are a man,” Judge Wiseman continued. “But if you fail don’t come back asking for leniency.”
McClintock was then sentenced to be held by Crawford County Sheriff until being transported to CROSSWAEH, with one-year driver license suspension, $250 fine, and community control for three years.
Motions for judicial release were granted to both Jerilee Brooks and Brandon Henak. Both were also placed on community control for three years. Both Brooks and Henak were serving 36-month sentences for drug trafficking stemming from convictions on charges filed in 2012.