BUCYRUS—Brandy Evans, 25, of Upper Sandusky pleaded guilty in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday to one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony punishable with up to 36 months in prison, and one count of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle punishable with up to 18 months in prison.
Crawford County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean Leuthold sentenced Evans to 36 months in prison on count one and 18 months in prison on count two for a total of 54 months in prison.
She will forfeit all drug-related property, including the firearm, to appropriate authorities. She will receive 118 days of jail time credit.
Mark Mathews, 36, of Galion pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault, a felony of the first degree punishable with 3-11 years in prison.
In a negotiated plea agreement, Judge Leuthold sentenced Mathews to four years in prison with Regan Tokes specifications. Under the law, based on prison conduct, rehabilitation, a threat to society, and security classification, the Ohio Department of Corrections has the authority to add up to one-half to his sentence (2 years). For exemplary conduct, they may reduce his sentence by 5-15%. Mathews was taken into custody after sentencing. He will receive four days of jail time credit.
In other court news, a warrant was issued for Leslie Kroninger, 29, of Galion after she failed to appear for her Pretrial. She is charged with one count of receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony punishable with up to 18 months in prison. Kroninger’s attorney Andrew Motter told the court a hearing notice mailed to her was returned as undeliverable.