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15 Found Guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found twelve guilty after arraignments and
hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on May 31, 2022.


Christopher George, 46 of Bay Village, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct with
Persisting Behavior. The Court sentenced him to pay a $150 fine and serve three days in
jail.


Aaron Jackson, 56 of Akron, was found guilty of Having an Open Container in a Motor
Vehicle and Not Wearing a Seatbelt. The Court sentenced him to pay a $35 fine for the
Open Container charge and a $20 for Not Wearing a Seatbelt.


Conner Grennell, 24 of Bartow, FL, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under
the Influence, Speeding, and going Left of Center. The Court sentenced him to pay a
$500 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended, placed him on two years of
community control with the following condition: attend and complete a 72-hour driver
intervention program, and suspended his operator’s license for one year for the OVI
charge. He was sentenced to pay a $25 fine for each of the additional charges.


Terry Christine, 51 of Perrysville, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The
Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.


Alex Vanetta, 26 of Mansfield, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court
sentenced him to pay a $50 fine.


Othello Repuyan, 50 of Zanesville, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The
Court sentenced him to pay a $50 fine.


Jason Eicher, 41 of Gambier, was found guilty of Speeding in a School Zone. The Court
sentenced him to pay a $50 fine.

Logan Fisher, 24 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an OVI/ALS
Suspension and Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $250 fine, serve three days
in jail, and suspended his operator’s license for three days for the Suspension charge
and to pay a $25 fine for Speeding.


Stanley Jenkins, 42 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Having Physical Control Over
a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $500
fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended, placed him on two years of
community control with the following condition: attend and complete a 72-hour driver
intervention program.


James Schaade, 33 of Mansfield, was found guilty of Driving Under a 12-Point
Suspension. The Court sentenced him to serve three days in jail.


Kathryn Mantel, 34 of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While
Under the Influence. The Court sentenced her to pay a $500 fine, serve 180 days in jail,
with 177 days suspended, placed her on two years of community control with the
following condition: attend and complete a 72-hour driver intervention program, and
suspended her operator’s license for one year.


Vincent Boswell, 23 of Danville, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under
the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $700 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with
160 days suspended, placed him on two years of community control with the following
condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment, and suspended his operator’s
license for two years.


Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the City of Mount Vernon and
the State of Ohio in these cases.

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found three guilty after trials and hearings
were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on June 1, 2022.


Roger Legg Jr., 35 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension.
The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine.


Samuel Hyde, 26 of Newark, was found guilty of Driving Without a Valid Motor Cycle
License. The Court sentenced him to pay a $125 fine.


Leighanna Mitchell, 22 of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Driving Under
Suspension. The Court sentenced her to pay a $125 fine.


Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the City of Mount Vernon in
the Legg case. Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the State of Ohio in the Hyde
case and the City of Mount Vernon in the Mitchell case.

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