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22 Found Guilty, Two sentenced in Mount Vernon Municipal Court

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found four guilty after arraignments and
hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on March 21, 2022.
Thane O’Neal, 32 of Zanesville, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension and
Failing to Obey a Traffic Control Device. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine
for the DUS charge and a $25 fine for Failing to Obey a Traffic Device.


Matthew Roth, 21 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The
Court sentenced him to pay a $100 fine.


Alysha Hoadley, 46 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While
Under the Influence and Improper Lane Usage. The Court sentenced her to pay a $ 500
fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 174 days suspended, placed her on two years of
community control with the following conditions: attend and complete a 72-hour driver
intervention program and complete a drug and alcohol assessment, and suspended her
operator’s license for one year for the OVI charge. She was sentenced to pay a $50 fine
for the Improper Lane charge.


Steven Wright, 47 of Howard, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the
Influence and Driving Left of Center. The Court sentenced him to pay a $ 500 fine,
serve 180 days in jail, with 174 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 one year for the OVI charge. He was sentenced to
pay a $25 fine for the Left of Center charge.


Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon in the O’Neal case.


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

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found seventeen guilty and sentenced two
people after arraignments and hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court
on March 22, 2022.


Valerie Healy, 42 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension and
Operating a Vehicle with Expired Plates. The Court sentenced her to pay a $200 fine for
the DUS charge and a $25 fine for having Expired Plates.


Gavin Swope, 21 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced
him to pay a $35 fine.


Chaz Fisher, 24 of Mansfield, was found guilty of Failing to Stop at a Red Light and
Possession of Marijuana. The Court sentenced him to pay a $35 fine for the Red Light
charge and a $50 fine for the Possession charge.


Daishawn Logan, 18 of Zanesville, was found guilty of Reckless Operation of a Motor
Vehicle and Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $150 fine for each charge and
suspended his operator’s license for 180 days for the Reckless Operation charge.


Holly Helmic, 46 of Wellston, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle with an Expired
Operator’s License. The Court sentenced her to pay a $200 fine.


Brian Fowler, 46 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA
Suspension and having a Defective Exhaust. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200
fine for the DUS charge and a $35 fine for the Defective Exhaust charge.


Vernon Reynolds, 18 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Possession of Marijuana.
The Court sentenced him to pay a $50 fine.

Bethany Troyer, 27 of Millersburg, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension and
Speeding. The Court sentenced her to pay a $2oo fine for the DUS charge and a $20
fine for Speeding.


Tyler Stoller, 24 of Fredericktown, was found guilty of Falsification and Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia. The Court sentenced him to serve 90 days in jail for the
Falsification charge and 30 days in jail for the Possession charge.


Kyle Fawcett, 26 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Menacing. The Court sentenced
him to serve 30 days in jail.


Cassie Oliver, 31 of Centerburg, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct with Persisting
Behavior. The Court sentenced her to serve 30 days in jail, with all time suspended, and
placed her on one year of probation with the following conditions: complete a drug and
alcohol assessment and complete an Anger Management course.


David Hurlow, 65 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While
Under the Influence of Alcohol. 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.


Chealsie Harris, 30 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Theft, Receiving Stolen
Property and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. She will be sentenced on May 3,
2022 following a pre-sentence investigation.


Andrew Shuler, 18 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Assault. He will be sentenced
on May 3, 2022 following a pre-sentence investigation.


Ethan Rine, 23 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Use of Weapons While Being
Intoxicated. The Court sentenced him to serve 90 days in jail, with 80 days suspended,
and placed him on one year of probation.


Jeffrey George, 74 of Utica, was found guilty of Failing to Confine his Dog on March, 8.

  1. He was sentenced to pay a $150 fine and to serve three days in jail.
    Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the State of Ohio in the Oliver
    case.
    Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of
    Ohio in the remaining cases.

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found one guilty after a court trial was held
in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on March 23, 2022.


Alexander Blain, 27 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA
Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $100 fine.


Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the State of Ohio in this case.

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