MOUNT VERNON –Judge John Thatcher found eleven guilty and sentenced one person after arraignments and hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on December 6, 2022.
Caitlin Mooney, 31 of Butler, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced her to pay a $200 fine.
Aaron Riley, 62 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under an FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine.
Gretchen Wengerd, 44 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Wrongful Entrustment of a Motor Vehicle. The Court sentenced her to pay a $200 fine.
James Bunch, 36 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle Without a Valid Operator’s License and Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine for the Invalid License charge and a $30 fine for Speeding.
Scott Robinson, 50 of Mount Gilead, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. The Court sentenced him to pay a $200 fine.
Luke Stowe, 19 of Centerburg, was found guilty of Speeding. The Court sentenced him to pay a $150 fine.
Shawna Posey, 36 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of two counts of Driving Under an FRA Suspension and Failing to Use a Turn Signal. The Court sentenced her to pay a $100 fine for each DUS charge and a $15 fine for Failing to Use a Turn Signal.
Samuel Hlavin, 23 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol and Use of a Weapon While Intoxicated. The Court
sentenced him to pay a $500 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 175 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 and to serve five days in jail for the Use of Weapons While Intoxicated charge.
Sherry Hysell, 58 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Failing to Stop After an Accident. The Court sentenced her to serve 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, placed her on two years of probation, and suspended her operator’s license for 180 days.
Ila Lester-Garris, 48 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Failure to Control. The Court sentenced her to pay a $75 fine and suspended her operator’s license for 180 days for the Reckless Operation charge and a $25 fine for the Failure to Control charge.
Joseph Spearman, 40 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle with Dealer Plates. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine.
Zachary Rigby, 32 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Domestic Violence AND Aggravated Menacing on October 14, 2022. Today he was sentenced to serve 45 days in jail and was placed on two years of probation.
Assistant Director of Law, Brittany Whitney, represented the State of Ohio in the Rigby case.
Director of Law, Rob Broeren, represented the City of Mount Vernon and the State of Ohio in the remaining cases.