Judge Kimbler's Criminal Docket for October 27, 2011

Submitted by Dean Holman
Medina County Prosecutor

The following people appeared in court October 27:

Robert Blazek, 22, of Sharon Copley Road in Medina, was sentenced to three years of community control sanctions on two counts of Trafficking in Marijuana, both of which are fifth-degree felonies. A forfeiture specification is attached to the charges. His driver’s license was suspended for six months.

Kristopher Buterbaugh, 23, of Lodi Road in Lodi, was sentenced to one year in prison on the following charges: one count of Burglary, a second-degree felony; one count of Trafficking in Oxycodone, a third-degree felony; and one count of Possession of Criminal Tools, a fifth-degree felony. His driver’s license was suspended for six months.

Tabitha Lavender, 19, of Prospect Street in Lodi, was sentenced to three years of community control sanctions, with 30 days of house arrest, on one count of Misuse of Credit Cards, Elderly, and one count of Theft of Credit Cards, Elderly, both of which are fifth-degree felonies.

Matthew Myers, 39, of Greenwich Road in Homerville, was sentenced to nine months in prison on one count of Failure to Comply with a Police Officer, a third-degree felony.

Ricki Back, 34, of Lafayette Road in Medina, pleaded not guilty to two counts of Theft of Credit Cards, both of which are fifth-degree felonies. A jury trial is scheduled for December 21.

Kenneth Belcher, 38, of Miner Drive in Medina, pleaded not guilty to the following charges: one count of Possession of Drugs, a third-degree felony; one count of Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug, a fourth-degree felony; two counts of Complicity to Commit Illegal Processing of Drug Documents, both of which are fourth-degree felonies; three counts of Illegal Processing of Drug Documents, all of which are fourth-degree felonies; and one four counts of Illegal Processing of Drug Documents, all of which are fifth-degree felonies. A jury trial is scheduled for January 3.

Benjamin Gordon, 24, of Harlem Road in Galena, pleaded not guilty to one count of Burglary, a second-degree felony and one count of Theft, a fifth-degree felony. A jury trial is scheduled for December 20.

Samantha Nelson, 25, of High Street in Wadsworth, pleaded not guilty to three counts of Forgery, both of which are fifth-degree felonies. A jury trial is scheduled for January 4.

Terry Pugh, 50, of West Union Street, pleaded no contest to one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability, a third-degree felony. Sentencing is scheduled for December 8.