A Zanesville woman charged in connection to a long-term drug investigation is sentenced in Common Pleas Court. Vada McQueary will spend a minimum of 4 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 6 years in prison. McQueary must also forfeit her property at 617 Brighton Boulevard and will have a mandatory post release control […]
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A woman who abused fentanyl while pregnant and then gave birth to a drug addicted baby for the second time now faces time in prison after being found guilty by a jury. In Common Pleas Court it took a jury one hour to find Tara Hollingshead guilty of corruption with drugs. She now faces 11 […]
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After a week-long trial, a Muskingum County jury found 32-year-old Michael Gillard guilty of two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape. The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office said the offense was reported to police in June of 2020 after the teenage victim asked a friend to examine an injury suffered while trying to […]
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A Zanesville woman is sentenced to time in prison for her involvement in an accident. 49-year-old Brenda Powell pled guilty last month to one count failure to stop after an accident. She was sentenced in Common Pleas Court by Judge Mark Fleegle to twenty-four months in prison and a three year driver’s license suspension with […]
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A former Muskingum County Most Wanted Suspect appeared in Common Pleas Court Wednesday. Terry Bunger of Roseville plead not guilty to one charge of failure to register as a sex offender. Judge Kelly Cottrill continued bond for the 55-year-old at $75,000.
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A Zanesville woman charged in connection to three overdose deaths appears in Common Pleas Court in Muskingum County. Presley Ayers plead not guilty in front of Judge Kelly Cottrill to corrupting another with drugs, involuntary manslaughter and trafficking in drugs. Ayers along with five others are facing charges in connection to the overdose deaths of […]
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A Zanesville man entered a plea in a Muskingum County drug case. 36-year-old Christopher Stamn went before Judge Mark Fleegle in Common Pleas Court and plead not guilty to several drug related charges. Those include trafficking in drugs, possession of drugs, possession of criminal tools, permitting drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities said […]
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In Muskingum County Common Pleas Court Monday a 29-year-old was sentenced in a drug and firearm case. 29-year-old Shannon Boyd, of Columbus, was sentenced to ten years in prison with a minimum term of seven mandatory years, a fine of $7,500.00 and forfeiture of a firearm. Once released he’ll spend three years on post release […]
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Three Texas men arrested during an April drug bust all entered pleas in Common Pleas Court in Muskingum County. All three appeared before Judge Mark Fleegle. 42-year-old Jose Gonzalez and 76-year-old Ronald Cooper both plead guilty to one count of trafficking in drugs and one count of fabrication of a vehicle with a hidden compartment. […]
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