A mother charged with driving impaired with her child in the car was among the defendants to plead guilty recently before Judge Kevin P. Braig in Logan County Common Pleas Court.
Kayleen Grago, 32, of Bellefontaine, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, and child endangerment, a first-degree misdemeanor. The charges resulted from a July traffic stop by Washington Township police on U.S. 33 near Lincoln Boulevard. Officers reported Grago was driving erratically with a 5-year-old child in the vehicle.
During the stop, law enforcement found Grago under the influence and recovered samples of crack cocaine. Grago was taken into custody and lodged in the Logan County Jail. She will be sentenced Jan. 21.
- Adam Williams, 38, of New Carlisle, pleaded guilty to attempted possession of hashish, a fourth-degree felony. He admitted to the forfeiture of cash found during his October arrest.
The Logan County Sheriff’s Office stopped Williams on County Road 57 for a speeding violation. Upon investigation, deputies found a large sum of cash and THC cartridges in his vehicle. Williams initially refused a vehicle search, but a K9 unit alerted to the presence of drugs. Williams is set for sentencing on Jan. 21, after the court reviews his pre-sentence investigation report.
Several other defendants were sentenced to community control for drug-related offenses:
- Jeremy Lawrence, 47, of Waynesfield: Three years of community control for aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. His charges resulted from a February traffic stop by Washington Township Police, where methamphetamine was discovered in his vehicle. Lawrence also received 19 days of jail time credit and must pay court costs.
- Jeannie Heintz, 40, of Lakeview: Three years of community control for aggravated possession of drugs and receiving stolen property, both fifth-degree felonies. Heintz was arrested in August after Bellefontaine police found her in a vehicle displaying a stolen license plate. A search of the vehicle revealed drug paraphernalia and a digital scale. She denied knowledge of the stolen plate but was identified as the vehicle’s driver.
- Addam Hale, 35, of Kenton: Three years of community control for telecommunications harassment, a fifth-degree felony. Hale received credit for two days already served and was ordered to pay court costs.