DAVE MOSIER/
independent editor
Six people appeared for criminal hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.
Andrew Thomas, 39, of Ohio City, was sentenced to 45 days in jail on a charge of domestic violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree. He was given credit for five days already served.
Thomas also admitted to a violation of his unsecured personal surety bond for failing to appear for a hearing on unrelated cases. A new personal surety bond was set since he will be in jail for the next 40 days. A pretrial conference was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 10.
Man arrested after fleeing police, hitting grave markers
Information submitted Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:26 PM Damage was caused to gravestones at Woodland Cemetery after Donald OâDay fled from police and led them on a chase through Van Wert City. (Photo submitted) Donald OâDay • •
VAN WERT – Donald O’Day, age 44, was arrested on Tuesday after
fleeing from Van Wert Police, resulting in damages caused to gravestones
at Woodland Cemetery.
According to police, on Dec. 22 at
approximately 3:45 p.m., The Van Wert Police Department received a call
of a possible drug deal witnessed at Walmart parking lot, involving a
red Mustang. The caller gave the temporary license plate number.
VW independent/submitted information
A Van Wert County man faces a number of charges related to an attempt to flee and damage to headstones in Woodland Cemetery.
Donald O’Day
Donald O’Day, 44, a resident of Tully Township, was charged with failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a felony of the third degree; operating a vehicle while impaired, his fourth OVI in the past 20 years; and vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree, as well as several traffic citations.
According to the Van Wert Police Department, dispatchers received a call at approximately 3:45 p.m. Tuesday of a possible drug deal in the Walmart parking lot involving a red Ford Mustang. The call also provided a temporary license plate number.