DAVE MOSIER/
independent editor
Four people were sentenced during criminal hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.
Eunice Bernhardt, 57, of Ohio City, was sentenced to up to nine years in prison on several sex-related charges.
Judge Martin D. Burchfield sentenced Bernhardt to 6-9 years in prison on one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, a felony of the second degree; 4-6 years in prison on a second count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, also a second-degree felony; and 12 months in prison on one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, a fourth-degree felony. Bernhardt was given credit for four days already served and all sentences are to run at the same time (concurrently).
Van Wert County Court News (Week of Dec. 13) Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:51 AM
VAN WERT – The following individuals were seen in the Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas by Judge Martin Burchfield:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020
ARRAIGNMENT
Mackenzie
Shepherd, 20, Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to theft from a
person in a protected class, F5. She was released on a surety bond with a
telephone pretrial set for Jan. 5, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020
PROBATION VIOLATION
Brian Schlegel,
37, Defiance, denied violating his probation by having a positive drug
test. Matter to be scheduled for further hearing. No bond was set as he
DAVE MOSIER/
independent editor
Three people were sentenced and one person arraigned during hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.
Richard Curtis Moore, 23, of Middle Point, was sentenced to two years of community control on a charge of endangering children, a misdemeanor of the first degree. The community control term includes 93 days in jail, with three days to be served, starting at 7 p.m. December 31, and 90 days to be served on electronically monitored house arrest. Moore must also perform 100 hours of community service and undergo mental health and substance abuse assessments and any treatment recommended.