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LISBON An Alliance man who fled from police in New Waterford two years ago was sentenced to a year in prison by Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam on Thursday morning.
Michael A. Howell, 42, Alliance, previously pleaded guilty to failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony. The charge carries a possible maximum sentence of three years in prison, a $10,000 fine and a lifetime license suspension.
During the sentencing hearing for Howell, Chief Assistant County Prosecutor Ryan Weikart recommended the 12-month sentence, noting this was not the first time Howell had fled from authorities.
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LISBON During a court hearing last week, before ordering a woman to be taken into custody to serve a 10-day jail sentence, Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam asked a couple unfamiliar questions.
“Not to embarrass you, but I must ask, are your currently pregnant?” Washam asked, followed quickly by, “Have you had a child in the past six weeks?”
The questions came from concerns over a new state regulation that went into effect April 12 regarding limits for restraining or placing women or girls into solitary confinement while they are pregnant or recently postpartum.
The Ohio House bill deals with several changes to the laws regarding sentencing, but one of the changes creates new civil rights regarding those currently or recently pregnant. Once a woman or girl have been charged with a crime. if they are known to be pregnant or have been pregnant within the past six weeks, there are few exceptions when they can be handcuffed or restrained by items such as l
djohnson@mojonews.com
LISBON During a court hearing last week, before ordering a woman to be taken into custody to serve a 10-day jail sentence, Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam asked a couple unfamiliar questions.
“Not to embarrass you, but I must ask, are your currently pregnant?” Washam asked, followed quickly by, “Have you had a child in the past six weeks?”
The questions came from concerns over a new state regulation that went into effect April 12 regarding limits for restraining or placing women or girls into solitary confinement while they are pregnant or recently postpartum.
The Ohio House bill deals with several changes to the laws regarding sentencing, but one of the changes creates new civil rights regarding those currently or recently pregnant. Once a woman or girl have been charged with a crime. if they are known to be pregnant or have been pregnant within the past six weeks, there are few exceptions when they can be handcuffed or restrained by items
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LISBON Sherman A. Pritt Jr., the East Liverpool area man who refused to stop calling and writing to Stacey Dawson despite a protection order, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday.
Pritt, 42, of Y&O Road, appeared before Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam and pleaded guilty to three counts of violating a temporary protection order, all felonies, and a misdemeanor charge of attempted violation of a temporary protection order. Pritt had also pleaded guilty to an additional temporary protection order charge previously before Judge Megan Bickerton and that case was transferred to Washam’s court so the two cases could be sentenced at the same time.
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