Defiance Common Pleas
James Prescott, 25, Hicksville, appeared for sentencing on two counts of receiving stolen property, each a fourth-degree felony; grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony; grand theft, a fourth-degree felony; vandalism, a fourth-degree felony; and two counts of breaking and entering, each a fifth-degree felony. He was given a 59-month prison term, according to Prosecutor Morris Murrayâs office. He and a co-defendant stole a van parked at a Hicksville residence on Nov. 29, 2019, taking more than $7,500 worth of property from inside the vehicle, then vandalizing it and leaving it on State Line Road. Prescott also trespassed in the Hicksville Exempted Village Schoolsâ concession stand on Nov. 28, 2019, to commit a theft offense and received two stolen vehicles from others in November 2019.