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VW man gets prison term, forfeits firearm

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor

A Van Wert man was sent to prison while a city woman was arraigned on a drug-related charge during hearings held this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.

Kelly Alvarez, 23, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 16 months in prison on one count each of receiving stolen property and trespass in a habitation, both felonies of the fourth degree.

Judge Martin D. Burchfield ordered the sentences to run concurrent to each other and also gave him credit for 53 days already served. A firearm in his possession at the time the crimes were committed was forfeited to the Van Wert Police Department.

Melissa Nihiser, 32, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree. She was released on a personal surety bond and will appear for a pretrial conference at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11.

Shannon Augustus, 28, of Lima, changed her plea to guilty to a prosecutor’s bill of information charging her with sexual imposition, a misdemeanor of the third degree. Sentencing was scheduled for 9 a.m. July 11.

Serena White, 26, of Van Wert, admitted to violating her probation by testing positive for drugs. A $10,000 cash/commercial surety bond was set in the case and sentencing set for Wednesday, July 25.

On Monday, Korbin Taylor, 20, of Van Wert, admitted to violating his surety bond requirements by failing a drug test. A new $50,000 cash/commercial bond was set in his case and a pretrial conference scheduled for Wednesday, June 20.

Taylor then signed a time waiver in open court on Wednesday and a change of plea was scheduled for July 11.

POSTED: 06/21/18 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News