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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor A Wapakoneta man faces charges regarding a sexual offense with a minor. Jeffery Williams, 15771 State Route 67, has been charged with one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, a fourth-degree felony. The alleged offense occurred Jan. 29, 2009. He is charged with having bought, procured, possessed or taken into his control any obscene material that has a minor as one of its participants.
A bill of information was filed Monday regarding the offenses. Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney Ed Pierce is the prosecutor. The case is being heard by Common Pleas Judge Frederick Pepple. Williams faces a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. In another case before Pepple, a St. Marys woman faces criminal charges regarding the possession of illegal substances. Amy L. Yaney, 961 E. Spring St., St. Marys, faces two counts of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony count and a first-degree misdemeanor count. The alleged offenses occurred July 8. According to the criminal charge and the Ohio Revised Code, Yaney, 28, possessed heroin or a compound containing heroin. She is represented by Sidney attorney Rob Wiesenmayer II. She is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges at 11 a.m. Thursday. If convicted on both charges, Yaney faces a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and a $3,500 fine. Connie S. Derr, 42, 220 N. Chestnut St., Apt. 4, St. Marys,, faces a criminal charge of permitting drug abuse, a fifth-degree felony, for a alleged criminal event on Dec. 26. Derr, who is represented by public defender Gerald Siesel, is to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 for a pre-trial hearing. She faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $2,500 fine.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 January 2010 )
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