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Defiance County ProsecutingAttorney Morris Murray has announced the release of the following information regarding certain pending Criminal matters: Prosecutor Murray has announced that Ashley N. Cole, a 34 year old Defiance woman, was sentenced to prison for Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer, a Felony of the Third Degree, and Vandalism, a Felony of the Fifth Degree. She was also convicted of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Drug of Abuse or a Combination of Them, a Misdemeanor of the First Degree, Also sentenced to prison for Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer, a Felony of the Third Degree, was Rmilio Gonzalez, a 24 year old Findlay man. Lynn Sexton, a 32 year old Defiance woman, was also sentenced to prison for Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a Felony of the third Degree.

27, 1528 Mustang Dr., Defiance, was indicted for One Count of Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound, a Felony of the Fourth Degree. Authorities allege that on August 6, 2024, at a business on N. Clinton St., in Defiance, Canterbury was found in possession of over three grams off a Fentanyl-related compound.

Wayne, Ind., 70/50, $300 fine, $100 costs Michael E. Wilson, Jr., Lake Orion, Mich., 80/65, $45 fine, $100 costs Briauna H. Scott, Indianapolis, Ind., 85/65, $45 fine, $100 costs Paul A. Simonetti, Fishers, Ind., 77/60, no contest, $300 fine, $95 costs Alyssa N. Luckadoo, Defiance, 68/50, $300 fine, $95 costs Katelynn L. Phillips, Bryan, unpaid fees, dismissed David M. Fisher, Antwerp, registration violation, $70 fine, $95 costs Thomas F. Grimes, III, Fort Wayne, Ind., 76/65, $35 fine, $95 costs Lillian G. Vancleve, Paulding, failure to control,no temp. permit, $140 fine, $97 costs Bradley D. Marx, Redford, Mich., 85/65, $45 fine, $95 costs Bradleigh L. Wooten, Hickory, N.C., 86/65, $45 fine, $95 costs Sydney M. Hageman, Archbold, 80/65, $45 fine, $95 costs Saidu Bah, Houston, Texas, 81/65, $45 fine, $100 costs Delaney J. Angelone, Fostoria, Ohio, 65/50 $300 fine, $100 costs Jeremy J. Kelly, Holland, Ohio, 70/50, $300 fine, $95 costs Tonya L. Meyer, Paulding, seat belt, $30 fine, $57 costs Ryan J. Alberts, Delta, Ohio, 89/65. $45 fine, $95 costs Olivia Mendez, Paulding, improper backking, $55 fine, $95 costs Judith K. Ray, Pendleton, Ind., 81/65, $45 fine, $95 costs Unge Zeng, Ann Arbor, Mich., 74/60, no contest, $300 fine, $95 costs Wesley C. Bok, Defiance, hit/skip, dismissed William A. Amick, Anderson, Ind., 68/50, no contest, $300 fine, $95 costs Michael J. Miller, Antwerp, driving and texting, $95 costs Rene Lanzas Polanco, Indianapolis, Ind., no license, 74/50, $425 fine, $97 costs Pranav Rajeshbh Desai, Canton, Mich., 70/65, $150 fine, $97 costs Sukhdeep Randhawa, Indianapolis, Ind., 79/65, no contest, $100 fine, $105 costs Jasmina Muhtarevic, St. Louis, Mo., 85/65, $45 fine, $100 costs Drew A. Taylor, Jr., Riva, Md., 85/65, $45 fine, $100 costs Esther J. Cass, Payne, seat belt, $30 fine, $62 costs Eduardo Reyes-Silva, Memphis, Tenn., 84/65, $45 fine, $100 costs Umair S. Minhas, Oakville, Ont., 87/65, $45 fine, $95 costs Todd E. Schwaderer, Marion, Ohio, 72/5

Wednesday - 28th PCH Antwerp Fitness Center 5am-10pm • PCH Fitness Center 5am-10pm • Caring & Sharing Food Pantry open at new location 9am-noon • Christian Food Pantry 9am-noon • NSCC Welcome Back Week 8am-2pm • Paulding Co. Senior Center Rummy 9am • Paulding Co.

On Sunday, August 25, 2024, another Paulding County pharmacy announced it’s imminent closure. This time it isn’t a corporate bankruptcy forcing the closing. According to a post on their Facebook page, Antwerp Pharmacy is closing due to insurance companies’ policies that disadvantage independently-owned pharmacies.

5 years (beginning 5/24/24), mandatory fine of $525, pay $1,160.38 in restitution to the Defiance Co. Sheriff s Office, jail credit for 74 days, costs, (payments of fines/restitution/ court costs stayed until Cole is released from prison), post sentence investigation ordered. According to Mmay, on May 24, 2024, on Evansport Rd., in Defiance, Cole operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs and/ or alcohol, and she then fled from a traffic stop, creating a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons or property in the area, Cole was stopped and taken into custody, and she then caused damage to a Defiance Co. Sheriff s Office police cruises.

PAULDING – Infrastructure projects and personnel matters were among the agenda items at PauldingVillage Council’s regular meeting Monday, Aug. 26.