SIDNEY — Two people who were indicted on the same charges involving theft and forgery from a Sidney area company decided to drive down separate roads in resolving their cases in Shelby County Common Pleas Court Monday.
One accepted to plea agreement while the other decided not to show up for court.
On Dec. 17, Steven M. Baker, 35, 9217 N. County Road 25A, Piqua, and, Daniell N. Pottenger, 25, 8 Julie Court Apt. D, Covington, were both indicted on one count of theft and four counts of forgery, all fifth-degree felonies.
On the theft charge, the pair were accused of taking an undetermined amount of money less than $7,500 from Schoenlein Trucking and Salvage, 4625 Hardin-Wapak Road, between June 13 and July 10, 2017. The forgery counts involved the pair allegedly signing another person’s name to company receipts.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday, Pottenger pleaded guilty to amended charges as part of a plea agreement reached during a status conference. When Baker failed to appear for his status conference at 2:30 p.m., a warrant for his arrest was issued.
Pottenger agreed to enter a guilty plea to theft and one count of forgery, both fifth-degree felonies. Judge James Stevenson declared her guilty of the amended charges and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $5,071.97, as part of the deal.
She also faces a maximum of two years in prison and a fine of $5,000 when sentenced on April 19.
In other cases:
• Amy Lynne Yaney, 36, incarcerated, was sentenced to 18 months with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction when her probation was revoked recently.
On March 6, 2015, she attempted to take prescription drugs into the Shelby County Jail. She had pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted illegal conveyance of prohibited item onto the ground of a detention facility.
• James Clarence Richardson III, 29, no address available, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of trafficking in drugs, a fifth-degree felony, during his final pretrial. He faces up to a year in prison and a fine of $2,500 when sentenced on April 24.
• Jeffrey Schwartz, 28, 7984 State Route 66, Fort Loramie, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted failure to provide a change of address, a fifth-degree felony. He faces a year in prison and a $2,500 fine when sentenced.
• Jordan Gilfillen, 27, 2701 Leatherwood Creek Road, was ordered to 15 days in the county jail beginning March 9 when his probation was revoked. He had been arrested Aug. 25, 2016, with heroin and charged with possession of drugs, a fourth-degree felony.
• Chad A. Lawson, 43, 3114 State Route 66, Houston, was sentenced to 60 days in jail commencing on March 15. He will be part of the work release program.
Lawson was found guilty of obstructing justice, a first-degree misdemeanor. He misled sheriff’s deputies regarding a wanted felon being in his house when questioned.
• Amanda Kreitner, 34, 750 Marilyn Drive, entered a guilty plea to a charge of attempted illegal use of WIC program benefits, a first-degree misdemeanor, during her status conference.
She was ordered to pay $1,941 in restitution. She faces a maximum of 180 days in jail and a $1,000 when sentenced.
• Ryan Joseph Schulze, 22, 9494 State Route 705, Yorkshire, had his record expunged of a charge of petty theft, a first-degree misdemeanor, from a June 15, 2016 conviction.
• Arron Boerger, 21, 555 Amelia Court, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted aggravated possession of drugs, and, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, both first-degree misdemeanors. He faces a maximum of 180 days in jail, a fine of $2,075, and a driver’s license suspension when sentenced.
Boerger was arrested on Dec. 1 with drugs and for driving up to 92 miles per hour along state Route 705 in McLean Township.
• Willie E. Cox, Jr., 45, 11853 Fair Road, entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, during his recent status conference. He faces a maximum sentence of a year in prison and a $2,500 fine.
• James Moses, 44, 1334 Logan Court, entered into a plea agreement by pleading guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, and possession of criminal tools, both fifth-degree felonies, during a status conference. He faces a maximum of two years in prison and a $5,000 fine when sentenced.
• Gregory Texeira, 32, 212 Washington St., entered a guilty plea to the amended charge of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, during his status conference. He faces a maximum sentence of a year in prison and a $2,500 fine.
