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Left to right: Assistant Prosecutor Joe Derkin, Defense Counsel Rolf Baumgartel and Defendant Crystal Burke appear for arraignment proceedings Thursday in Washington County Common Pleas Court. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
The former Marietta Middle School basketball coach accused of rape and unlawful sexual conduct with minors was granted a personal recognizance bond in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Thursday.
Crystal Burke, 41, of 6625 State Route 60, Lowell, faces nine felony counts in the case of four alleged minor victims.
“I think I’ve added correctly, the longest prison term you face if you’re convicted of everything and the court running the (sentences) consecutively is 56.5 years,” explained Washington County Common Pleas Judge Mark Kerenyi in arraignment Thursday.
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Washington County Common Pleas Judge John Halliday speaks to Irwin Alexander Gray via teleconference in the Washington County Courthouse on Wednesday during a sentencing hearing.
One-third of a set of defendants in a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking case from last summer is headed to more than a decade of prison service.
“He’s doing an additional two years in Pennsylvania after he gets out for violating terms of his last prison release,” said Lt. Josh Staats, of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and commander of the joint Washington Morgan Noble Major Crimes Task Force. “His criminal record is pretty lengthy, not only with drugs but also firearms.”
jpatterson@mariettatimes.com Belpre City School Superintendent Jeff Greenley speaks during a Board of Education meeting on Monday evening. (Photo by Tyler Bennett) Harmar Elementary School sits in the shadow of 115 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, which was declared a blight and public nuisance in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) Fourth Ward Councilman Geoff Schenkel testifies to the fear residents within his ward live under due to the âneglectâ at 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, during a hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge John Halliday notes the affidavits of neighbors living in fear of the immediate danger of 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, during a hearing Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
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Brittni Cheyenne Messick, 27, was ordered to carry out the remainder of her 30 month sentence at Ohio Reformatory for Women for a drug conveyance charge after appearing before Judge Mark Kerenyi at Washington County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday.
A Marietta woman returned to Washington County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday in a continuation of a 2017 drug case.
Brittni Cheyenne Messick, 27, whose last known address was 460 Muskingum Drive, Marietta, was first arrested in February 2017 for possession of methamphetamine and had a previous charge for illegal conveyance of drugs into a government facility.
Messick pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of methamphetamine, a fifth-degree felony, and illegal conveyance of drugs, a third-degree felony, and was sentenced to one year of community control and treatment by Judge Mark Kerenyi under the supervision of the Adult Parole Authority.