CRIME & SAFETY
Man who struck acquaintance with vehicle sentenced locally
A Michigan man has been given a hefty sentence in Defiance County Common Pleas Court for trying to run over an acquaintance in 2022 during an argument. Judge Joseph Schmenk sentenced Garry Pond II, 37, Cassopolis, Mich., to a six- to nine-year prison term on two counts of felonious assault, each a second-degree felony. A charge of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, was dismissed as part of the plea agreement...
Williams common pleas
Alexander Kendall, 48, Bryan, pleaded guilty to aggravated trafficking in drugs (methamphetamine) and aggravated possession of drugs (methamphetamine), each a first-degree felony. He was given a prison term of five to 7 1/2 years with credit for 63 days served in jail while his case was pending. Eddie Bauer-Thacker, 24, Bryan, pleaded guilty to two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, each a fourth-degree felony. He was placed on community control for four years, fined $1,000, given a suspended 180-day jail sentence and ordered...
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