MANSFIELD — A 27-year-old Shelby man was recently sentenced to nine to 13 1/2 years in prison for four charges, including two counts of first-degree felony rape.
Caleb Avants’ charges also included two counts of third-degree felony gross sexual imposition. He was sentenced on July 21 by Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge Brent Robinson.
Avants is now classified as a Tier III sex offender and must also serve up to five years of post-release control following his prison sentence. He was granted 292 days of jail credit for time already served at the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher previously said it was alleged that Avants engaged in sexual conduct and sexual contact with a juvenile over a 24-month period from Jan. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2012.
During that time, the victim was younger than 13 years old.
Furthermore, Avants was also not an adult during the 24-month period, Schumacher said previously.
Below are other criminal court cases which have been resolved in Richland County Common Pleas Court in recent months.
The list includes any case which Richland Source has published as an indictment, stories which first began publishing here in February 2024.
June
— Alldreianna Braggs, 28, received 48 months of community control for a single charge of having weapons while under disability. A count of receiving stolen property was dismissed. Braggs is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— James Riggenbach, 22, was sentenced to 36 months of community control for one count of possession of a fentanyl-related compound. Riggenbach is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Desiree Campbell, 31, received a 12-month prison sentence for three charges: aggravated possession of drugs, possession of a fentanyl related compound and possession of drugs. Campbell must also pay $120 to the Mansfield Police Department crime lab. She is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 104 days of jail credit for time already served at the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
— Ryan Reed, 43, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for two charges: illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility and possession of a fentanyl-related compound. Reed is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 51 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
July
— Mirl Timmons, 47, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for three charges: possession of a fentanyl-related compound and two counts of trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound. A trafficking in heroin charge was dismissed. Timmons must pay $80 to the MPD crime lab. Timmons is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted five days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Ashley N. Ortman, 39, received a 36-month prison sentence for a single count of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility. A count of possession of drugs was dismissed. Ortman must pay $35 to the Ohio State Highway Patrol crime lab. She is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted seven days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Kile Carroll, 29, was sentenced to 11 to 16 and a half years in prison for five counts of aggravated arson and one count of arson. Four counts of attempted aggravated arson and three counts of menacing by stalking were dismissed. Carroll was also ordered to make restitution in the amounts of $1,989.74 and $611.60. Carroll also received two to five years of mandatory post-release control and was granted 380 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Glendon Mount, 36, received 36 months of community control for a single count of aggravated possession of drugs. An additional aggravated possession of drugs charge was dismissed, along with single counts of possessing drug abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia. Mount must pay $80 to the MPD crime lab. Mount is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Travis Porter, 51, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for one count of aggravated possession of drugs. He was also fined $5,000. Porter is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 69 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Nolan Lovett, 20, was sentenced to four to six years in prison for three charges: felonious assault, unlawful restraint and criminal damaging or endangering. Lovett also received 18 months to three years of mandatory post-release control and was granted two days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Bobby J. Priest, 44, received 36 months of community control for a single count of aggravated possession of drugs. Priest must pay $40 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Glenn Mounts, 39, was sentenced to 30 months of community control for three charges: falsification, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and possessing drug abuse instruments. Mounts must pay $40 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Beth Mandeville, 42, received 36 months of community control for vehicular assault and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them. An aggravated vehicular assault charge was dismissed. She was fined $375 and is subject to up to two years of post-release control. Mandeville’s driver’s license also became suspended for a 60-month period on May 17, 2024.
— James Aten, 68, was sentenced to 24 months of community control, to be transferred to Wayne County, for a single count of possession of cocaine. Aten was also ordered to pay $40 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Bryant Scott, 37, received a nine-month prison sentence for one count of having weapons while under disability. Scott must also forfeit two firearms to the State of Ohio. He is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 88 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Kadeem Young, 35, was sentenced to 30 months of community control for a single count of aggravated possession of drugs. Young must pay $35 to the OSHP crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Malcolm J. Kincy, 49, received an eight-month prison sentence for one count of possession of cocaine. Kincy must also pay the MPD crime lab $40. Kincy is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 15 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Kenneth Williams, 47, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a single count of domestic violence. Williams also received one to three years of mandatory post-release control and was granted 141 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Rejan Minard, 39, received a six-month prison sentence for one count of possession of cocaine. A second possession of cocaine charge was dismissed. Minard must pay $80 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control. Minard was granted 105 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Phillip Zehner, 35, was sentenced to 36 months of community control for single counts of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine. Zehner was also fined $250 and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Amanda Perkins, 28, received 36 months of community control for three charges: tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine and obstructing official business. Perkins must pay $35 to the OSHP crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Treasure Brinker, 43, was sentenced to 36 months of community control for three charges: tampering with evidence, aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs. Brinker is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Kyle Baughman, 39, received 36 months of community control, supervision to be transferred to Knox County, for three charges: tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine and resisting arrest. Baughman must pay $40 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Lashell Cordwell, 45, was sentenced to four years of community control for a single count of possession of a fentanyl-related compound. Cordwell is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— David Brown, 26, received a six-month prison sentence for one count of possession of cocaine. Brown must pay $35 to the OSHP crime lab. He is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted two days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Samantha Huff, 30, was sentenced to four to six years in prison for one count of possession of heroin. Huff also received two to five years of mandatory post-release control and was granted six days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Felicia Miller, 26, was accepted into Richland County Substance Abuse Treatment Court on July 17. Miller was indicted on aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine in January. Her case has been transferred to SATC for all further proceedings.
— Monica I. Workman, 33, was accepted into Richland County Substance Abuse Treatment Court on July 17. Workman was indicted on obstructing official business and resisting arrest in April. Her case has been transferred to SATC for all further proceedings.
— Amber D. Adkins, 41, received 36 months of community control for single counts of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility and possession of a fentanyl-related compound. Adkins must pay $40 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Robert McDowell, 59, was sentenced to four years of community control, to be transferred to Franklin County, for single counts of trafficking in heroin and trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound. Two charges were dismissed: possession of heroin and possession of a fentanyl-related compound. McDowell is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Devan Carpenter, 24, received a 12-month prison sentence for one count of domestic violence. A strangulation charge was dismissed. Carpenter is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 115 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Rejan Minard, 39, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an amended charge of attempted escape. Minard is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Mark Hartshorn, 49, received four years of community control for a single count of trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present. Three additional charges were dismissed: burglary, a repeat violent offender specification and obstructing official business. Hartshorn is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— David Brown, 26, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for single counts of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer and trafficking in marijuana. Brown must also forfeit interest in the amount of $1,026 to the State of Ohio. He is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 34 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
— Brian Anthony Calim, 45, was accepted into Richland County Substance Abuse Treatment Court on July 17. Calim was indicted on aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine in April. His case has been transferred to SATC for all further proceedings.
— David Schnittke, 49, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for three charges: trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present, misdemeanor theft and possession of a fentanyl-related compound. Three additional charges were dismissed: burglary, possessing drug abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia. He is subject to up to two years of post-release control and was granted 148 days of jail credit for time already served at RCSO.
In a separate case, Schnittke received a 12-month prison sentence for two counts of possession of cocaine. He must pay $80 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Kevin Hacker, 55, was sentenced to 36 months of community control, to be transferred to Highland County, for a single count of aggravated possession of drugs. Hacker must pay $40 to the MPD crime lab and is subject to up to two years of post-release control.
— Kyle Stidam, 38, was accepted into Richland County Substance Abuse Treatment Court in July. Stidam was indicted on possession of L.S.D., aggravated possession of drugs in December 2024. His case has been transferred to SATC for all further proceedings.
— William Woods, 21, was accepted into Richland County Substance Abuse Treatment Court in July. Woods was indicted on possession of a fentanyl-related compound in March. His case has been transferred to SATC for all further proceedings.
— Kandice Butler, 22, was fined $1,000 for an amended charge of attempted obstructing justice. Butler must also pay $40 to the MPD crime lab, plus supervision fees to the Richland County Probation Department.