LANCASTER, OH — The Fairfield County Municipal Court has released its official criminal dispositions log for the week of May 4, 2026, through May 8, 2026. The busy docket saw a wide array of rulings, resulting in active jail time, heavy fine structures, and significant suspended sentences for dozens of regional defendants.
Per court records, all individuals listed below were ordered to pay a mandatory court fine—typically set at $25—in addition to their localized sentencing requirements.
Theft and Falsification Dispositions
Property crimes and deceptive behavior made up a sizable portion of the weekly docket, with multiple defendants receiving maximum underlying jail terms:
- Xiashya Black (Columbus): Found guilty of Falsification (M1). Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with all 180 days completely suspended.
- Haylee Mcconahay (Portsmouth): Charged with Theft (M1). Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with all 180 days suspended.
- Charles T. Haddock (Columbus): Charged with Theft (M1). Ordered to serve a 180-day jail sentence, with 180 days suspended.
- Kelvin M. Santiago (Athens): Found guilty of Theft (M1). Given 180 days in jail, with 137 days suspended.
- Taviera A. Spencer (Elyria): Faced a dual-count disposition. For Theft (M1), Spencer received 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended. On a separate count of Obstructing Official Business (M2), she was handed 90 days in jail with all 90 days suspended.
- Roderick W. Sanders (Lancaster): Pled to a Theft (M1) charge. Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 180 days suspended. The court also suspended a $25 fine.
- Nathaniel A. Ross (Lancaster): Found guilty of Theft (M1). Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with all 180 days suspended.
Violent Crimes and Restraint Offenses
The court handed down strict penalties for cases involving physical altercations and unlawful detainment:
- Josue M. Martinez Jr. (Pickerington): Charged with Negligent Assault (M3). Handed a 60-day jail term, with 55 days suspended.
- Michael Lanning (Lancaster): Found guilty of Unlawful Restraint (M3). Sentenced to 60 days in jail, with 59 days suspended.
- Nicole M. Robinson (Lancaster): Faced two concurrent counts of Assault (M1). On both the first and second counts, Robinson was sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 165 days suspended on the first count and 180 days suspended on the second.
Threat, Harassment, and Trespassing Charges
A high volume of domestic and interpersonal disturbances were processed, focusing heavily on telecommunications harassment:
- Jamie M. Stefanik (Dublin): Charged with Telephone Harassment (M1). Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 133 days suspended.
- Charles W. Gemienhardt (Lancaster): Faced a two-count disposition. For Telephone Harassment (M1), Gemienhardt received 180 days in jail with 180 days suspended. For Criminal Damaging/Endangering (M2), he was handed 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended.
- Logan M. Blain (Lithopolis): Found guilty of Telephone Harassment (M1). Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended.
- Joshua A. Fox (Lancaster): Charged with Telephone Harassment (M1). Received 180 days in jail, with all 180 days suspended.
- Jacob E. Delong (Lancaster): Found guilty of Criminal Trespass (M4). Sentenced to 30 days in jail, with all 30 days suspended.
- Alisa B. Davis (Lancaster): Found guilty of Criminal Trespass (M4). Handed a 30-day jail sentence, with 30 days suspended.
- Brian L. Smith (Lancaster): Charged with Criminal Trespass (M4). Ordered to serve 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended.
Drug and Public Safety Violations
From traffic-stop resistance to illicit contraband, several public safety cases reached final dispositions:
- Cody J. Daugherty (Circleville): Faced two separate counts across different violation dates. On a Drug Para Offences charge (M4), Daugherty was given 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended. On a secondary charge of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (M4), he was handed another 30 days with 29 days suspended. A $25 fine was also suspended on the second count.
- Erica D. Poston (Lancaster): Found guilty of Criminal Mischief (M3). Sentenced to 60 days in jail, with all 60 days suspended.
- Ebonie N. Madden (Columbus): Cited for Contempt of Court (UM). Ordered to serve 20 days in jail, with 20 days suspended.
- Rhonda K. Martin (Stoutsville): Charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (M4). Received a 30-day jail term, with all 30 days suspended.
- Mark K. Cox (Columbus): Found guilty of Failure to Comply with a Police Officer (M1). Sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 171 days suspended.
- Jason Clay (Pickerington): Charged with Resisting Arrest (M2). Sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended.
- Daryea L. Winslow (Lancaster): Found guilty of Criminal Damaging/Endangering (M2). Handed a 90-day jail sentence, with 60 days suspended.
Animal Control and Public Indecency
The court finalized several localized misdemeanor offenses to close out the weekly report:
- Elizabeth Lacey (Lancaster): Cited for Dog at Large (Confinement – 1st Offense, UM). Ordered to pay court costs and a $25 fine. No jail time was assigned.
- Jennifer Dozier (Stoutsville): Cited for Dog at Large (Confinement, UM). Ordered to pay court costs and a $25 fine. No jail time was assigned.
- Seth T. Weaver (Lancaster): Found guilty of Public Indecency (M4). Ordered to serve 30 days in jail, with all 30 days suspended.
