Guilty pleas entered in county court

Published 9:46 am Thursday, February 23, 2012

Drugs and theft were among the charges bringing people to Lawrence County Common Pleas Court Wednesday.

Erin Campbell, 29, of 2226 10th Ave., Huntington, W.Va., admitted she violated the terms of her treatment in lieu of conviction by twice testing positive for drug use.

Judge D. Scott Bowling sentenced her to four years community control sanctions under intensive supervised probation (CCS/ISP) and ordered her to successfully complete the relapse program at the STAR Community Justice Center.

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Through tears, Campbell told Bowling, “I’m ashamed of myself. Maybe STAR is the best thing for me. I’m sorry I let the court down.”

Campbell was arrested on a drug charge in 2010 and was allowed to use an uncommon legal procedure in which a person’s conviction and sentence is put on hold pending the outcome of intensive treatment. There are very specific rules regarding who is and is not eligible for treatment in lieu of conviction.

Also Wednesday, Dan Bean, 33, of 2512 S. Sixth St., Ironton, pleaded guilty to one county of grand theft.

Bowling sentenced him to four years CCS/ISP and ordered that he pay $375 restitution to his victim. Bean’s attorney, Mike Gleichauf, said the incident that resulted in the grand theft charge occurred in 2009 when Bean was at a low point in his life. But since then he has gotten help at The Joseph House, a Cincinnati treatment center for homeless veterans.

“I’m trying to get my life back,” Bean told Bowling. “I’m working on it now. I’ve been sober since October 2010.”

Bean was accused of stealing money and a 2006 Ford Taurus from his victim.

Robert Reynolds, 22, of 202 Ridgeway St., Coal Grove, pleaded guilty on a bill of information to one count of theft. Reynolds was sentenced to four years CCS/ISP and ordered to successfully complete a rehabilitation program at the STAR Community Justice Center.

By pleading guilty on a bill of information, Reynolds admits his guilt, bypasses having his case heard and decided by a grand jury or common pleas jury and accepts his punishment.