MILLERSBURG — A Sterling man who admittedly stole a cash register from a Holmes County greenhouse and then dumped it in a Wayne County creek was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison.
Jonathan B. Good, 31, of 13894 Kauffman Ave. Sterling, previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to a reduced charge of attempted burglary and tampering with evidence.
His codefendent, Mallory L. Bilderback, 32, of 905 Portage Road, Apt. 207, Wooster, previously pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, tampering with evidence and petty theft. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 22, at which time she faces up to four years in prison.
While defense attorney Mark Baserman Jr. asked Judge Robert Rinfret to consider a non-prison sanction, Rinfret, citing Good's extensive …show more content…
Christopher Oehl, was made more serious considering the business was open and occupied by employees and customers at the time of the offense, making the potential for violence real.
And, it was “only because no one got hurt and it was a business instead of a residence,” Rinfret said he did not impose a greater term of incarceration.
In addition to the prison sentence, Rinfret ordered Good to pay all court costs, the fees and expenses of his court-appointed attorney and $275 in restitution.
After six months, he told Good, he would consider prison, but made no guarantees.
“You're 31 years old. I hope you haven't given up on yourself,” Rinfret told Good, encouraging him to seek out an participate in treatment for his admitted addiction to methamphetamine, opiates and heroin while in prison.
The Aug. 18 burglary was reported at 1:58 p.m. through a 9-1-1 call received by the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office. It was reported an unknown man, later identified as Good, entered Country Corners Greenhouse, located along Saltcreek Township Road 606, and took a cash register from the front checkout counter, said Chief Deputy Richard