Crime & Safety

Courts: Big Fines Issued for Drunk Driving, Telephone Harassment

This week in the courts, find out who was fined and sentenced locally.

Editor’s note: The Avon Lake Municipal court hears misdemeanor and traffic cases for Avon, Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake. The following dispositions are public records and do not include court costs. Full details can be found on the Avon Lake Municipal Court website. 

Ross Bragg, Miriam Drive, Avon fined $375, 30 days jail (26 suspended) and license suspended for six months for OVI; $250 fine and license suspended for three months for driving under suspension.

Laura Decesare, W. 210th, Fairview park fined $500 (suspended with no contact for a year) for telephone harassment.

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Shawn Duffin, Joseph Avenue, Avon fined $150 for disorderly conduct.

Cara Duncan, Moore Road, Avon Lake 30 days jail (suspended) for persisting in disorderly conduct.

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Kyle Kadow, Inwood Boulevard, Avon Lake bound over to Lorain County Court of Common Pleas for action by the grand jury on charges of trafficking in heroin.

Courtney Lang, Musket Drive, Mentor fined $150, 30 days jail (suspended) for petty theft.

Colin McCann, Parkside Drive, Avon Lake bound over to Lorain County Court of Common Pleas for action by the grand jury on charges of complicity and carrying a concealed weapon. 

James McCarthy, Cypress East, Avon fined $30 for seat belt violation.

Rebecca Medlen, Hawthorne Drive, Avon fined $500, five days jail (suspended) for attempted theft.

Cody Melster, Russell Road, Bay Village fined $250, 90 days jail (suspended) for telephone harassment. Cell phone will be held by the court until May 12, 2011.


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