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WM man a no Sex offenders sentenced show for court BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com
BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com TROY — After missing the last three sentencing hearings due to hospitalization, a comm o n pleas court judge issued a capias warr a n t against a West MOWERY Milton man involved in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Fenner Road in January where sheriff’s deputies found a large quantity of marijuana inside his automobile. Michael W. Mowery, 62, was scheduled for a sentencing hearing Monday but only his defense attorney, Jose Lopez, showed. Lopez told the judge his client, who has not appeared at the last three scheduled sentencing hearings, remains at a hospital. Mowery was convicted of trafficking drugs (marijuana) and possession of criminal tools, both felonies, at a court hearing earlier this year following the traffic crash, which resulted in Mowery being flown via CareFlight to a Dayton hospital. He, along with the other crash victim, later made full recoveries from the injuries sustained from
TROY the car accident. Upon investigating the collision deputies found a pound of marijuana in Mowery’s Jeep and a search warrant was later executed at Mowery’s Iddings Road home where authorities recovered 6 pounds of pot, drug paraphernalia and about $5,500 in cash. The money is subject to court forfeiture. The felony charges stem from a vehicle crash that Mowery and another motorist were involved in Jan. 12 that resulted in Mowery’s hospitalization after a pickup truck struck his vehicle, forcing it to leave the roadway before crashing through a guardrail and into a ravine along Fenner Road. Mowery, who was on federal parole at the time, faces up to six years in prison. Court documents state Mowery was arrested on first-degree murder charges for the July 28, 1972, murder of 20-year-old Troy resident Terry Smith in Troy decades ago. Mowery, 24 at the time, walked up to Smith outside of a downtown Troy bar, the Arbor Bar, and shot the man in the chest, those documents explain. Mowery, a U.S. Army deserter, was later convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, but he served 13 years and was released in 1986, court documents disclose.
TROY — Four sex offenders, including a convicted rapist who engaged in sex with a 15-year-old girl, a man who was busted for child pornography by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and a man convicted of sexual abuse dating back more than a decade all made their way before a common pleas court judge Monday for sentencing hearings.
TROY Donald E. Wagner, 40, of Piqua, who was convicted of attempted gross sexual imposition for an incident that dates back more than a decade, was sentenced to serve the next four years on community control sanctions and was labeled as a sexually oriented offender under older state statues. The designation requires him to register as such for the next decade. According to his indictment, Wagner had “sexual contact” with a female juvenile who was under the age of 13 at the time of the crime, which allegedly took place from Feb. 25, 2000 to Feb. 25, 2002. Wagner apologized in court to his family, but not to the victim, both of whom were present. Judge Robert Lindeman then asked Wagner if he wanted to apologize to his victim and Wagner paused and then apologized to her,
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too. The victim spoke in court and stated she was sorry. “You’re the victim,” Lindeman responded. “It’s not your fault. It’s his fault. He is the adult.” Wagner faced up to five years in prison. Also facing a judge Monday was a Pleasant Hill man who was busted by an Internet task force investigating sex crimes against children. Anthony S. Snyder, 23, was sentenced to prison for four years and labeled a tier II sex offender, which requires him to register for the next 15 years in the county where he resides, works or receives an education. Snyder was found to be in possession of child pornography and was subsequently convicted on two felony charges of pandering sexually oriented material, which carries a maximum, combined prison sentence of three years in prison. Snyder’s indictment states he committed the sex crimes March 16 and 21. The Miami County Sheriff ’s Office arrested
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Snyder after receiving information from the Internet task force, which was conducting an investigation related to individuals who were either looking at, downloading or sharing child pornography. A convicted rapist also learned his fate at his sentencing hearing. Brent W. Long, 20, of Troy, was sentenced to four years in prison and also was labeled as a tier III sex offender for his conviction of unlawful sexual conduct involving a minor, which requires him to register as such for the next 25 years. Long committed the offense May 22 incident at a Troy home. It involved a 15-year-old girl. Since Long was previously convicted of rape, he faced the maximum prison sentence of eight years behind bars. Police reports state Long and the victim were engaged in consensual sexual relations at the girl’s Troy home when the mother of the victim walked in. After cooperating with the mother after she caught the couple, Long later fled from the home, jumped a
fence and wasn’t apprehended until a short time later, reports disclose. The remaining sex offender was Nathaniel S. Shearer, 20, of Piqua, also was convicted of two counts of unlawful sexual conduct involving a minor in a case involving a 13-year-old female victim. Shearer received a probation sentence of four years and was labeled as a tier II sex offender. Authorities say Shearer committed the alleged violations in December involving a student who attends Piqua Junior High School. Shearer allegedly attempted to play down the sexual encounters with the minor while being interviewed by detectives, but later confessed to having sex with the girl on two separate occasions, police reports show. Police reports also state Shearer and the victim exchanged sexually graphic pictures with one another electronically. The judge told Shearer that if he doesn’t successfully complete his probation he will serve 17 months in prison.
Alleged child abuser arraigned for crimes against son BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@dailycall.com An alleged abusive woman who caused serious injuries to a 7-weekold child faced a judge during her arraignment
Monday on one felony count of endangering children. Lisa Danzeisen, 20, of Covington, entered a plea of not guilty in common pleas court before Judge Robert Lindeman, who released the woman on a
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indictment, Danzeisen committed the offense on June 4, at a residence in Covington. Police reports, which contain photographs of abuse, state the Danzeisen took the child to Children’s Medical
Center in Dayton because the infant boy had sustained serious and unexplained injuries, including a broken arm and “substantial bruising on his abdomen.” When confronted by investigators concerning
the injuries to the newborn Danzeisen “could give no explanation,” according to police reports. If convicted as charged of the second-degree felony Danzeisen faces up to eight years in prison.
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