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Darke
County Courts
Gorrell
pleads guilty on
five felonies; receives 12 years in prison
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE
- MacKenzie
Gorrell, 20, pleaded guilty to five felonies, plus a firearm
specification, on
May 21 in return for a 12-year sentence. Under the terms of the plea
agreement
he will not be eligible for parole consideration for eight years. When
released
he will have five years of mandatory supervision by the Adult Parole
Authority.
Violation of his parole could result in an additional prison term not
to exceed
half of his original sentence.
Juvenile
Probate Judge
Jason Aslinger pronounced the sentence in the absence of Common Pleas
Judge Jon
Hein, who was on vacation.
Gorrell
pleaded guilty to
Count 1, Having Weapons while under Disability on April 14, a Felony 3;
Count
3, Aggravated Burglary on April 16, a Felony 1; Count 4, Aggravated
Robbery on
April 16, a Felony 1; a Firearm Specification to Count 4; Count 5,
Having
Weapons while under Disability on April 16, Felony 3; and Count 6,
Having
Weapons while under Disability on April 20, Felony 3.
Counts
3 and 4 presumed a
prison term was necessary but didn’t require it. Only the Firearm
specification
required a 3-year sentence. Maximum penalties for all counts could have
totaled
34 years and fines up to $70,000.
Darke
County Asst.
Prosecutor R. Kelly Ormsby, III, said that the agreed upon 12 years was
reasonable. The family had had a “sawed off shotgun in their face,” the
defendant had threatened to shoot police officers and it took two SWAT
teams
and tear gas before he gave himself up.
“At
age 20 he is looking at
12 years in prison. We are hoping that in the next 12 years he will
mature
enough to think about his actions.”
Defense
attorney Randall E.
Breaden said that all of his client’s activity was drug related and
that he was
an addict. His client is hoping that this opportunity is a positive one
where
he could get an education, work on a trade and get treatment for his
addiction.
Aslinger
imposed a two-year
sentence each on Counts 1, 5 and 6; nine years each on Counts 3
& 4; plus
three years on the firearm specification. Counts 1-6 will run
concurrently
while the specification will run consecutively.
Published
courtesy of The Early Bird
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