Evidentiary hearing continuance granted in corrupt activities case
Lead Summary
By
Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
A continuance was granted for evidentiary and final pretrial hearings scheduled Monday for a Greenfield woman indicted on a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activities.
Stephanie Ford appeared Monday in Highland County Common Pleas Court. In addition to the first-degree felony charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activities, Ford is also facing charges of trafficking drugs in the vicinity of a school, and possession of drugs.
Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins told the court that the state was ready to move forward, but that the defense was asking for a continuance. Collins said that the state would not object.
Defense attorney Charles Ring told Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss that, "discovery in this case is voluminous" and that if he would be able to meet with the prosecutor's office this week to review some video in evidence, "we may be able to reach a resolution in the matter."
Coss said that he would rescheduled the case for an evidentiary hearing Nov. 22, "with the intent to proceed."
There were 11 defendants in the case who were indicted in August, along with real estate and bank accounts, on 173 counts by a grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas Court. The indictment was a result of a continuing investigation into alleged patterns of corrupt activity involving a drug pipeline law enforcement says is responsible for bringing heroin into Highland County via Greenfield. Tesse Everhart, Jennifer Forsha, Roderick Croy, April Elliot, Frank Parr and Bradley Rickman have pleaded guilty to charges from the indictment.
In addition to Ford, co-defendants Thomas Peters, Donna Gillam, Greg Smith and Quentin Binegar are scheduled to stand trial on Nov. 28.
A continuance was granted for evidentiary and final pretrial hearings scheduled Monday for a Greenfield woman indicted on a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activities.
Stephanie Ford appeared Monday in Highland County Common Pleas Court. In addition to the first-degree felony charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activities, Ford is also facing charges of trafficking drugs in the vicinity of a school, and possession of drugs.
Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins told the court that the state was ready to move forward, but that the defense was asking for a continuance. Collins said that the state would not object.
Defense attorney Charles Ring told Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss that, "discovery in this case is voluminous" and that if he would be able to meet with the prosecutor's office this week to review some video in evidence, "we may be able to reach a resolution in the matter."
Coss said that he would rescheduled the case for an evidentiary hearing Nov. 22, "with the intent to proceed."
There were 11 defendants in the case who were indicted in August, along with real estate and bank accounts, on 173 counts by a grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas Court. The indictment was a result of a continuing investigation into alleged patterns of corrupt activity involving a drug pipeline law enforcement says is responsible for bringing heroin into Highland County via Greenfield. Tesse Everhart, Jennifer Forsha, Roderick Croy, April Elliot, Frank Parr and Bradley Rickman have pleaded guilty to charges from the indictment.
In addition to Ford, co-defendants Thomas Peters, Donna Gillam, Greg Smith and Quentin Binegar are scheduled to stand trial on Nov. 28.
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