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The Bucyrus Municipal Court recently released its disposition report for the week of Aug. 8 2025. While traffic tickets, minor infractions and felonies often dominate dockets, this recap focuses on noteworthy misdemeanors and serious traffic offenses — the cases that carry stiffer penalties, probation conditions or long‑term license suspensions. The report shows that judges imposed a mix of jail time, fines and strict monitoring conditions on defendants charged with criminal mischief, resisting arrest, repeated drunk‑driving offenses and other violations.
Criminal misdemeanors
- Kenneth D. Belcher (Bucyrus) – pleaded guilty to criminal mischief (M‑3). He was fined $500 and assessed $310 in court costs, and received a 60‑day jail term with 41 days suspended. Belcher must complete anger‑management classes, avoid drugs and alcohol, submit to random testing and searches and comply with a civil protection order.
- Shannon R. Campbell (Iberia) – admitted to resisting arrest (M‑2). She was fined $100 and must abstain from alcohol and drugs while submitting to random testing and searches.
- Stefanie A. Burroughs (New Washington) – an assault charge (M‑1) against Burroughs was dismissed. Her only conviction was a disorderly‑conduct minor‑misdemeanor with a small fine.
- John T. Murrell & Tiffany N. Lewis (both Bucyrus) – each pleaded guilty to fishing without a license (M‑4). They were fined $25 and ordered to pay $135 in costs.
- Justin W. Goodin (Fredericktown) – faced multiple counts of failing to file city income taxes (M‑4) for tax years 2016–2020. On each count he was fined $250, with $225 suspended, and assessed a small administrative fee. Court costs were waived, but Goodin must file and pay all taxes for 2015–2020 by Dec. 31 2025.
OVI and other serious traffic offenses
- Spencer A. Miller (Galion) – pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence (M‑1). He was fined $565 and assessed $325 in costs. Miller received a 180‑day jail sentence with 177 days suspended and a one‑year license suspension (May 17 2025–May 17 2026). He must abstain from alcohol and drugs and is subject to random testing and searches.
- Travis L. Agee (Bucyrus) – admitted to OVI refusal (M‑1). Agee was fined $2,750, with $1,710 suspended, and ordered to pay $363 in costs. He received a 180‑day jail sentence with 150 days suspended and a five‑year license suspension. The court also ordered 110 days of electronic‑home monitoring beginning Oct. 27 2025, a five‑year ignition‑interlock requirement and forfeiture of his vehicle. He must complete a certified drug‑and‑alcohol assessment and follow recommended counselling; a related left‑of‑centre citation was dismissed.
- Shannon R. Campbell (Iberia) – in a separate case, she pleaded guilty to OVI/under the influence (M‑1). Campbell was fined $565, assessed $363 in costs and sentenced to 180 days in jail with 165 days suspended. She also faces a one‑year license suspension. She must complete an alcohol‑and‑other‑drug assessment, abstain from alcohol and drugs, and cannot operate a vehicle without a valid license and insurance. Two related charges (low‑breath OVI and unsafe vehicle) were dismissed.
- Alyssa D. Black (Galion) – pleaded guilty to driving under suspension/violating restrictions (M‑1). She was fined $1,000, with $500 suspended, assessed $360 in costs and sentenced to 180 days in jail. A companion equipment‑violation charge was dismissed.
- Eric M. Witten (Bucyrus) – convicted of hit‑skip (M‑1). Witten was fined $75, assessed $135 in costs and had his license suspended from Aug. 6 2025 to Feb. 2 2026. A related right‑of‑way violation was handled separately.
Looking ahead
The court docket shows that even in a week dominated by routine traffic tickets, judges still handed down substantial penalties for misdemeanors involving violence, public safety and impaired driving. With many defendants receiving suspended jail time and probation conditions, the court appears focused on rehabilitation through counselling, treatment and strict supervision. FreeWire Magazine will continue to monitor Bucyrus Municipal Court’s weekly dockets to keep readers informed about the cases that matter most to the community.
