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Fairfield Co

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2024-01-05
Status CASE CLOSED
Type Forgery
Docket 87 entries
Disposition pending

Parties

Defendant Reinert, Kenneth Ellis
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Judge

Hon. BERENS RICHARD E

Fairfield County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
  2. AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
  3. ENTRY ORDERING WARRANT TO BE ISSUED ON COMPLAINT
  4. WARRANT ON COMPLAINT
  5. ISSUED WARRANT AND COMPLAINT TO THE SHERIFF OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
  6. ENTRY SETTING BONDS AND BLANK BONDS -NO GPS- ($20,000.00 CASH/SURETY OR 10% AND $5,000.00 RECOGNIZANCE)
  7. ***UNNECESSARY IF INDICTED***RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AS TO THE DATE/TIME TO BE SET FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 01/11/2024 ON OR AFTER 3:00 PM
  8. ENTRY SCHEDULING INITIAL APPEARANCE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JOSHUA HORACEK AT (01/08/2024 8:30 A.M)
  9. ALERT ISSUED WARRANT issued on 01/05/2024 for REINERT, KENNETH ELLIS
  10. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: INITIAL APPEARANCE BY VIDEO Date: 01/08/2024 Time: 08:30 AM
  11. WARRANT ON CRIMINAL COMPLAINT RETURNED
  12. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 01/05/2024 for REINERT, KENNETH ELLIS
  13. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: PRELIMINARY HEARING Date: 01/11/2024 Time: 03:00 PM Result: HEARING CANCELED
  14. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER: INITIAL APPEARANCE
  15. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 01/08/2024
  16. RETURN OF SERVICE FOR MAGISTRATE'S ORDER ON INITIAL APPEARANCE
  17. INDICTMENT
  18. WARRANT ON INDICTMENT RETURNED BY FCSO
  19. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S INSTRUCTION TO CLERK FOR SERVICE OF INDICTMENT
  20. WARRANT ON INDICTMENT
  21. ISSUED WARRANT WITH CERTIFIED COPY OF INDICTMENT TO THE SHERIFF OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
  22. ALERT ISSUED WARRANT issued on 01/11/2024 for REINERT, KENNETH ELLIS
  23. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 01/11/2024 for REINERT, KENNETH ELLIS
  24. AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY FILED
  25. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: PRETRIAL VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 03/01/2024 Time: 10:00 AM
  26. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: JURY TRIAL Date: 04/02/2024 Time: 09:00 AM
  27. SCHEDULING ORDER FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT JANUARY 22, 2024 @ 8:30 AM
  28. SCHEDULING ORDER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: MARCH 1, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (VIA ZOOM) JURY TRIAL: APRIL 2, 2024 @ 9:00 AM
  29. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 01/22/2024
  30. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER ON ARRAIGNMENT
  31. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: BOND HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 01/29/2024 Time: 11:15 AM
  32. SCHEDULING NOTICE RE: BOND HEARING VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE JANUARY 29, 2024 @ 11:15 AM
  33. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 01/29/2024
  34. ENTRY MODIFYING BOND TO $5,000.00 RECOGNIZANCE ONLY, ****ADDING GPS**** AND DELETING THE CASH/SURETY OR 10%
  35. RECOGNIZANCE OF ACCUSED POSTED - $5,000.00 WITH GPS
  36. NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE OF THE STATE
  37. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO USE EVIDENCE
  38. PRETRIAL ENTRY
  39. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 03/01/2024
  40. PRECIPE FOR SUBPOENAS
  41. ISSUED 7 SUBPOENAS
  42. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: PLEA HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 04/08/2024 Time: 02:30 PM
  43. SCHEDULING NOTICE OF PLEA HEARING VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE APRIL 8, 2024 @ 2:30 PM
  44. MOTION TO CONVERT JURY TRIAL TO PLEA/SENTENCING HEARING Attorney: HUSTEAD, SHERRIE L
  45. ENTRY ORDERING JURY TRIAL TO BE CONVERTED TO PLEA/SENTENCING HEARING
  46. MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE Attorney: HUSTEAD, SHERRIE L
  47. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: PLEA HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 05/03/2024 Time: 01:30 PM
  48. ENTRY GRANTING CONTINUANCE
  49. SCHEDULING NOTICE OF PLEA HEARING VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE MAY 3, 2024 @ 1:30 PM
  50. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 05/03/2024
  51. WAIVER UPON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NO CONTEST
  52. ENTRY OF SENTENCE (5 YEARS COMMUNITY CONTROL)
  53. FINAL PAGE RECORD CHARGES
  54. Cost statement sent. Issued by Regular Mail. REINERT, KENNETH ELLIS was sent bill for $402.00 printed on 05/17/2024
  55. MOTION, ENTRY AND CERTIFICATION FOR EXPENSES GRANTED
  56. HOLDER FOR VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY CONTROL/BOND
  57. DISPOSITION ENTRY SENT TO BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WITHOUT DISPOSITION CARD. NOT PROVIDED BY ARESSTING AGENCY OR WAS A SUMMONS.
  58. FINAL PAGE RECORD CHARGES
  59. RETURN OF SERVICE OF HOLDER FOR VIOLATION
  60. FOR SERVICE & MILEAGE RET
  61. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: PV PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING BY VIDEO Date: 06/26/2024 Time: 08:30 AM
  62. STATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS: COPY TO FCJ - THE DEFENDANT IS TO REMAIN INCARCERATED IN THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY JAIL ON THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PROBATION VIOLATION HOLDER WITH NO BOND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE COURT SETS A NEW BOND AND THE DEFENDANT POSTS THE SAME.
  63. INITIATION OF REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS
  64. RETURN OF SERVICE ON STATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS
  65. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: REVOCATION HEARING VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 07/22/2024 Time: 01:30 PM
  66. HEARING NOTICE RE: REVOCATION VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE JULY 22, 2024 @ 1:30 PM
  67. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER REGARDING PROBABLE CAUSE
  68. AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY FILED
  69. HEARING NOTICE RE: FINAL DISPOSITION HEARING VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE JULY 26, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
  70. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 07/22/2024
  71. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 07/26/2024
  72. ENTRY CONTINUING COMMUNITY CONTROL
  73. ORDER PENDING FINAL SENTENCING / DISPOSITION ENTRY
  74. HOLDER FOR VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY CONTROL/BOND
  75. MOTION, ENTRY AND CERTIFICATION FOR EXPENSES GRANTED
  76. RETURN OF SERVICE OF HOLDER FOR VIOLATION
  77. FOR SERVICE & MILEAGE RET
  78. FINAL PAGE RECORD CHARGES
  79. Cost statement sent. Issued by Regular Mail. REINERT, KENNETH ELLIS was sent bill for $529.00 printed on 08/26/2024
  80. FINGER PRINT RECEIVED
  81. ORDER OF RELEASE ISSUED BY PROBATION **DEFENDANT IS TO BE RELEASED TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT ONLY**
  82. DISPOSITION CARD SENT TO BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
  83. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 10/03/2024
  84. ADULT PROBATION REVIEW HEARING ENTRY
  85. HOLDER FOR VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY CONTROL/BOND
  86. ABSCONDER NOTICE AND ORDER
  87. STATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS: COPY TO TESSA & LAURA - THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PROBATION VIOLATION HOLDER SHALL REMAIN IN PLACE. DEFENDANT'S TERM OF COMMUNITY CONTROL IS HEREBY TOLLED UNTIL THE DEFENDANT IS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ONCE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, THE DEFENDANT IS TO REMAIN INCARCERATED WITH NO BOND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE COURT SETS A NEW BOND AND THE DEFENDANT POSTS THE SAME.

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