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Court

Fairfield Co

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2024-02-28
Status CASE CLOSED
Type Strangulation
Docket 58 entries
Disposition default

Parties

Defendant Crane, Howard Ray
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Judge

Hon. TRIMMER DAVID A

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 WITH GPS ($75,000.00 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 3/7/2024 ON OR AFTER 3:00 PM
  8. ENTRY SCHEDULING INITIAL APPEARANCE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JOSHUA HORACEK 3/1/2024 AT 8:30 A.M.
  9. ALERT ISSUED WARRANT issued on 02/28/2024 for CRANE, HOWARD RAY
  10. WARRANT ON CRIMINAL COMPLAINT RETURNED
  11. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 02/28/2024 for CRANE, HOWARD RAY
  12. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: INITIAL APPEARANCE BY VIDEO Date: 03/01/2024 Time: 08:30 AM
  13. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: PRELIMINARY HEARING Date: 03/07/2024 Time: 03:00 PM Result: INDICTED
  14. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER: INITIAL APPEARANCE
  15. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON -03/01/2024
  16. RETURN OF SERVICE OG MAGISTRATE'S ORDER UPON DEFENDANT IN JAIL
  17. DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY
  18. INDICTMENT
  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 03/06/2024 for CRANE, HOWARD RAY
  23. AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY FILED
  24. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 03/07/2024 for CRANE, HOWARD RAY
  25. WARRANT ON INDICTMENT RETURNED BY FCSO
  26. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Trimmer, David A Event: BOND HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 03/21/2024 Time: 11:00 AM
  27. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Trimmer, David A Event: CRIMINAL PRETRIAL Date: 04/12/2024 Time: 04:00 PM
  28. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Trimmer, David A Event: JURY TRIAL Date: 05/21/2024 Time: 09:00 AM
  29. VICTIM'S RIGHTS REQUEST FORM (NOT A PUBLIC RECORD PURSUANT TO ORC 2930.04(C)(1))
  30. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER ON ARRAIGNMENT
  31. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON -03/12/24
  32. SCHEDULING NOTICE FOR BOND HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE MARCH 21, 2024 @ 11:00AM
  33. CASE SCHEDULING ORDER AND TRIAL NOTICE
  34. ENTRY REGARDING BOND
  35. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON -03/21/24
  36. FINGER PRINT RECEIVED
  37. NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE OF THE STATE
  38. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO USE EVIDENCE
  39. PRECIPE FOR SUBPOENAS
  40. ISSUED (4) SUBPOENAS
  41. SUBPOENA RETURNED ENDORSED SERVICE AS INDICATED UPON OFFICER ADAM CURRENCE, OFFICER SPENCER SKILLMAN, OFFICER ZACHARY VALENTINE
  42. MOTION TO CONVERT JURY TRIAL TO PLEA/SENTENCING HEARING Attorney: BREHM, ERIC W
  43. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Trimmer, David A Event: PLEA HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 05/28/2024 Time: 10:30 AM
  44. NOTICE OF PLEA HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE MAY 28, 2024 @ 10:30AM
  45. CRIMINAL HEARING DISPOSITION SHEET
  46. WAIVER UPON PLEA OF GUILTY/NO CONTEST
  47. TERMS OF PROBATION STIPULATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
  48. ORDER PENDING FINAL SENTENCING
  49. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON -05/28/2024
  50. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITY CONTROL
  51. WAIVER UPON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NO CONTEST
  52. ENTRY OF SENTENCE (3 YEARS COMMUNITY CONTROL)
  53. POST-CONVICTION NO CONTACT ORDER
  54. ORDINARY MAIL Issue Date: 05/29/2024 Service: ISSUING PAPERWORK ASSOCIATED WITH CASE Method: ORDINARY MAIL Cost Per: 0.0000 HOWARD RAY CRANE DEFAULT ADDRESS 138 S CEDAR AVE LANCASTER, OH 43130 Tracking Number: 000035614 ERIC W BREHM DEFAULT ADDRESS BREHM LAW LLC 100 E MAIN STREET COLUMBUS, OH 43230 Tracking Number: 000035615
  55. ISSUED CERTIFIED COPY OF POST-CONVICTION NO CONTACT ORDER TO VICTIM VIA VICTIM ADVOCATE, COPY TO VICTIM ADVOCATE , PROSECUTOR AND PROBATION BY COURTHOUSE BOX, CERTIFIED COPY OF POST-CONVICTION NO CONTACT ORDER TO DEFENDANT VIA ORDINARY MAIL AND COPY TO DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY VIA ORDINARY MAIL. CERTIFIED COPY OF POST-CONVICTION NO CONTACT ORDER WITH NCIC TO THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF BY COURTHOUSE BOX
  56. FINAL PAGE RECORD CHARGES
  57. DISPOSITION CARD SENT TO BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
  58. Cost statement sent. Issued by Regular Mail. CRANE, HOWARD RAY was sent bill for $365.00 printed on 06/05/2024

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