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Case Information

Filed 2024-09-03
Status CASE CLOSED
Type Aggravated Assault
Docket 68 entries
Disposition guilty

Parties

Defendant Doughty, Lonzo A
Photo of Hon. BERENS RICHARD E

Judge

Hon. BERENS RICHARD E

Fairfield County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. Cost statement sent. Issued by Regular Mail. DOUGHTY, LONZO A was sent bill for $464.00 printed on 03/11/2025
  2. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
  3. AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
  4. ENTRY ORDERING WARRANT TO BE ISSUED ON COMPLAINT
  5. WARRANT ON COMPLAINT
  6. ISSUED WARRANT AND COMPLAINT TO THE SHERIFF OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
  7. ENTRY SETTING BONDS AND BLANK BONDS *WITH GPS** ($500,000.00 CASH/SURETY OR 10% AND $5,000.00 RECOGNIZANCE)
  8. ***UNNECESSARY IF INDICTED***RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AS TO THE DATE/TIME TO BE SET FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 ON OR AFTER 3:00 PM
  9. ENTRY SCHEDULING INITIAL APPEARANCE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JOSHUA HORACEK SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 AT 8:30 A.M.
  10. ALERT ISSUED WARRANT issued on 09/03/2024 for DOUGHTY, LONZO A
  11. FINGER PRINT RECEIVED
  12. WARRANT ON CRIMINAL COMPLAINT RETURNED
  13. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 09/04/2024 for DOUGHTY, LONZO A
  14. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER: INITIAL APPEARANCE
  15. AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY FILED
  16. RETURN OF SERVICE ON IA FORM / MAGISTRATE'S ORDER
  17. INDICTMENT
  18. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S INSTRUCTION TO CLERK FOR SERVICE OF INDICTMENT
  19. WARRANT ON INDICTMENT
  20. ISSUED WARRANT WITH CERTIFIED COPY OF INDICTMENT TO THE SHERIFF OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
  21. ALERT ISSUED WARRANT issued on 09/12/2024 for DOUGHTY, LONZO A
  22. WARRANT ON INDICTMENT RETURNED BY FCSO
  23. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 09/12/2024 for DOUGHTY, LONZO A
  24. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 09/16/2024
  25. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER ON ARRAIGNMENT
  26. SCHEDULING ORDER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: OCTOBER 21, 2024 @ 10:30 AM - VIA ZOOM JURY TRIAL: NOVEMBER 19, 2024 @ 9:00 AM
  27. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL Attorney: TABOR, TAMAS
  28. DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY Attorney: TABOR, TAMAS
  29. MOTION FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS Attorney: TABOR, TAMAS
  30. MOTION TO PRESERVE AND PRODUCE ALL EVIDENCE Attorney: TABOR, TAMAS
  31. ENTRY GRANTING COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW
  32. ENTRY ORDERING STATE AND ALL AGENTS TO PRESERVE AND PRODEUCE ALL EVIDENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE
  33. APPEARANCE COUNSEL FILED; DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL; REQUEST FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS; REQUEST FOR DISCOVERY Attorney: FICKEL, BENJAMIN E
  34. NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE OF THE STATE Attorney: WITT, R KYLE
  35. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO USE EVIDENCE Attorney: WITT, R KYLE
  36. BILL OF PARTICULARS FILED Attorney: WITT, R KYLE
  37. MOTION TO MODIFY BOND Attorney: TABOR, TAMAS
  38. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: BOND HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 10/21/2024 Time: 10:30 AM
  39. HEARING NOTICE RE: BOND HEARING VIA ZOOM OCTOBER 21, 2024 @ 10:30 AM
  40. MOTION, ENTRY AND CERTIFICATION FOR EXPENSES GRANTED
  41. ENTRY RE: BOND HEARING
  42. MOTION TO WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL Attorney: TABOR, TAMAS
  43. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 10/21/2024
  44. ENTRY GRANTING WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
  45. PRETRIAL ENTRY
  46. MOTION TO MODIFY BOND AND SET FOR BOND HEARING Attorney: FAGNANO, NICHOLAS
  47. NON-ORAL HEARING NOTICE RE: MOTION FOR BOND MODIFICATION NOVEMBER 18, 2024 @ 9:00 AM
  48. STATE'S MOTION FOR JOINDER OF CO-DEFENDANT CASES Attorney: WITT, R KYLE
  49. JOINT MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE Attorney: WITT, R KYLE
  50. STATE'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO MODIFY BOND Attorney: WITT, R KYLE
  51. NON-ORAL HEARING NOTICE RE: STATE'S MOTION FOR JOINDER OF CO-DEFENDANT'S CASES DECEMBER 2, 2024 @ 9:00 AM
  52. ENTRY OVERRULING MOTION TO MODIFY BOND
  53. ENTRY GRANTING CONTINUANCE
  54. ENTRY GRANTING CONTINUANCE AND ORDERING COUNSEL TO PROPOSE NEW DATE FOR TRIAL
  55. JOINDER ENTRY
  56. NOTICE OF JURY TRIAL FEBRUARY 18, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
  57. PRECIPE FOR SUBPOENAS
  58. ISSUED 22 SUBPOENAS
  59. SUBPOENA RETURNED ENDORSED SERVICE AS INDICATED UPON DET. DAN THOMAS, DET. KURT HUMBERT, DET. JOHN BROWNING, SGT. ERIC EGGLESTON, SGT. CHARLES SIMS, OFC. JUSTIN STRITTMATTER AND OFFICER MATTHEW WITRYK
  60. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Berens, Richard E Event: PLEA HEARING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE Date: 02/26/2025 Time: 03:30 PM
  61. NOTICE OF PLEA HEARING VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE FEBRUARY 26, 2025 @ 3:30 PM
  62. SUBPOENA RETURNED ENDORSED SERVICE AS INDICATED UPON OFFICER MACKENZIE WARREN AND COURTNEY WENGERD
  63. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 02/26/2025
  64. WAIVER UPON PLEA OF GUILTY/NO CONTEST
  65. ORDER PENDING FINAL SENTENCING / DISPOSITION ENTRY
  66. ENTRY OF SENTENCE (ODRC - 6 MONTHS WITH 180 DAYS JAIL TIME CREDIT)
  67. FINAL PAGE RECORD CHARGES
  68. DISPOSITION CARD SENT TO BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

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