7 years given to Subway robber

Published 12:00 am Sunday, September 21, 2014

A Chesapeake man suspected of robbing a local Subway restaurant at gunpoint admitted to the crime Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Leroy Campbell, 29, of 1705b Township Road 170, pleaded guilty to a second-degree count of robbery. He also admitted to a community control sanctions violation.

Judge D. Scott Bowling sentenced the man to seven years in prison.

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Campbell was arrested in July after being identified through surveillance video as the man who held Subways employees at gunpoint and demanded money.

In other cases:

• Ray Meredith, 41, of 4622 County Road 64, Willow Wood, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of trafficking in drugs and a third-degree county of aggravated trafficking in drugs (oxycodone).

Judge Charles Cooper sentenced the man to a total of 48 months in prison, $7,500 in fines and a one-year driver’s license suspension.

• Cory Layne, 25, of 2007 N. Fourth St., Ironton, pleaded guilty to a third- and fifth-degree count of possession of drugs (oxycodone).

Cooper sentenced the man to 36 months in prison, $6,275 in fines and a one-year driver’s license suspension.

• Steven Vance 31, of 119 Blackburn Ave., Ashland, pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree count of forgery. Cooper ordered a presentence investigation and set sentencing for Oct. 1.

• Matthew McFarland, 21, address listed as Grandview Inn, was found incompetent to stand trial for a charge of aggravated robbery. Cooper ordered the man to complete treatment in the Summit Behavioral Healthcare center in Cincinnati.

• Scott Adkins, 51, of 13302 Lewis Galliagher Road, Dover, Fla., was arraigned on a second-degree count of burglary, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Bowling set bond at $20,000 cash or surety plus a $20,000 own-recognizance bond and GPS monitoring. A pretrial was set for Oct. 15.

• Deeanna Cornell, 34, of 20 Township Road 1227, Proctorville, was arraigned on two fifth-degree counts of receiving stolen property, to which she pleaded not guilty.

Bowling continued bond from a lower court and added a $10,000 OR bond. A pretrial was set for Oct. 1.

• Herman Dement, 35, of 3012 County Road 107, Chesapeake, was arraigned on a bill of information of fourth-degree domestic violence, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $10,000 cash or surety and $20,000 OR. A pretrial was set for Oct. 1.

• Donald Dickess, 51, 151 Private Drive 350, South Point, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of DUI. A fourth-degree count of improperly handling firearms in a vehicle was dismissed.

Bowling set sentencing for Oct. 1.

• Kimberly Fannin, 50, of 1222 Jackson Ave., Huntington, pleaded guilty to counts of fifth-degree possession of drugs and misdemeanor theft. Bowling set sentencing for Sept. 24.

• Bryson Gruber, 22, 112 County Road 105, Kitts Hill, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of theft. Bowling sentenced the man to four years CCS under intensive supervised probation, STAR and 200 hours community service.

• Katey Hinton, 32, of 561 County Road 171, Scottown, pleaded guilty to two fourth-degree counts of complicity to trafficking in drugs. Bowling set sentencing for Sept. 24.

• Mary Nagle, 28, of 1062 Turkey Foot Road, Wheelersburg, was arraigned on three fifth-degree counts of theft, to which she pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $20,000 OR and GPS and set a pretrial for Oct. 1.

• Shayla Perkins, 22, of 3341 State Route 243, was sentenced to four years CCS/ISP and 200 hours of community service for a fifth-degree count of forgery.