Judge Kevin P. Braig of the Logan County Court of Common Pleas today sentenced Gary A. Doseck to 14 to 18 years in prison on two counts of illegal manufacture of drugs, felonies of the second degree, and two counts of trafficking in cocaine.
The Court found that the offenses of illegal manufacture of drugs and trafficking in cocaine were committed as part of organized crime. Chapter 177 of the Ohio Revised Code governing investigation and prosecution of organized crime defines organized criminal activity to include any violation of the prohibition on drug trafficking. In addition, the facts and information contained in the pre-sentence investigation report clearly demonstrated Doseck was involved in organized crime when he manufactured illegal drugs, including crack cocaine. “This is a business,” Judge Braig said in response to Doseck’s claim that he only sold drugs to obtain drugs for his own use. “People go into this business to make money. That is what happened here.” Logan County Prosecutor Nathan Yohey represented the State of Ohio and recommended a full maximum sentence of 18 to 22 years in prison. Defense counsel Katherin Memsic of Columbus recommended a sentence of less than 10 years. Judge Kevin P. Braig of the Logan County Court of Common Pleas today sentenced Brandy N. Durnell to 5 to 7.5 years in prison on her convictions of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a felony of the second degree, and seven counts of breaking and entering, felonies of the fifth degree. Some of the offenses arose out of thefts that occurred after the tornado that struck Lakeview, Ohio, in March of 2024. Other offenses were the result of thefts from storage facilities prior to the tornado. Judge Braig previously sentenced Durnell’s co-defendants, Jeffrey Rivers and Edward Langley, to identical prison terms of 5 to 7.5 years.
In handing down the sentence Judge Braig considered the purposes and principles of felony sentencing. He found that Durnell’s offenses were committed as part of organized crime and that the victims suffered significant economic loss. The pre-sentence investigation report showed Durnell sold stolen items in yard sales and on Facebook Marketplace. Logan County Assistant Prosecutor Nathan Yohey represented the State of Ohio and provided recorded calls Durnell had with Langley while Langley was in the Logan County Jail that showed Durnell was an active participant in the organized crime ring. He recommended the Court sentence Durnell to the same prison terms Rivers and Langley received. “You actively participated in a criminal business that victimized innocent people who were already victims of a natural disaster,” Judge Braig said. “Your conduct was calculated and predatory.” Defense counsel Addie King of Urbana, Ohio represented Durnell. |
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