Man sentenced to prison for community control violation

POMEROY, Ohio – Michael E. McDonald has been sentenced to prison for community control violations.

According to Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James Stanley, on July 13, 2017 Michael E. McDonald was sentenced to prison for 36 months for a violation of the terms of community control.

McDonald was convicted of Escape on April 27, 2015, and at subsequent sentencing, he was placed on community control for five years with a 36 underlying prison sentence. On July 6, 2017, Prosecutor Stanley filed a motion to revoke community control based upon McDonald’s failure to comply with the terms of community control. McDonald admitted the violation and Meigs County Court of Common Pleas Judge I. Carson Crow revoked community control and sentenced McDonald to prison.