Holmes County Court Case Summary

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MILLERSBURG — After deliberating for three hours, a jury of four women and eight men found a Holmesville man guilty of making and possessing methamphetamine, all within the vicinity of juveniles and a school. Matthew Umstead, 43, of 305 W. Jackson St., was found guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court of illegal manufacture of meth, illegal assembly of chemicals for the manufacture of meth, two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, two counts of child endangering, having weapons while under disability and tampering with evidence. While finding Umstead guilty of all the charges, they found he was not guilty of specifications alleging he was in possession of a firearm while committing the drug offenses. Umstead, who faces a lengthy prison term, several years of which are mandatory, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning by visiting Judge David E. Stucki. “The sheriff's department did a very good job in …show more content…

24 interview with Umstead in the Holmes County Jail. During the interview, Umstead, who repeatedly told Stryker the shed was unoccupied, said he did not know White and another man, Donnie Spurlock, were purchasing products to make meth when he drove them to pharmacies in Shreve and Wooster earlier on Nov. 23. He also told Stryker he had no direct knowledge Spurlock, who emerged from the shed while deputies were on the property, was making meth in the shed; however, he said he'd herd rumors and knew Spurlock, who had been periodically staying in the shed for a couple of years, “dibbled and dabbled.” Previously, in a plea deal with the state, Spurlock, 44, of 508 Massillon Road, Millersburg, pleaded guilty to a single count of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of meth. In accepting the offer, which included the dismissal of several other charges, Spurlock agreed to a joint sentencing recommendation of five years in

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