WJ man pleads guilty to sex charges

By Jane Beathard

Staff Writer

A West Jefferson man pleaded guilty in Madison County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday to taking and possessing nude pictures of underage girls.

Corey A. Wilson, 21, admitted taking the pictures on Feb. 13 and possessing them on May 10. Additional sex-related charges were dismissed by assistant county prosecutor Eamon Costello.

Wilson now faces up to nine years in prison, $17,500 in fines and classification as a Tier 2 sex offender for the convictions. He is also eligible for community control, pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation.

Judge Robert D. Nichols set Wilson’s sentencing for Jan. 24.

In other common pleas court action this week:

• Cinda Lou Storm, 50, of London, pleaded guilty to three counts of drug trafficking. She admitted selling the painkiller Vicodin on June 26 and cocaine on July 3 and July 11. Storm faces up to three years in prison and a $7,500 fine for the convictions. She is also eligible for community control.

Nichols set sentencing for Jan. 24 and ordered a copy of a pre-sentence investigation on Storm recently conducted in Franklin County. Storm was convicted of theft and robbery in Franklin County in September.

• Cassandra Lynn Matheny, 19, of London, pleaded guilty to selling the painkiller Oxycodone on June 26. Matheny could go to prison for as long as 18 months and pay $5,000 in fines. However, she is likely to be placed on community control, depending on the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation.

Nichols set sentencing for Jan. 24.

• Mark Harrington, 28, of London, pleaded guilty to selling Oxycodone on June 27. Harrington faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for the conviction. However, he is likely to be sentenced to community control.

Nichols ordered Harrington evaluated at Madison County Mental Health prior to a January sentencing hearing.

• Cheryl L. Cantrell, 56, of Hilliard, was sentenced to substance abuse treatment and two years of community control for assaulting a West Jefferson police officer on July 15. Cantrell pleaded guilty to the charge on Oct. 1.

• Jaimie Campbell, 31, of London, was arraigned on one count of receiving stolen property on June 6.

Nichols appointed Thomas Arrington to represent Campbell at a Feb. 14 trial. The woman posted a $1,000 bond and was released from Tri-County Regional Jail.

• David L. Hanson, 22, of London, was arraigned on a felony domestic violence charge, stemming from a Nov. 7 incident in the city.

Nichols appointed Josh Peistrup to represent Hanson at a Jan. 29 trial. Hanson remains in jail under a $5,000 surety bond.

• Jason M. Mickle, 28, of London, was arraigned on charges of felony theft and possession of criminal tools, stemming from a July 25 incident.

Nichols appointed Thomas Arrington and Jesse Stacy to represent Mickle at a Feb. 14 trial.

Mickle, who has a prior burglary conviction, remains in jail under a $20,000 bond.