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Sentence court

The following defendants were sentenced Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court by Judge Kelley Streib.

Maurice Alantae Franklin, 29, of Freeport, was sentenced to serve 48 to 120 months in state prison after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of robbery filed by Butler City police following a Feb. 16, 2020, incident in which he pointed a gun at a man and demanded he hand over money in a home on Negley Avenue. He was given credit for 526 days already served in prison. Two other men also were charged in the incident.

Bryant Lee Battle, 52, of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced to serve 18 to 36 months in the county prison followed by 12 months of probation after pleading guilty to a felony charge of possession of heroin with intent to deliver filed by state police following a July 26, 2019, incident.

Jason Mannino, 23, of Aliquippa, was sentenced to serve nine to 36 months in state prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of promoting prostitution and a misdemeanor charge of firearms not to be carried without a license filed by Cranberry Township police following a controlled prostitution sting on May 5, 2021. He was ordered to serve concurrent sentences of 15 to 36 months and nine to 18 months.

Anthony Lee Cook, 36, of Natrona Heights, was sentenced to serve 15 to 36 months in the county prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver filed by state police following an April 7, 2019, incident. He will be paroled after nine months and then serve six months on house arrest.

Christopher Joseph Lordo, 37, of Sarver, was sentenced to serve six to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges in two cases filed by filed by Buffalo Township police following two incidents. In one case, he was sentenced to six to 12 months in prison followed by 28 months of probation, a concurrent term of 12 months of probation, pay a $1,500 fine and complete 40 hours of community service, alcohol highway safety school and a victim impact panel after pleading guilty to his second driving under the influence of a controlled substance offense and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock filed on Sept. 11, 2020. In the second case, he was sentenced to concurrently serve six to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of simple assault filed on March 15, 2020.

Parker Lewis Lumley, 22, of Slippery Rock, was sentenced to 12 months of probation and pay a $100 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of simple assault filed by Slippery Rock police following a June 7, 2021, incident.

Hilary Michelle McCrea, 32, of Chicora, was sentenced to serve six to 12 months in prison, but immediately was paroled to 48 months of probation including 180 days of house arrest, pay a $1,500 fine and complete alcohol highway safety school, 40 hours of community service and a victim impact panel after pleading guilty to his second DUI offense filed by Butler Township police following an Oct. 28, 2021, incident. In a second case, he was sentenced to a concurrent term of 12 months of probation and fined $100 after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia filed by county detectives following a Nov. 2 incident.

Benjamin Stephen Vavick, 26, of South Park, was sentenced to serve six months of probation, pay a $300 fine and complete alcohol highway safety school and a victim impact panel after pleading guilty to a charge of DUI filed by Adams Township police following a March 2, 2019, incident. Two women victims told the court that they were driving with their daughters when Vavick began following them despite attempts to get him to stop. The woman driving said she pulled into a CVS Pharmacy parking lot and all four victims ran inside and remained there until police arrived. Both women said their daughters have suffered from anxiety since the incident.

Amanda Marie Cyphert, 35, of Butler, was sentenced to 18 months of probation and ordered to have a mental health evaluation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of children filed by Butler Township police following a March 1, 2019, incident when her child was found with burns.

Henry Arsene Leroy, 22, of Karns City, was sentenced to serve 24 months of probation including 60 days of house arrest and pay $9,333 in restitution after pleading guilty to a charge of criminal conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property filed by state police following an Aug. 20, 2019, incident.

Mark Allen Pomper, 63, of Scottdale, was sentenced to serve 60 months of probation including 12 months of house arrest, pay fines totaling $3,500 and complete alcohol highway safety school, litter pickup and a victim impact panel after pleading guilty to his second DUI offense and a charge of driving with a suspended license filed by state police following a July 9, 2020, incident.

Stephanie Renee Steiger, 36, of Butler, was sentenced to serve 12 months of probation and pay a $200 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of obstructing the administration of law filed by Butler City police following an Aug. 24 incident, but Streib vacated the sentence after assistant District Attorney Terri Schultz told her that Steiger tested positive for having cocaine in her system when she was being processed by the probation office after being sentenced. Streib placed Steiger under pretrial supervision, ordered her to have a drug and alcohol assessment and continued her sentencing.

Brandi Patricia Zediker, 26, of Butler, was sentenced to serve two consecutive terms of six months of probation and pay fines totaling $150 after pleading guilty to charges of possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct filed by Butler Township police following a Feb. 16, 2020 incident.

Corey J. Shoup, 40, of Zelienople, was sentenced to serve a prison term of time already served to 12 months and pay a $100 fine after pleading guilty to charges of criminal mischief and harassment filed by Jackson Township police following an Oct. 30 incident.

Loren Mitchell Lawrence, 32, of Butler, was sentenced to serve 60 months probation including 105 days of house arrest, pay fines totaling $1,800 and complete alcohol highway safety school, litter pickup and a victim impact panel after pleading guilty to his second DUI offense, driving with a suspended license, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and retail theft filed in two cases. Butler City police filed the DUI and driving with a suspended license charges following a March 26, 2021, incident. Butler Township police filed the other charges following a Sept. 17 incident.

Alicia Stafford, 40, of Zelienople, was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in the county prison, pay a $1,000 fine and complete 40 hours of community service and a victim impact panel after pleading guilty to a charge of DUI filed by Mars police following an Oct. 15, 2021, incident.

Brady Michael Grubbs, 25, of Evans City, was sentenced to nine months of probation, pay fines totaling $400 and $500 in restitution after pleading guilty to charges of theft, simple assault and conspiracy to commit theft filed by Evans City-Seven Fields Regional Police Department following a July 2, 2021, incident. He was given concurrent nine-month probation terms for each charge.

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