A Hillsboro man was sentenced to six years of community control on methamphetamine possession and failure to appear recently in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
Samuel Holaday, 28, was sentenced on one count of aggravated possession of meth, a fifth-degree felony, to three years of community control and; failure to appear, a fourth-degree felony, to another three years of community control from two separate cases.
For the first case, Holaday was ordered to successfully complete Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and aftercare.
The court ordered that if Holaday violated any of the community control sanctions, he would be given a sentence of six to 12 months and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine.
According to court documents, around Dec. 11, 2022, the Hillsboro Police Department received a call from someone saying that Holaday was outside their apartment on Taylor Drive and banging on the door. They said that they wanted him to leave. A sergeant responded to the scene, and after arriving, Holaday was no longer there. The caller told a sergeant that Holaday was on drugs and “could not have him” at the apartment. Holaday also had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest.
A sergeant and an officer walked around the area to try and find him, but they were unable to do so. The police department said it later received a call from a maintenance person at the apartment complex who said that Holaday was in the laundry room on Taylor Drive. The sergeant responded there and found Holaday in the laundry room sitting on the floor under a table.
Holaday was placed under arrest on the outstanding warrant. During a search of Holaday’s person, the sergeant found a folded piece of paper that contained a crystal substance in his front right pants watch pocket. Holaday acted like he didn’t know what was in the pocket. During his transport to jail, Holaday said that he needed rehab. The substance found in his pocket was submitted to BCI for testing and found to contain meth, according to court records.
For the second case, Holaday was ordered to successfully complete SUD treatment and aftercare. The court ordered that if Holaday violated any of the community control sanctions, he would be given a sentence of six to 18 months and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
On Nov. 8, 2023, Holaday was sentenced in Highland County Common Pleas Court. On Oct. 25, 2023, he was arraigned and signed an own recognizance bond. He was also told by the court of the dates he was required to appear and signed an appearance notice. He then failed to appear at a pretrial hearing on Nov. 8, 2023, which was required by the court as a condition of his bond.
Reach Jacob Clary at 937-402-2570.
