A Cincinnati man sentenced to nearly three years in prison for stalking and assault was among three people sentenced recently in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

Stuart Maclaughlin, 28, was sentenced to 17 months in prison on one count of menacing by stalking, a fourth-degree felony, which was ordered to be consecutive to another 17 months in prison on one count of assault on a peace officer, also a fourth-degree felony, with a forfeiture specification also attached. Maclaughlin was given 77 days of jail-time credit.

According to court documents for the first count, around May 1, 2023, and continuing through Dec. 27, 2023, Maclaughlin caused the victim to believe he would cause physical harm to the victim or a family or household member or cause mental distress to the victim or a household member of the victim, and trespassed on the premises where the victim lives, works or attends school.

According to court documents for the second count, around Dec. 27, 2023, Maclaughlin knowingly caused or attempted to cause physical harm to a second victim, a peace officer.

According to court documents for the third count, around Dec. 27, 2023, Maclaughlin had in his possession a Bursa .380 M05279 and a Ruger Newport .22 0018-51249, with the property subject to forfeiture “due to its instrumentality in the commission or facilitation of the offense.”

In other sentencings, Elizabeth Davis, 46, Hillsboro, was sentenced to five years in prison on one count of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony. Davis was given 39 days of jail-time credit.

According to court documents, around May 15, 2023, Davis caused the death of a victim as an approximate result of Davis committing or attempting to corrupt another with drugs and trafficking in heroin.

Aaron Smith, 39, Greenfield, was sentenced to 12 months on one count of trafficking in heroin, a fourth-degree felony, which was ordered to be consecutive to another 12 months on one count of trafficking in heroin, also a fourth-degree felony. Smith was given eight days of jail-time credit. He was ordered to pay restitution of $510 to the Highland County Task Force.

According to court documents for the first count, around March 29, 2023, Smith sold or offered to sell heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, in an amount equal to or exceeding one gram but less than five grams.

According to court documents for the second count, around April 4, 2023, Smith sold or offered to sell heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, in an amount equal to or exceeding one gram but less than five grams.

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