Akeem Howard returned to court for sentencing after refusing legal counsel throughout his case. He was charged with two misdemeanor OVI counts, a felony charge of improper handling of firearms and a misdemeanor count of using a weapon while intoxicated.
Howard entered a no-contest plea, meaning he accepted punishment without admitting guilt. He was sentenced to two years of community-based control, a mandatory minimum of three days in jail, a $565 fine, six points on his driver’s license and a one-year license suspension. He also received an 11-month reserved sentence and was ordered to complete an Ohio Risk Assessment.
In a separate case, Emily Gallagher appeared via video from the Summit County Jail. Gallagher was indicted in September on one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony…