Crime cases completed

A 21-year-old Illinois man who stole computers from Defiance College and tried to sell them has been convicted. John Becker was charged with theft and receiving stolen property and given a 22-month prison term and given credit for 26 days served in jail while his case was pending. The computer thefts happened on August 4th.
Destiny Cocke appeared for sentencing on a charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The 20-year-old participated in sexual conduct with a male juvenile in August. She was placed on intensive supervised probation for three years, ordered to have no unsupervised contact with juveniles without her supervising officer’s permission and ordered to have no contact with the victim or the victim’s family. She was also classified as a tier 2 sexual offender.
A Redford Michigan man pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and was placed on community control for three years and ordered to make $120 restitution to Speedway gas station and Bob Evans restaurant. 23-year-old Demarco Gibbs knowingly used forged money to make purchases at Defiance businesses on Sept. 12.