Swirles Gets 4 To 6

A Fayette man is sentenced to prison in a Williams County courtroom…for a theft-related crime spree involving a co-defendant. Austin Swirles gets four to six years behind bar…on three counts of burglary…safecracking…and more. He was also ordered to pay restitution of $3,000 and given credit for 73 days served in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio while his cases were pending. Numerous charges remain, pending in Fulton, Putnam and Williams counties…against Swirles’ co-defendant, Damien Pursel, of West Unity. Prosecutors say the two committed crimes in a number of Williams County locations, stealing firearms and other property