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Gustavus man gets five years probation for grand theft, breaking and entering, vandalism

By Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office
(via THINKSTOCK)
(via THINKSTOCK)

The following case was handled Wednesday before Judge Cynthia Rice of Trumbull County Common Pleas court:

  • William Spithaler, 57, of Davis Peck Road, Gustavus, was given five years’ probation, beginning with a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty in January to charges of grand theft, breaking and entering and vandalism. Spithaler, who operated a logging company in Gustavus, had been accused of cutting down trees in a property that was not his own. The amount of lumber involved was valued at $35,214, which was the amount of restitution he was ordered by the judge to pay the victims. Spithaler had $5,000 to pay at the time of sentencing, his lawyer said. The amount of property damage was valued at $1,000. Spithaler also faces civil action over the incident, court records show.
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