A Fairfield Man was sentenced in Wayne County Court on Tuesday after being found guilty of fleeing or attempting to flee a peace office. The incident took place back in May of 2020.
Carroll A. Sanders was found guilty in January for the incident. He was sentenced to 210 days in Wayne County Jail as well as 12 months of probation. According to the record, Sanders during the sentencing hearing became disrespectful and disruptive with verbal outbursts. Sanders was found to be in contempt of Judge Jerry Crisel. Judge Crisel added an additional 30 days to Sanders’s sentence to be served consecutively. During the session, Sanders’s post trial motion was denied.
Sanders had to pay a total of $1515 in court costs in the case.
Sanders in the past voiced his displeasure in public settings involving the case against him. It was noted in a Fairfield City Council Meeting in July of 2023 about the fact his case had not been heard in Wayne County Court. According to the WFIW News File, the public comments came following the July 11, 2023 Fairfield City Council meeting. Sanders was removed by public officials at that meeting.
According to the case files in Judici, Sanders had changes in council multiple times and also was reportedly disruptive and removed from court for his actions. Sanders also requested a different judge in the case in 2022. Judge Kimbra Harrell was appointed to the case in July of 2022. A request for a speedy trial was made on September 26, 2022 by Sanders. In December, a motion for a mental examination was taken up and granted. The defense according to court documents made the request, but attempted to withdraw it from the court. That motion was denied. In March of 2023, Dr. Boyd on the record told the court that the exam was conducted, but the report was not back. According to information in court documents, the report was not completed by Dr. Boyd because he had not received independent documents for the exam. On May 31, it was determined Sanders could stand trial. In July of 2023, Judge Kimbra Harrell requested resident Judge Molt to find another judge for the case. In August of 2023, Judge Jerry Crisel was appointed to the case. Sanders’s Council withdrew from the case in August as well. In November, a final continuance in the case was granted, setting the new jury trial date for January 2, 2024. After a 2 and a half day trial, the court found Sanders guilty after 20 minutes of deliberation of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, disobeying a traffic control device, and driving the wrong way on a one way street.