Wymer pleads guilty in Jewett animal abuse case

Stacey L. Wymer, a defendant in the Jewett animal abuse case, pleaded guilty to 24 of the same charges her co-defendant, Jamie Wright, was convicted of in early February. Wymer’s charges include eight fifth-degree felonies and 16 first- and second-degree misdemeanors. She was represented by attorney Steven A. Stickles.

The charges involved multiple counts of prohibition concerning companion animals, but sentencing was postponed. During Wymer’s May 12 appearance, Judge T. Shawn Hervey noted that the parties wished to bifurcate, or separate, sentencing. A presentence investigation has been delivered to each party for review.

Wright was sentenced to four years of community-based control, with an 11-month prison sentence held in reserve for each felony count. Wright also received harsh criticism from Hervey and graphic remarks from Prosecutor Lauren Knight during sentencing. It remains to be seen what Wymer will face, but she is unlikely to receive a harsher sentence than Wright. Wymer faces up to 18 months and 90 days in jail and $4,250 in fines.

In other cases, Brian D. Satterfield, 46, of Toronto, had his pretrial hearing postponed after a conference was held in chambers. He is scheduled for another pretrial hearing at 11:45 a.m. June 9. Satterfield faces six first-degree felony charges involving trafficking in persons and complicity to commit rape. Four other charges involve gross sexual imposition, all third-degree felonies. He also was represented by Stickles.

Also, Edward R. McIntire, 55, of Freeport, faced a motion by the state to revoke his community-based control sanctions. In two cases from 2025, McIntire was charged with having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony; improper handling of a firearm; and two misdemeanors, having a weapon while intoxicated and OVI.

His attorney, Beau W. Cross, entered a denial to the motion to revoke his community-based control sanctions. McIntire agreed to submit to a new Ohio Risk Assessment and an Eastern Ohio Correction Center evaluation.