Yep, Dave Stodghill was in prison... and for sex crimes, no less.
From the blog:
Back in 1995, Dave Stodghill was being a very, very bad boy, being charged with no less than seven different crimes between April and November. His incarceration as a result of these charges extended through April of the following year.
While Dave Stodghill will often hint at charges against him for "intimidating a witness", its no surprise that he doesn't boast about the numerous other crimes he was accused of and/or ended up serving time for.
To begin with, the "intimidation of witness" was charged along with "Harassment/Stalking By Comm/Add Other Manners" on May 1, 1995. This came just a few days after Stodghill was first charged with the unusual crime of "Allowing a Child to Illegally Operate a Bicycle". All three charges were tried together, and resulted in Stodghill pleading guilty to what appears to be the lesser crime of "Defiant Trespass", and was ordered to 90 days unsupervised probation. By no means is this on scale with intimidating a murder witness.
A few days after Stodghill plead guilty to the above, September 12, 1995, the Carlisle Police Department arrested Stodghill on a number of sex offenses; Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault Without Consent, and Corruption Of Minors. On October 17, Stodghill plead guilty to Indecent Assault Without Consent, while the other charges were dismissed.
As if becoming a sex offender wasn't enough, Stodghill was apparently arrested AGAIN on November 12 for "Buying and/or Receiving Stolen Property".
At sentencing for the sex crimes on December 12, Stodghill is ordered to serve 5 to 23 months incarcerated at Cumberland County Prison... with credit for 21 days already served.
While in prison, Stodghill was able to, once again, plead guilty - for the previously mentioned "stolen property" charges - and is able to serve the sentenced 2 - 23 months concurrently with his current prison time.
Apparently, Stodghill was able to serve the bare minimum of hard time, and is released in early April 1996. Stodghill was officially labeled a parolee for the remainder of his term...and must also undergo counseling for the charge of indecent assault without consent.
Not surprisingly, this isn't the last of Stodghill's legal problems or a concern of the Carlisle Police Department...
Lots more where this came from, kiddies. Keep checking in throughout the week for updates...