Lynchburg man sentenced to community control for harassment with a bodily substance, criminal damaging
A Lynchburg man was sentenced to community control last week after pleading guilty to harassment with a bodily substance and criminal damaging charges.
As previously reported, Christopher Ghiloni, 28, of Lynchburg was indicted in January and charged with retaliation, a third-degree felony; harassment with bodily substance, a fifth-degree felony; and criminal damaging, a second-degree misdemeanor.
Ghiloni pleaded guilty to the fifth-degree felony charge and the misdemeanor charge Jan. 31, according to court records. The third-degree felony count was dismissed.
A bill of particulars alleges that on or about Nov. 22, 2023 in Lynchburg, a law enforcement officer responded to a report of Ghiloni allegedly “breaking windows out of [a] residence and attempting to gain entry.” Ghiloni allegedly fled the scene at a high rate of speed and failed to comply with the officer, eventually running into his residence as other officers responded to the scene.
It is alleged that Ghiloni attempted to again “run away from officers” as they tried to arrest him, while officers eventually Tased Ghiloni. When he was escorted to the patrol car, Ghiloni allegedly “reached down the back of his pants,” pulled out feces and “then threw the feces in the direction of” the officer, the bill of particulars alleges.
Regarding the alleged break-in at an area residence, officers determined that Ghiloni had allegedly “shattered” two windows “with rocks,” then slammed his vehicle into a vehicle and the garage at the property, causing damage to both.
On March 13, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Ghiloni to three years of community control and ordered him to successfully complete substance use disorder treatment and aftercare. Ghiloni was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,000 to the victims of the criminal damaging case.
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