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“Having been arrested and detained, defendant was interrogated illegally without proper explanation and waiver of his rights,” a motion dated Wednesday by his defense attorney, J. Allen Wilmes, states.
“Prior to the interrogation, defendant advised police that he was very ‘high’ on crystal meth and had not ‘slept in a month.’ Nonetheless, police pursued the interrogation,” the document states.
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Wilmes pleaded not guilty for Sellars earlier this month after the defendant was indicted in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on two counts burglary, three counts grand theft and three counts weapons under disability.
Sellars was issued a surety bond of $50,000, and he remains in the county jail, records show.
Sellars in late July stole guns and ammunition from the home of retired Moraine Deputy Police Chief Tracy Harpster, police in that city have said.
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He was booked in the county jail Aug. 6, fewer than 24 hours after being apprehended in Kettering following his escape in Moraine.
Kettering Municipal Court Judge James Long later found him guilty of four misdemeanors and sentenced Sellars to 163 days in jail. He was fined $100, court records show.
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