A Perrysburg man was recently sentenced to five years in prison for a 2012 incident in which
he reportedly shot a gun into an occupied vehicle.John Vandersall, 52, was reportedly driving a 1994
Chevrolet truck on Aug. 14, 2012, when he shot into a Jeep which had a female driver and a male
passenger. Neither was struck by the bullets.The incident took place in the 400 block of West South
Boundary Street, near Mulberry Street, in Perrysburg.Vandersall previously pleaded to two counts of
felonious assault with a firearm specification, and one count of improperly discharging a firearm.Each
of the felonious assault charges garnered a five-year prison sentence due to the firearm specifications,
which Wood County Judge Robert Pollex ordered be served concurrently. For the discharging firearms
count, Vandersall is to have five years of community control sanctions following his prison term.He was
given credit for 469 days served in the Wood County jail.Additional counts in the indictment of
attempted murder and escape were dismissed.Also recently sentenced were:• Walter Polus, 31, listed at
North Central Correctional Institution, sentenced to 11 months for receiving stolen property and misuse
of credit cards.• Charles Smith, 41, Pulaski, Va., sentenced to 12 months for trafficking in marijuana
with specification and aggravated possession of drugs with specification.• Trenelaqui Smith, 36,
Pulaski, Va., sentenced to 12 months for trafficking in marijuana, aggravated possession of drugs with
specification, and possession of drugs with specification.