Disgruntled after a dental exam, a prisoner’s boast has led to additional charges for the woman.
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Sabrina Angus, 39, an inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Angus is charged with two counts of tampering with records, both felonies of the third degree.
Union County Assistant Prosecutor Rick Rodger said Angus went for a dental exam while in prison. She allegedly needed a filling and asked for white, but was told she qualified only for silver.
“She argued with the dentist and said she carried an EFDA (expanded function dental auxiliary) license,” Rodger said.
An EFDA license allows a person to perform certain dental practices while the dentist is not present.
The dentist looked into the Angus’ claim and learned the woman does have an EFDA license. Rodger said the problem came when the dentist reviewed that license. According to the Ohio State Dental Board, Angus renewed her license on Nov. 21, 2018, more than a year after she entered prison.
“Somehow, she was able to take her continuing education, do her test and complete all the paperwork to keep her license current from inside prison?” asked Rodger.
He said investigators believe she was able to direct someone on the outside to do the work so she could renew the license.
“But she was obviously the one facilitating it,” Rodger said.
He added that Angus, “wouldn’t explain how she managed to somehow get the test taken.”
The assistant prosecutor said prison officials confirmed that Angus would not have access to the internet and other resources necessary to renew her license inside the reformatory.
He said that because the dental board is a state agency, falsifying information is a felony.
If convicted on the new charges, Angus could face as many as an additional 10 years in prison.
In June 2017, Angus received a four-year sentence for first-degree felony illegal manufacturing of drugs and second-degree felony illegal possession of chemical out of Ross County.
According to court documents, Angus was using her home to manufacture methamphetamines. The woman’s ex-husband reported to police that he had seen the items necessary to make meth. When police raided the woman’s home, she admitted to detectives that she was using the home to manufacture drugs.
Also indicted was:
-Mona Goodson, 21, who is an inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Goodson is charged with one count of assault. According to court documents, on April 1, Goodson allegedly attacked a corrections officer. Goodson is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for robbery and multiple counts of assault out of Union and Franklin counties.
If convicted, Goodson could face an additional five years in prison.
-Mekye Williams, 23, of Westerville. Williams is charged with one count of aggravated possession of drugs, stemming from a Jan. 31 incident when he was arrested with Adderall. If convicted, Williams could face as many as 12 months in prison.
-Randall Eugene Kooser, 50, of Columbus. Kooser is charged with one count each of possession of cocaine and aggravated possession of drugs, stemming from a Dec. 17 incident. According to court records, he was arrested with both cocaine and methamphetamines. If convicted on both counts, Kooser could face as many as 24 months in prison.
-Ashley N. Landon, 29, of 119 W. Center St., Milford Center is charged with one count of aggravated possession of drugs. According to court records, on March 31, she was arrested with methamphetamines. If convicted, Landon could face as many as 12 months in prison.