A Colony man is expected to be sentenced Wednesday, February 12th, on a single charge of burglarizing Crest High School, after a plea agreement with Anderson County’s former County Attorney, which allowed him to avoid more serious charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm. Thirty four-year-old Joshua Lohff of Colony, was arrested in late October of last year after Crest surveillance video captured him entering and roaming the hallways and women’s bathrooms and locker rooms of the Crest school facility.
He waived his preliminary hearing in December on the Anderson County charge and agreed to plea to the burglary complaint in a deal struck with Elizabeth Oliver, Anderson County’s former prosecutor. A search of Lohff’s home discovered a .22 rifle with scope, and several micro video cameras and data cards, as well as a large collection of young girls undergarments.
Newly-elected County Attorney, Steve Wilson, says he felt obligated to honor Oliver’s plea agreement although the court is not obligated to accept the deal. He noted that he would not have struck the deal had he been involved in the case from the beginning.
