IRONTON â An Ironton man was sentenced Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to 59 months in prison in a drug case.
Judge Andy Ballard sentenced Jeremiah W. Jenkins, 20, of the 2400 block of South 5th Street, Ironton, after the defendant pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated trafficking in meth, attempted aggravated possession of 19 grams of meth and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle.
As part of a plea agreement, another drug charge was dismissed and Jenkins will be eligible for early release to a community-based correction system after serving two years in prison. The program at a community-based correction system can take up to 200 days to complete, but it can be done in about half that time.
IRONTON â An Ironton man faces three-and-a-half year prison sentence after agreeing to a plea deal Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.
Richard Heaberlin II, 51, of Ora Richey Road, Ironton, agreed to plead guilty in a drug case and admitted to violating community control sanctions. Judge Andy Ballard set final sentencing in the case for March 17. Heaberlin faced more than seven years in prison in the case.
In an unrelated case, Heaven L. Mullens, 24, of Marion, Ohio, pleaded guilty in a drug case. She was placed on community control sanctions for four years and was ordered to complete a treatment program. Her probation was transferred to Marion County.
The names of those individuals will be released when they are arrested, Anderson said.
In other cases, Torrey J. Baker Jr., 25, of Township Road 1123, Proctorville, was indicted on a charge of aggravated burglary.
James V. Newcomb, 54, of Township Road 267, Waterloo, was indicted on two counts of felonious assault, tampering with evidence and theft of a drone. A co-defendant, Shannon Clark, 35, of County Road 14, Waterloo, was indicted on charges of felonious assault, theft of a drone and tampering with evidence.
Nathan Shane Tyson, 39, of Private Drive 867, Ironton, was indicted on charges of tampering with evidence, having weapons while under disability, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, child endangering and driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.