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IRONTON â An Ironton man rejected a plea deal earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court that would have sentenced him to 10 years in prison. Santonio Wilson, 29, of the 1900 block of South 3rd Street, Ironton, has pleaded not guilty to tampering with evidence, corrupting another with drugs, three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. If convicted, he could be sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison. Judge Andy Ballard has set the case for trial Aug. 16. In an unrelated case, Christy Potter, 50, of the 2700 block of South 7th Street, Ironton, pleaded guilty to several felony cases and was sentenced to four years in prison. ....