IRONTON â A South Point area man was sentenced Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking in meth in the vicinity of a school.
Dana Frye, 43, of County Road 18, South Point, was sentenced in the case by Judge Andy Ballard. He was given credit for 142 days already spent in jail toward the sentence. A felony drug possession charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
The case has been set for trial May 27.
In an unrelated case, Donald Malone, 32, was convicted earlier this week on a charge of possession of drugs. It was the first trial held in common pleas court in more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IRONTON â A Scioto County, Ohio, man admitted violating community control sanctions this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court and was sentenced to 47 months in prison.
Cody J. Cantrell, 27, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was sentenced in the case by Judge Christen Finley. Cantrell could be eligible for early release from prison after serving six months. He also agreed to participate in Finleyâs re-entry court after being released from prison.
In an unrelated case, George D. Bowen, 42, of the 1000 block of McGovney Street, Ironton, pleaded guilty in a drug case and admitted violating community control sanctions.
He was sentenced to 24 months in prison and given credit for 82 days already served. As part of a plea agreement, a charge of intimidation was dismissed.
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