Sentences were handed down by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley against several for drug trafficking and possession.Included in drug sentencings:• Ralph Edward Pease Jr., was ordered to serve 364 days of a 12-year sentence and pay $4,000 plus costs for initiating the process to manufacture meth and promoting the manufacture of meth.• Troy Grant Craven was directed to serve 180 days of a six-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for manufacture of meth. He will be accepted in the drug court which is an intensive 18-month rehabilitation program overseen by the local court.• Eric Lee Rogers was ordered to serve 60 days of a three-year sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs and undergo a drug and alcohol assessment for promoting the manufacture of meth.• Heather Brown was directed to serve 42 days of an eight-year sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs and enter the drug court program for initiating the process to manufacture meth.• T.J. Jones was instructed to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs and was accepted into the drug court program for delivery of meth.• Penny Sue Myers was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $750 plus costs for simple possession of Alprazolam and drug paraphernalia.• Dana Lynn Crosley was granted a six-year judicial diversion and must pay $2,000 plus costs for initiating the process to manufacture meth. The diversion means she can have her criminal record erased if she completes her probation successfully.
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