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West given 13-year prison sentence
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A repeat meth offender was sentenced to 13 years in prison for making and selling the illegal drug.The defendant, Shane Michael West, entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of promoting the manufacture of meth, initiating the process to manufacture meth, and delivery of meth. He was given nine years on the initiation and promotion charges, and four years on the delivery portion. The terms will be served consecutively for a combined sentence of 13 years.His sentence comes for two meth cases starting with his arrest, along with four other co-conspirators, in what lawmen believe was a meth production ring.