Thursday, July 2, 2009 9:13 PM CDT
Man gets prison term for cocaine possession
By DAVE FOPAY, Staff Writer
dfopay@jg-tc.com
CHARLESTON — A Mattoon man on probation for an earlier drug conviction got prison time when he admitted having cocaine that he planned to sell in July of last year.
Anthony J. Evans, 29, for whom records listed an address of 613 N. 22nd St., pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
In the agreement reached in his case, Evans was sentenced to prison for four years. However, he was recommended for a prison system discipline program that could lead to an early release, though it will be up to prison officials whether to accept him into the program.
Evans was accused of having the cocaine and planning to sell it on July 31. He was on probation from a 2006 conviction for possession of methamphetamine precursor.
He could have been resentenced for that conviction, possibly to more prison time, because of the new offense. However, with the agreement a petition to revoke his probation was withdrawn and he was discharged with a record of having completed probation unsuccessfully.
Circuit Judge James Glenn also included a $1,200 fine in Evans’ sentence. The judge accepted a plea agreement that Assistant State’s Attorney Mick McAvoy and defense attorney Todd Reardon recommended.
In other case in which prison sentences were imposed, guilty pleas were also entered by:
n Gerald G. Hacker, 29, of Glenview to a charge of receiving the credit card of another alleging he took a Charleston man’s card with plans to use it on May 21.
Hacker agreed to a 2½-year prison sentence and to pay $110 in restitution, and no other charges related to taking the credit card will be filed. Records indicate that Hacker recently received prison sentences for residential burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle convictions in Cook County, and he served prison time for other earlier convictions as well.
Circuit Judge Teresa Righter accepted a plea agreement that Assistant State’s Attorney Kerri Davis and defense attorney Chris Wetzel recommended.
n Scott C. Golden, 35, of Lincoln to charges alleging he lied to police officers investigating an accident on Illinois Route 121 west of Mattoon, and had contact with a woman who had an order of protection against him, all on April 20.
Golden received a 20-month prison term for his guilty plea to charges of obstructing justice, possession of a fraudulent driver’s license, domestic battery and violation of an order of protection. He was also accused of hitting the woman and having a fake license.
The sentence also included a $210 fine and charges of driving under the influence and driving while license revoked were dismissed. Righter accepted a plea agreement that Davis and Public Defender Lonnie Lutz recommended.
n Norman E. Person, 39, for whom records listed an address on South 15th Street in Mattoon, to a domestic battery charge alleging he pushed a woman on Sept. 13.
The charge that’s normally a misdemeanor was a felony for Person because he has a prior conviction for the offense, and he was sentenced to prison for 18 months. A second charge accusing him of pushing a second woman during the same incident was dismissed.
Righter accepted a plea agreement that Davis and Lutz recommended.
n Randy T. Stuff, 37, whose most recent address on record was on 10th Street in Charleston, to a charge of possession of a controlled substance alleging he had a prescription medication on March 25.
Stuff received an 18-month prison sentence that will run at the same time as his Clark County sentence for a possession of cannabis conviction. He was also fined $1,600. Righter accepted a plea agreement that Assistant State’s Attorney Tracy Nemitz and Reardon recommended.
Contact Dave Fopay at dfopay@jg-tc.com or 238-6858.
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kamfong wrote on Jul 3, 2009 6:10 AM: