A Bucyrus man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison during a change of plea hearing in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on June 17.
Matthew Carroll , 42, was sentenced to 11 months in prison for trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony, and one year in prison on a second charge of trafficking in drugs.
In a separate case, Carroll pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, and was sentenced to three years in prison.
The sentences are to be served consecutively for a total of 59 months in prison.
Carroll was arrested during a drug raid by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 7 in Bucyrus and indicted on two counts of trafficking in drugs (oxycodone), both fourth-degree felonies, on Jan. 9, according to court records.
He was arrested, along with Jamie George, 41, David Adkins, 66, and Ann Adkins, 64 , after deputies and officers from METRICH and the Crawford County Special Response Team searched two residences in Bucyrus. They seized a large amount of prescription narcotics along with drug paraphernalia.
David and Ann Adkins as well as George have been sentenced to probation in their cases.
According to Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall, Carroll was accused of altering a urine sample, which is the reason he was charged with tampering with evidence in the second case.
“He appeared at a pre-trial for that (first) case and was ordered to take a drug test which he allegedly submitted an altered or fake urine sample,” Crall said.
Carroll also was ordered to pay court costs and to forfeit all drug-related property to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.
Carroll will receive 124 days of credit for time he has served in jail.
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Bucyrus man headed to prison for trafficking in drugs
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