Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Ohio Man Sentenced

{Huntington, West Virginia}...Danny Merriweather, Jr, 25, of Toledo, Ohio has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison after pleading guilty in July to possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine in Huntington. Merriweather admitted that he tried to swallow a bag that contained 13.8 grams of crack cocaine when he saw law enforcement approaching his home in Huntington. Merriweather is currently serving a prison sentence in Ohio for an unrelated drug conviction and will serve the newest sentence consecutively.