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Three sentenced on felony drug charges in Marion County Court

By Bruce Kropp Nov 30, 2022 | 2:53 PM
Marion County Courthouse with old flag poles that have now been removed due to structural problems.

Three people were sentenced on felony possession of methamphetamine in Marion County Court on Tuesday.

46-year-old Sherry Altom of North Hickory in Centralia pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of under five grams of methamphetamine.   She was sentenced to two years probation, ordered to undergo evaluation and testing, and given credit for 18 days served in the Marion County Jail.  The sentence handed down in each case will run concurrently.

20-year-old Shane Miles also known as Shane Johnston was sentenced to two years of first-offender probation with drug evaluation, treatment, and testing after pleading guilty to possession of under five grams of methamphetamine.

36-year-old Jennifer Chawring of Marion, Kentucky pleaded guilty to possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine.  She was sentenced to two years of first-offender probation, given credit for 30 hours of public service work in lieu of time spent in the Marion County Jail, and ordered to undergo drug evaluation, treatment, and random testing.