Dealing Vicodin gets man 6 years
An Elkhart man was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for dealing Vicodin in Portage.
Steven D. Thompson, 33, of the 52000 block of Brookstream Circle, will also spend four years on probation after his prison sentence for his Oct. 19 plea to Class B felony dealing in a schedule I, II or III controlled substance. Thompson was also sentenced to the Purposeful Incarceration drug therapy program at Westville Correctional Facility and could have his sentence modified if he passes the program, Porter Superior Judge William Alexa ruled.
As part of Thompson’s plea agreement, the state dropped a charge of Class B felony dealing in a narcotic drug for allegedly selling four bags of heroin for $80 to a Porter County Drug Task Force informant at a County Line Road gas station in Portage in December 2013, court records state.
His conviction was for selling 40 Vicodin for $160 to a Task Fore informant the previous day at a fast food restaurant in Portage on U.S. 6, according to court documents.
Guilty plea entered to forgery charge
A Portage man pleaded guilty to one of the three forgery-related felonies against him for incidents in 2013.
Cornelius M. Thompson, 32, of the 5600 block of Willowdale Lane, pleaded guilty Jan. 15 to Class C felony forgery, and the state will drop another Class C felony forgery and a Class C felony conspiracy to commit forgery as part of his plea when he is sentenced March 4.
His sentence is set to be two years in prison with no probation, but Thompson’s lawyer can argue for home detention, according to court records.
Thompson allegedly tried to pass four forged checks through a woman who couldn’t cash them in May 2013 and was seen printing out the checks by a woman at her Portage home.
Portage woman pleads guilty to drug charges
A Portage woman pleaded guilty Jan. 15 to one of the two Level 4 felony charges against her for allegedly dealing Vicodin from her home.
Amber N. Saylor, 19, of the 1700 block of Airport Road, is scheduled to be sentenced March 4 to four years in a combination of time served and probation if Porter Superior Judge William Alexa accepts the plea of dealing in a schedule I, II or III controlled substance.
The state would drop the second charge of the same felony.
Saylor is accused of selling 10 Vicodin for $60 to a Porter County Drug Task Force informant on April 14 and again on April 20.
