IRONTON â State charges of trafficking in more than 400 grams of meth were dismissed after a Wheelersburg, Ohio, man was indicted on similar charges in federal court in Cincinnati, according to Lawrence County Prosecutor Brigham Anderson.
Fred R. Aldridge, 40, of Ohio River Road, Wheelersburg, was charged in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati with possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth, according to court records.
Aldridge pleaded guilty to an unrelated drug charge last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court. Judge Andy Ballard sentenced him to five months in prison and gave him credit for five months of time served.
IRONTON â A Wheelersburg, Ohio, man rejected a plea deal last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court that would have sent him to prison for five to seven-and-a-half years.
Tyron Markel, 45, of County Road 45, was indicted last year on charges of felonious assault. He also faces community control sanctions violations.
Judge Andy Ballard set the case for trial May 3. It would be the first criminal trial in the county since the pandemic started more than a year ago. Jurors in the case will have to be socially distanced, Ballard said.
In an unrelated case, Ballard set a July 8 trial for Fred R. Aldridge, 40, of Ohio River Road, Wheelersburg. He is charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking in 392 grams of meth, 24 grams of fentanyl and two counts of aggravated possession of drugs.