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Woman pleads in drug-related death of Lima man
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Kaelonda Peoples-Fuqua, 20, of Lima, pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted corrupting another with drugs in connection with the overdose death of Lima resident Dino Gerdeman last year. She will be sentenced April 21.
J Swygart | The Lima News
LIMA The second of two people charged with providing the illegal drugs that killed 59-year-old Dino Gerdeman at the Lima Travelodge motel last May pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Wednesday.
Kaelonda Peoples-Fuqua, 20, of Lima, entered a guilty plea in Allen County Common Pleas Court to an amended count of attempted corrupting another with drugs, a third-degree felony, as part of a negotiated deal with prosecutors. She faces a maximum prison sentence of 36 months when she is sentenced April 21.
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Lima man claims his rights were violated
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Michael Pasterchik appeared in court Monday as his attorney argued the Lima man’s civil rights were violated by Lima police prior to his official arrest last April. Pasterchik is charged with involuntary manslaughter for providing a lethal amount of drugs to a female acquaintance.
LIMA The attorney for a Lima man charged with providing the drugs that resulted in the death of a female acquaintance argued Monday that his client’s constitutional rights were violated when police failed to advise him of his Miranda rights against self-incrimination.
Lima drug dealer gets 6-year prison sentence
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Dontez Laws, 25, of Lima, left, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of six years in prison on several drug-related counts, the most serious of which involved trafficking in heroin and a fentanyl-related substance.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Dontez Laws left an Allen County courtroom in handcuffs Monday to begin serving a six-year prison sentence for dealing narcotics in Lima.
J Swygart | The Lima News
LIMA A Lima man will spend the next six years in prison for trafficking in heroin and a fentanyl-related compound and other related charges.