Mitchell negotiates plea for Class 2 Felony, sentenced to prison
Last of 11 arrested in 2016 on charges
related to manufacture of illegal drugs
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[April 11, 2017]
On
March 29, 2017, Judge William Workman accepted a fully negotiated
plea sending Beverly Mitchell to the Department of Corrections for
committing the offense of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine
Precursors, a Class 2 Felony. Mitchell’s case was the last remaining
open case involving 11 individuals who were indicted by a Grand Jury
and subsequently arrested in the early months of 2016 for their
involvement in the manufacture of illegal drugs.
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Every one of the 11 persons that were indicted has now been convicted of
felonies for either Aggravated Unlawful Participation in Methamphetamine
Manufacturing, Unlawful Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Unlawful Possession
of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver, Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors, or Unlawful Use of Property. These
convictions have resulted in sentences that have combined for 106 total
years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
These convictions could not have been possible without the hard work and
extremely well conducted investigations completed by Lincoln Police
Department and the Illinois State Police Meth Response Team.
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The investigation began when law enforcement learned that several of the
persons involved were purchasing large amounts of pseudoephedrine, an
ingredient used to manufacture methamphetamine. Law enforcement
conducted surveillance on a house where they believed methamphetamine
was being manufactured and eventually approached Donald Sturgeon, one of
the individuals involved. Sturgeon attempted to flee from law
enforcement and discarded a vial containing methamphetamine. Pursuant to
a search incident to arrest, law enforcement discovered over 30 grams of
pseudoephedrine on Sturgeon’s person. Law enforcement obtained a search
warrant for the residence located at 1006 7TH Street, Lincoln, Illinois.
Inside the residence law enforcement located an active methamphetamine
lab in one of the bedrooms.
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The individuals who were convicted, the offenses for which they were
convicted, and their sentences are:
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Ashley Davis: Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors: 7 Years Department of Corrections
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Joshua Davis: Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors: 48 months Probation
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Skyler Dyer: Unlawful Methamphetamine
Conspiracy: 12 years Department of Corrections
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Jerry England: Unlawful Methamphetamine
Conspiracy: 12 years Department of Corrections
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Robyn Johnson: Unlawful Use of Property: 3 years
Department of Corrections
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Brandon Lovelett: Unlawful Methamphetamine
Conspiracy: 16 years Department of Corrections
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Rodney Lovelett: Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors: 5 ½ years Department of Corrections
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Beverly Mitchell: Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors: 5 ½ years Department of Corrections
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Ruby Scott: Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors: 30 months Probation
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Sarah Shelby: Unlawful Possession of
Methamphetamine Precursors: 48 months Probation
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Donald Sturgeon: Aggravated Unlawful
Participation in Methamphetamine Manufacturing; Unlawful
Possession of Methamphetamine Precursors; and Unlawful
Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver: 45 years
Department of Corrections
Prosecuting those who poison this community with illegal drugs remains a
priority with the State’s Attorney’s Office and is taken very seriously.
[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney] |