Hillsboro man enters plea on drug charges; sentencing scheduled for May 1
The Highland County Press
A Hillsboro man charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs pleaded guilty Friday to a bill of information on the third-degree felony charges and a forfeiture specification.
Gregory Rand, 36, of Hillsboro was charged, on two separate occasions, with selling or offering to sell oxycodone in an amount equal to or exceeding one times the bulk amount and less than five times the bulk amount.
The first incident reportedly occurred on Dec. 22, 2012, while the second reportedly occurred on Jan. 21.
Rand waived prosecution by the indictment, and the prosecution presented a bill of information on the charges.
Rand entered the plea Friday afternoon in front of Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss. Rand appeared in court with his counsel, J.D. Wagoner.
Coss said that the two charges each had a maximum sentence of 36 months in prison with a minimum of nine months, with a maximum fine of $10,000, a mandatory $5,000 fine and a mandatory license suspension of six months to five years.
The state is recommending that he receive 18 months on each count, for a total of 36 months, to be served consecutively; along with paying the mandatory on each count of drug trafficking and the defendant's spouse forfeiting the vehicle involved in the forfeiture specification.
Coss accepted the guilty plea on all three counts. Rand was placed under pre-trial supervision by the probation office, and Coss implemented a 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. curfew.
Coss ordered a pre-sentence investigation and scheduled a sentencing hearing for May 1 at 9 a.m.
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