Prison spokesperson: Dana Jeter dies 10 days after being sentenced to prison time
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Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
The Corrections Reception Center in Orient has confirmed to The Highland County Press that Highland County resident, Dana Jeter, who was sentenced Aug. 17 to serve six years in prison on child pornography charges, has died.
Angela Hill, Public Information Officer and warden's assist at the CRC, said Jeter died at 2:59 a.m. Saturday at OSU medical center in Columbus. He had been transferred to the hospital, she said, after complaining of chest pains. The cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest, and is not considered suspicious.
"As a facility, we always request an autopsy. The coroner did not request one," Hill said. "We had originally requested one as standard protocol, but it was completely natural. He died of cardiac arrest, and there was nothing suspicious about it."
Jeter, 52, was a physical therapist in Hillsboro, and was indicted in January on 17 counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, all felonies of the second degree. On Aug. 3 he pleaded guilty to two of the counts, and the remaining 15 counts were dismissed.
He died 10 days after being sentenced to prison time.
On Aug. 17, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Jeter to six years in prison.
Jeter was represented by attorney Justin Gray and Ronald Frey. The attorneys could not be reached for comment Saturday by The Highland County Press.
The state, represented by Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins, had recommended five years in prison. During Jeter's sentencing hearing, the defendant made statements to the court trying to explain the situation that led to his indictment. Jeter said that he didn't understand an Internet file sharing program where he obtained the graphic images of children, and that "it wasn't my responsibility."
Coss told Jeter that his comments were "offensive" to the court, and sentenced him to one year more than the state's recommended five years.
"What is disturbing to the court is that you've talked about your failures as an individual, and what the consequences are, and what you hope to do with your life, and that's all well and good," Coss said. "The problem I see here is that you haven't acknowledged anything regarding why you did this or what it is. Because it's against the law to have these things. It's amazing to me the number of people out there that apparently take these and put them on the Internet. It's more amazing to me that people look at them. I don't know what your issues are, but you have some very serious issues. You've talked completely around this."
While the defendant said that he wished that he could have gotten rid of the images and that other people should beware of file-sharing sites, Coss said that was not being responsible for his actions."
"What you're saying is, 'Perverts, beware. Don't get caught,'" Coss said. "I find that offensive."
The Corrections Reception Center in Orient has confirmed to The Highland County Press that Highland County resident, Dana Jeter, who was sentenced Aug. 17 to serve six years in prison on child pornography charges, has died.
Angela Hill, Public Information Officer and warden's assistant at the CRC, said Jeter died at 2:59 a.m. Saturday at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. He had been transferred to the hospital, she said, after complaining of chest pains. The cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest and is not considered suspicious.
"As a facility, we always request an autopsy. The coroner did not request one," Hill said. "We had originally requested one as standard protocol, but it was completely natural. He died of cardiac arrest, and there was nothing suspicious about it."
Jeter, 52, was a physical therapist in Hillsboro and was indicted in January on 17 counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, all felonies of the second degree. On Aug. 3 he pleaded guilty to two of the counts, and the remaining 15 counts were dismissed.
He died 10 days after being sentenced to prison time.
On Aug. 17, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Jeter to six years in prison.
Jeter was represented by attorneys Justin Gray and Ronald Frey. The attorneys could not be reached for comment Saturday by The Highland County Press.
The state, represented by Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins, had recommended five years in prison. During Jeter's sentencing hearing, the defendant made statements to the court trying to explain the situation that led to his indictment. Jeter said that he didn't understand an Internet file sharing program where he obtained the graphic images of children, and that "it wasn't my responsibility."
Coss told Jeter that his comments were "offensive" to the court, and sentenced him to one year more than the state's recommended five years.
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