Two Sentenced in Lawrence County Circuit Court

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   Lawrence County State’s Attorney Michael Strange announced that two people were sentenced in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week.  28 year-old Elgin Jones of Lawrenceville was sentenced to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on two domestic battery charges, to be followed by four years of mandatory supervised release.  The two sentences will run concurrently. Jones is also required to pay court costs.

   34 year-old Tyler Newlin of Lawrenceville was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a charge of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and three years on a charge of domestic battery. That will be followed by four years of mandatory supervised release. The two sentences will run concurrently. Newlin is also required to pay a $500 drug assessment fee as well as court costs.