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Local man granted 3 years community corrections in 2 cases

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man who entered pleas in two cases was granted three years community corrections in the two cases Friday.

Johnny Fenton III pleaded guilty in one case for causing a disturbance by barking or growling at customers at a local Dillons store. An employee reportedly advised Fenton of criminal trespass and asked him to leave the store, but he refused, and police had to be called. The officer said when he made contact, Fenton would not respond and was mumbling to himself. He did ask the officer to arrest him. As they were searching him, they found a straw with meth or meth residue inside.

He entered a plea to possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespass for the incident that occurred back in August of 2014. He received a total of a year and eight months in that case.

The other case included more serious charges including possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, possession of a prescription drug with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package, criminal possession of a firearm, felony theft of a motor vehicle, felony criminal damage to property for damage to that same vehicle, and misdemeanor theft. All of those alleged crimes go back to Nov. 1, 2013.

He received two years and six months in that case.

The sentences in the two cases will run consecutive to each other as well as a third, which means he could be looking at nearly five years in prison.

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