The Oxford Eagle » selling drugs near a school http://oxfordeagle.com Online Edition Tue, 22 May 2012 18:49:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Stiffer charges sought for drug dealers http://oxfordeagle.com/2010/10/stiffer-charges-sought-for-drug-dealers/ http://oxfordeagle.com/2010/10/stiffer-charges-sought-for-drug-dealers/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:39:50 +0000 Alyssa Schnugg http://oxfordeagle.com/?p=16783 Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit’s Keith Davis, and the other investigators at Metro, are pushing adding “enhancement charges” to regular drug dealing charges. Enhancement charges include, selling drugs within 1,500 of a school or church or child endangerment, for selling drugs when a child is present.

An enhancement charge does just that — it enhances the sentence of the defendant if found guilty. Under state law, selling drugs within 1,500 feet of a church or school allows a judge to double the penalty.

Several suspects charged with dealing drugs were indicted during the September grand jury and have been given enhancement charges along with being indicted with selling drugs.

See these and other indictments handed down by the grand jury in today’s EAGLE. (October 20, 2010, Page 1)

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