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Nelsonville man sentenced to 4-6 years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges in three indictments
ATHENS, Ohio – Three criminal cases against a Nelsonville man were resolved Wednesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court with guilty pleas to eight counts. Matthew Long, 39, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs (F5), identity fraud (F5) and petty theft (M1) in one case and was sentenced by Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge George McCarthy to a total of a year in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated trafficking in drugs (F4), trafficking in heroin (F5) and identity fraud (F5) for a total of 18 months in prison and he pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs (F2) and identity fraud (F5) for which he was sentenced to between four and six years in prison.