Over the course of the last week, the Scott County Prosecutor’s Office work resulted in convictions and prison terms for a five Scott County residents, according to Scott Prosecutor Chris Owens.
On Thursday, Sept. 9, John Chadwick, 32, of Scottsburg was convicted of aiding in dealing methamphetamine for an offense he committed in December of 2019. Chadwick was sentenced to eight years to the Indiana Department of Correction. Four of those years will be served in prison followed by four years of supervision by the Scott County Probation Department.
On Friday, Sept. 10, Darrell McIntosh, 37, of Austin was convicted of dealing methamphetamine committed in March of 2020. He also was found to have violated his probation in another matter. McIntosh was sentenced to six years with the Indiana Department of Correction for his dealing case and given an additional 300 days for violating his probation. Nearly four years of this sentence will be served in prison and he will have three years of supervision from the probation department.
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Prosecutor’s Office initiated a hearing that Matreva Marcum, 42, of Scottsburg had violated terms of her probation. At the conclusion of evidence, the Judge Jason Mount sentenced Marcum to serve one year in prison for her violation.
On Thursday, Sept. 16, Tyson Riley, 20, of Austin was convicted of auto theft for an offense committed in July 2020. He also was found to have violated probation that had been previously ordered in a different case. Riley was sentenced to five years, all of which will be served in prison. A judgment was also entered against him for the amount of loss that was suffered by the person he victimized.
That same day, Allison Stidham, 24, of Scottsburg was convicted of dealing methamphetamine for a drug transaction that occurred in December 2020. Stidham was sentenced to six years with the Indiana Department of Correction, spending three years of that sentence in prison and three years of supervised probation.
All sentenced on drug related charges are to receive treatment for substance abuse both while in prison and while on probation
“Our office believes people should be held accountable for their actions, and that we also believe that offenders should be provided the opportunity to get the help and treatment they need while paying their debt to society,” said Prosecutor Chris Owens. “I hope each of these people learn from their actions and exit the prison system with the tools they need to live the remainder of their lives as law abiding citizens.”