A Greenfield woman sentenced to two years in prison on possession charges was among four people sentenced in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
Chenoa Dove-Jordan, 44, was sentenced to two years in prison on one count of possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a third-degree felony. Dove-Jordan was given five days of jail time credit.
According to court documents, on or around March 29, 2024, Dove-Jordan knowingly obtained, possessed or used a Schedule II controlled substance, to wit: a fentanyl-related compound, in an amount equal to or exceeding five grams but less than 100 grams.
In other sentencings, Roger Fillmore, 43, Bainbridge, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility or institution, a third-degree felony. Fillmore was also given 27 days of jail time credit.
According to court documents, on or around July 6, 2024, a patrol officer was on patrol in a marked cruiser going westbound in the 600 block of Jefferson Street when they saw a tan Chevrolet SUV going westbound in front of them with the license plate JMS 5205. The patrol officer ran the plate through dispatch, who advised the patrol officer that the plate was "fictitious."
The patrol officer activated the overhead lights and siren on their cruiser and started a traffic stop on South 7th Street near South Street. The patrol officer made contact with the driver of the vehicle, who they recognized to be Fillmore. The patrol officer was also aware that Fillmore was a suspended driver.
The patrol officer asked Fillmore why the license plate came back to a different vehicle, after which replied that he'd just purchased the vehicle and didn't have it in his name yet. Fillmore gave the title over to the patrol officer, who then saw that the title wasn't signed or notarized. Fillmore also said he didn't have a driver's license.
The patrol officer ran Fillmore's social security number through dispatch, who said that Fillmore was suspended. The patrol officer had Fillmore exit the vehicle, when he was then handcuffed and placed in the back seat of the patrol officer's cruiser.
The patrol officer ran the VIN on the vehicle through dispatch, who said it came back to a 2005 tan Chevrolet SUV that expired on Oct. 13, 2023. The patrol officer started an inventory of the vehicle and found a scale with white powdery residue. The patrol officer returned to their cruiser and advised Fillmore of his Miranda rights.
The patrol officer asked Fillmore about the scale, though Fillmore said it wasn't his. The patrol officer went back to the vehicle to continue the inventory and found two plastic baggies with white powdery residue inside the driver's side door. The patrol officer also found a bubble pipe with burnt residue inside the vehicle's center console.
The vehicle was towed from the scene and Fillmore was taken to the Greenfield Police Department to be booked into jail. When they got to the police department and before entering jail, the patrol officer asked him if he had anything on his person that officers needed to know about, also telling him that "entering the jail with any such item would result in a conveyance charge."
Fillmore then said "Yes, I do. I have a bubble pipe in my underwear." The patrol officer took Fillmore to Cell 5 and had him hand over the bubble pipe. Two patrol officers decided to do a strip search on Fillmore to make sure he wasn't hiding anything else. Fillmore was "uncooperative" and didn't want to remove his clothing.
Once he was in his underwear, he sat down and started to say he was feeling nauseous and wanted to use the restroom. The two patrol officers told him to remove his underwear. Fillmore then stood up and said he had cocaine in his underwear. He then started to pull out a baggie with two other plastic baggies inside, with one of them containing a white powdery substance and the other containing a hard white substance.
Fillmore then handed the items to one of the patrol officers. Fillmore apologized to the patrol officers for lying about having the drugs in his underwear. The patrol officer asked Fillmore where he got the cocaine, to which Fillmore replied that he got it from someone in Ross County.
The suspected narcotics on Fillmore's person were submitted to BCI for analysis and found to contain cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance. The patrol officer then got a search warrant for Fillmore's phone. After executing the warrant, "it was apparent" that Fillmore had been arranging drug transactions via text messages and "several" social media applications.
Kevin Steward, 63, Greenfield, was sentenced to six months in prison on one count of trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, a fourth-degree felony, which was ordered to be consecutive to another count of trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, also a fourth-degree felony. Steward was given three days of jail time credit.
According to court documents for the first count, on or around Jan. 26, 2024, Steward knowingly sold or offered to sell a fentanyl-related compound, to wit: fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, in an amount that equaled or exceeded one gram but was less than five grams.
According to court documents for the second count, on or around Feb. 22, 2024, Steward knowingly sold or offered to sell a fentanyl-related compound, to wit: fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, in an amount that equaled or exceeded one gram but was less than five grams.
Justin Stubbs, 46, Leesburg, was sentenced to nine months in prison on one count of aggravated possession of methamphetamine, a fifth-degree felony. Stubbs was given 87 days of jail time credit.
According to court documents, on or around May 27, 2024, Stubbs knowingly obtained, possessed or used a Schedule II controlled substance, to wit: methamphetamine.