A Seward man will serve time in state prison for drug and firearm-related charges.
Court documents show that 41-year-old George A. Hood of Seward was sentenced for guilty pleas to charges of Manufacture of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and to prohibited possession of a firearm for an incident on June 30th of 2021. The guilty plea was made on September 2nd. For both charges, he was ordered to serve four to ten years in state prison along with 12 months of probation after his parole. Both sentences will run concurrently.
Also sentenced yesterday was 22-year-old David Rickard of Dallas in Luzerne County. He was charged with aggravated harassment by a prisoner and simple assault. For the first count, he will serve 10 months to 4 years in state prison. For the second count, he was ordered to serve six months to 2 years in state prison, with both sentences to run concurrently.
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