Greenfield man sentenced to 2 years in meth trafficking case

A Greenfield man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to a meth trafficking charge, as the judge also noted that the defendant “lied to the court” at sentencing.

Jordy Scott Vangundy, 37, was indicted by a Highland County grand jury in December. He was charged with one count of aggravated trafficking in methamphetamine in the vicinity of a school zone, a third-degree felony; and one count of aggravated possession of methamphetamine, a fifth-degree felony.

According to a bill of particulars, it was alleged that in in June 2021, Vangundy and a co-defendant sold 2.61 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Greenfield.

Prior to sentencing Wednesday, Vangundy told the judge that drug “treatment has really given me my life back, and I’d love to stay there.” His attorney, Denny Kirk, had asked the court to consider “community control with treatment.”

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss responded that he had received a letter from the treatment facility where Vangundy had been housed, stating that Vangundy had left the facility in October “against staff advice.

“Sounds to me like you just lied to your attorney and to the court,” Coss said. “You just lied to me, didn’t you?”

“Yes, Your Honor,” Vangundy said.

“Why in the world would you do that?” Coss asked. “Do I look that stupid? Do I look like I have ‘stupid’ tattooed on my forehead? Because, if so, you need to get to a pair of glasses.”

Since Vangundy was no longer in treatment, Coss said he would reject the request for community control and sentenced Vangundy to 24 months in prison, with jail time credit of seven days. Vangundy was also ordered to pay $120 in restitution to the Highland County Task Force, joint and several with a co-defendant.