Washington CH man sentenced to prison in Highland County drug trafficking case
A Washington Court House man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges in Highland and Fayette counties.
Edward Wild, 38, was indicted by a Highland County grand jury in April on one count of aggravated trafficking in methamphetamine and one count of aggravated possession of methamphetamine, both second-degree felonies. The indictment was initially sealed, and Wild pleaded guilty to the trafficking charge July 13.
It was alleged that on or about Aug. 4, 2022, Wild “did knowingly sell or offer to sell” meth in Highland County, “in an amount equal to or exceeding five times bulk amount but less than 50 times bulk amount.”
The possession charge was dismissed.
Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Wild to a definite determinate term of three years in prison, with no jail time credit. He was also ordered to pay restitution and court costs.
That three-year sentence is to run consecutively to a previously imposed three-year prison term from Fayette County Common Pleas Court.
In December 2022, Wild was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury on charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs and trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, both third-degree felonies.
The indictment alleged that on or about May 17, 2022, Wild “did knowingly sell, or offer to sell,” meth “in an amount that equal or exceeds the bulk amount but is less than five times the bulk amount” as well as a fentanyl-related compound “in an amount that equals or exceeds 50 unit doses but is less than 100 unit doses or equals or exceeds five grams but is less than 10 grams.”
Wild pleaded guilty to both charges in February, according to court records.
Judge Steven Beathard sentenced Wild to 18 months on each charge, to run consecutively to each other, for a total 36-month sentence in Fayette County, where he had 53 days of jail time credit.
Wild has been incarcerated in the Chillicothe Correctional Institution since Feb. 9, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.