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LISBON -- A Salem man was sentenced to 12 months in prison for tampering with evidence, third-degree felony, and receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony, from two separate cases.
Matthew Crowl, 45, Benton Road, was accused of possessing an unknown white substance in his pocket on July 11, 2022 in Salem and a syringe used for injecting narcotics that fell from his shorts while being fingerprinted. He also was accused of having a 2004 red Pontiac Vibe belonging to Marcie McMannis on March 23.
Misdemeanor charges of possessing drug abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed.
The sentence for the two cases were ordered served at the same time as a nine-month term from a sentence issued earlier this year for possession of fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing fentanyl-related compound on April 19, 2022.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Jeremy Barnhill, 42, Altoona, Pa., was sentenced to six months in prison for fourth-degree felony attempted compelling prostitution and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution. A fifth-degree felony of possessing criminal tools was dismissed. He was designated a Tier II sex offender which will require his to register his address with the sheriff's office of the county where he resides. Barnhill was accused of traveling to Columbiana on Aug. 23, 2022 where he had agreed to pay for sex with an adult female and a juvenile female after answering an ad on a website posted by an agent with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.