The former Huron man sentenced to 40 years in prison for a 2009 shooting death has been sentenced on a drug charge in Sturgis. Meade County States Attorney Jesse Sondreal says John LeGrand was in court on Wednesday….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/endofroad1.mp3|titles=endofroad1]Eckerage followed Sondreal’s recommendation of 20 years in prison after LeGrand pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance to a minor and being a habitual offender. Sondreal says LeGrand will be on his way to the State Penitentiary shortly…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/endofroad2.mp3|titles=endofroad2]Sondreal says it was not difficult reaching a joint plea deal with Beadle County States Attorney Mike Moore considering the distance between Sturgis and Huron…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/endofroad3.mp3|titles=endofroad3]LeGrand was out on bond while awaiting trial on charges of murder and manslaughter for gunning down Ricardo “RJ” Hein, when he was arrested on July 14th of 2010 on multiple drug related charges. He told a judge in Huron the drug charges in Meade County led him to seek a plea deal with prosecutors in both counties.