Friday, August 3, 2012
Tyler Sweeney sentenced to seven months in prison, still faces a charge of fleeing and eluding
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- Jason Lea
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Friday, August 3, 2012
A Mentor man was sentenced to seven months in prison for trafficking marijuana. Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent Culotta gave Tyler Sweeney, 19, his punishment Wednesday. Sweeney previously pleaded guilty to two counts of marijuana trafficking and one count of complicity to marijuana trafficking. As part of his sentencing, Sweeney also forfeited the more than $3,000 he had on him when police arrested him. Sweeney still faces a charge of fleeing and eluding, stemming from an incident with Mentor Police. The altercation happened in June, according to the Mentor Police Department's Facebook page. When an officer tried to pull him over, Sweeney drove away in a white 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier. The officer chose not to pursue in the best …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Tyler Sweeney of Mentor turned himself into the Lake County Sheriff's Office during the weekend, according to Mentor Police
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- Jason Lea
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A convicted drug dealer who is suspected of fleeing from Mentor Police earlier turned himself into the Lake County Sheriff's Office during the weekend. Tyler Sweeney, 19, of Mentor, has been on the lam since police tried to pull him over in June. Sweeney turned himself in Saturday and will be arraigned in Mentor Municipal Court at a later date, according to Mentor Police Department's Facebook page. Sweeney is already conviced of dealing drugs in a case in Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent Culotta's court. He pleaded guilty to two counts of marijuana trafficking and one count of complicity to marijuana trafficking. He is scheduled to be sentenced 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tyler Sweeney fled from Mentor Police Tuesday afternoon
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- Jason Lea
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Mentor Police are looking for a 19-year-old man who fled from police and is already the suspect in a drug trafficking case. Tyler Sweeney, of Mentor, fled from police Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mentor Police Department's Facebook page. When an officer tried to pull him over, Sweeney drove away in a white 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier. The officer chose not to pursue in the best interest of public safety. Sweeney is already the suspect in a case in Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent Culotta's court. He had a change-of-plea hearing Monday in which he pleaded guilty to two counts of marijuana trafficking and one count of complicity to marijuana trafficking. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 30. Sweeney's Cavalier has a temporary tag…
