LISBON — A Wellsville man indicted as a major drug offender was sentenced to an indefinite term of 10 to 15 years in prison, plus an additional one year for a weapons charge, for a total consecutive minimum of at least 11 years.

Dennis Byers, 37, Chester Avenue, appeared recently for sentencing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court on multiple drug charges related to an April 3, 2022 traffic stop when he possessed more than 153 grams of cocaine.

The sentence included 12 months each for a third-degree felony having weapons under disability charge and fourth-degree felony possession of fentanyl-related compound, to be served concurrent to each other, but consecutive to the larger drug charges.

The first-degree felonies of possession of cocaine and aggravated possession of drugs included a forfeiture specification, with Byers ordered to forfeit $6,987. He was also given mandatory fines of $10,000 each for the first-degree felony drug counts.

Charges of no valid license, trafficking in cocaine and aggravated trafficking in drugs were dismissed, along with the major drug offender specification.

All the charges stemmed from the traffic stop when Byers had a firearm in the center console of his vehicle. He was prohibited from having a weapon due to a previous conviction for trafficking in drugs in 2012. Drugs found in his possession included 153.71 grams of cocaine, methamphetamine at 50 times the bulk amount but less than 100 times the bulk amount and a fentanyl-related compound equal to at least 10 unit doses but less than 50 unit doses.

Also in Common Pleas Court recently:

— A Lisbon man who struck a victim with a sword after trespassing in a Lisbon home on June 4 was sentenced to an indefinite term of two to three years in prison. Jay Bauer, 37, North Market Street, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and burglary, both second-degree felonies, and was immediately sentenced. He received credit for 161 days served in the county jail. Two first-degree felony counts of aggravated burglary were dismissed. According to the indictment, Bauer used a deadly weapon, a sword, to cause physical injury to the victim and trespassed in the residence to commit felonious assault. The victim suffered a small cut on his elbow and a large welt on his back.

— Eric Rogel, 33, Alliance, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and weapons while intoxicated, a lesser offense of the original fourth-degree felony charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, with sentencing set for Jan. 25. Rogel was accused of having a rifle with the bolt closed and a loaded magazine inside the weapon during a traffic stop when he was allegedly showing signs of impairment on Dec. 3, 2022 in West Township.

— Brianne Flaherty, 28, Birch Road, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Jan. 19. She possessed cocaine on Oct. 25, 2022.

— Charles McCanna, 41, Raley Road, New Waterford, pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony burglary charge and a third-degree felony complicity in the commission of an offense from two separate cases, with sentencing set for 3 p.m. Jan. 25. County Assistant Prosecutor Tammie Riley Jones said she’ll be recommending an indefinite sentence of six to nine years in prison for the burglary charge which occurred Aug. 29, 2022, to be served consecutively to a 24-month prison term she’ll be recommending for the complicity case. The burglary victims were present for the plea. The complicity charge stemmed from McCanna soliciting two others to bring drugs into the county jail on June 10. McCanna was originally indicted for two counts of burglary, a second-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony. The alleged burglaries occurred on Aug. 25, 2022 and Aug. 29, 2022 and on Aug. 29, 2022, McCanna allegedly possessed tools such as a head lamp, gloves and bolt cutters.

— Larry D. Ellis Jr., 38, Waynesburg, Pa., was placed on probation for three years after pleading guilty to fourth-degree felony domestic violence, a lesser-included offense, for grabbing a woman by the hair, shoving her against the wall and onto the bed and threatening her on Feb. 27 in Lisbon. He was originally indicted for a third-degree felony domestic violence and previously pleaded guilty or was convicted of six previous domestic violence charges.

— Kaleb Stillwell, 18, Irondale, pleaded guilty to third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, and fourth-degree felony vehicular assault, with sentencing set for Jan. 19. Stillwell was accused of fleeing from police attempting a traffic stop on May 12 in Wellsville, leading a pursuit to state Route 7 where the vehicle crashed into a hill. The indictment alleged that Stillwell caused serious physical harm to a minor while driving recklessly.

— Robert Byrd Jr., 43, Canton, was ordered to the county jail for 30 days for violating his probation of nonsupport of dependents, a misdemeanor, for failing to pay child support for one child from March 1, 2014 to Feb 7, 2020. His probation was dishonorably terminated.