LISBON — Two of the 100 people indicted in the Operation Big Oak indictment were among those who appeared before county Common Pleas Court Judge C. Ashley Pike on Monday.

The purpose of the hearings for Brian S. Goodlin and Allen W. Dean was to determine if either of the men are eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction or not.

Those typically eligible are first-time offenders facing fifth- or fourth-degree drug or substance abuse felonies.

Both Goodlin and Dean have multiple charges in connection with the indictment, which is 757 counts long.

Goodlin, 35, of Chester, W.Va., is facing 44 fifth-degree felony charges with 42 of the charges aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly having fentanyl on multiple days in early 2017. The other two remaining charges are for possession of cocaine.

Dean, 29, Broadway, Wellsville, is facing 14 counts of aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly having fentanyl and five counts of possession of cocaine.

Both defendants are being represented by attorney Jennifer Gorby. During Goodlin’s hearing, Gorby said after speaking with her client and receiving information from one report, she withdrew the motion for Goodlin to be considered for intervention in lieu of conviction. Goodlin will have a pretrial hearing on June 18 with a jury trial set for July 24.

In Dean’s case, it was determined he appears to be conditionally eligible for the program. A plea hearing was set for Aug. 10, with Pike explaining Dean will be required to plead guilty and if Dean is successful in completing his intervention plan, the charges will eventually be wiped from the court’s public record.

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