LISBON — A Wellsville man just sentenced to six years in prison last week entered a guilty plea to a weapon charge Monday, earning another year in prison, bringing his total to at least seven years.

E’mory Nazay Chiles, 20, appeared in the custody of a deputy sheriff and was accompanied by his defense attorney James Wise again, this time in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before Judge Megan Bickerton.

As part of a jointly recommended deal, Chiles pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony, and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, to be served consecutive to the sentence he already received for a shooting which injured a juvenile last year.

Chiles possessed a metal shank at the county jail on July 25, 2025 while he was incarcerated for the shooting. County Assistant Prosecutor Alec Beech recommended the one-year term.

Prior to sentencing, Wise asked the court to go along with the recommended sentence, noting that his client is a young man with a lot of time left in his life. Just as he did for the other case, Chiles said he wanted to apologize.

Bickerton told him he has a lot of growing up to do and to be proactive in prison about the programs offered. He said he will.

She also stressed to him that once he does get out, he’s to have no firearms.

Last week, Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam sentenced Chiles to five years for felonious assault, a second-degree felony, a mandatory one-year term for the firearm specification, and one year for tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony. The felonious assault and tampering with evidence terms will be served at the same time, but consecutive to the firearm specification, bringing the total prison term to six years.

As part of the agreement, a first-degree felony attempted murder charge and a fourth-degree felony inducting panic charge will both be dismissed.

He received credit for 321 days served in jail.

Chiles was indicted in June 2025 for the charges related to the April 27, 2025 shooting in Wellsville.

According to a police affidavit, Wellsville police had received a call about shots fired near the 18th Street park and that the suspect was on foot wearing all black clothing heading south near Danbury Avenue behind Pep’s Carryout mini-mart.

Officers were also sent to Independence Square where they were told a juvenile had been struck with a bullet. Officers spoke with the shooting victim, who sustained an injury to his right arm, near the wrist, with the injury consistent with a gunshot wound. On April 28, 2025, officers obtained a warrant for the residence where Chiles lived, but according to the affidavit, Chiles came to the police station from work to turn himself in.