12/12/13 - A Livingston County resident likely faces deportation after being sentenced on felony drug charges in Maryland. 53-year-old Stewart Robert Deerr of Unadilla Township was arrested in May by police in Frederick County, Maryland after a traffic stop revealed 39 bricks of marijuana in a drum case in the back of the minivan he was driving. He recently pleaded no contest to charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine. In exchange, five other counts were dismissed. Deerr, who legally emigrated from Jamaica, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but only ordered to serve 18 months before facing likely deportation. If he isnât deported, the judge ordered him to serve an additional five years of probation. Deerrâs attorney says his client still maintains the drugs were not his, but agreed to the deal so he can eventually see his ill mother. (JK)
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