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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Ind. Courts - Mushroom dealer gets 10 years in prison
"Mushroom dealer gets 10 years in prison" is the headline to this story in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times.
On Oct. 18th the ILB had another Times story, headlined "Dealing in illegal mushroom may lead to many years behind bars."
Some quotes from today's story:
VALPARAISO | Mark Lynn made a last-minute effort Tuesday to convince Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper to sentence him to home detention rather than prison. * * *The plea was not enough to persuade Harper.
She sentenced Lynn to 10 years behind bars, suspending four years of the term to be spent on formal probation. Considering he has served just three days behind bars, Lynn will likely spend about three years in prison. * * *
This was the sentence sought by Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Cheryl Polarek, who stressed the seriousness of Lynn's crime.
"I believe he is an honest to goodness dealer," she said.
Police said Lynn was arrested Dec. 15 when he picked up more than 4 pounds of illegal mushrooms from the post office in Portage. He reportedly told police he ordered the mushrooms over the Internet and had been receiving two packages a month for about a year. He said he sold the mushrooms to others and was earning a profit of $1,000 off every shipment. * * *
Lynn had originally struck a deal with prosecutors that would have capped his total sentence at six years. That deal fell through when it was discovered Lynn has a prior felony conviction. The change increased his potential sentenced to 10 years.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 30, 2005 08:55 AM
Posted to Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions