A Joplin man is sentenced to over two years in prison in Cherokee County.
35-year-old Andrew Joseph Sanchez was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in Cherokee County District Court. On May 8th, Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputies encountered Sanchez when he drove off the road southeast of Crestline. During that encounter, they discovered Sanchez had warrants for his arrest from Kansas and California. Sanchez was placed under arrest and found to be in possession of narcotics.
In July, Sanchez pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine. He will remain in the Cherokee County Jail until his transfer to the Kansas Prison System.
