YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) –A Columbus man Monday was sentenced to a year in prison in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on drug charges stemming from a July chase in Campbell.
Devon Stevens, 32, received the sentence from Visiting Judge Thomas Pokorny after pleading guilty Dec. 15 to third-degree felony charges of aggravated possession of drugs and tampering with evidence.
Stevens, who was free on bond pending his sentencing, was arrested July 24 after reports said he led officers on a chase when they tried to pull over a car he was driving that had excessive window tint and an expired registration.
Reports said he led police on a chase to Darnell Avenue, where the car crashed and Stevens ran. Reports said police could see him carrying a plastic bag and throwing something out of the bag while running.
Police hit Stevens with a stun gun, which caused him to stop running, but he refused to give police his hands to be cuffed and had to be stunned again, reports said.
Inside the car, police found methamphetamine and just over $1,900 cash, reports said. Police also found methamphetamine on the path where Stevens was running, reports said.