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Two of five people arrested on drug charges in February were sent to prison on Tuesday.
Andrew Kieszkowski, 40, and his former wife Maryann, 36, were sentenced separately.
The Kieszkowskis had pleaded guilty to offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to a controlled or counterfeit substance.
Andrew Kieszkowski was initially charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance (meth), conspiracy to possess a controlled substance, commission of unauthorized act relating to controlled substance and the sale of narcotics.
His ex-wife initially was charged with having a controlled substance near a school, bus stop or recreational facility. She admitted selling a controlled substance to co-defendant Tony Baltazar.
Maryann Kieszkowski was sentenced one to four years in prison, and her former husband received a prison term of 28 months to six years. Senior Deputy District Attorney Lane Mills said during her sentencing a message needed to be sent.
“If you sell drugs (methamphetamines) in Churchill County, you go to prison,” he said, adding it might deter others from committing the same crime.
Public Defender Paul Drakulich disagreed with the prison term and said there are a wide range of sentencing options and probation is one of them.
Drakulich said Kieszkowski is the type of person the legislature had in mind when laws were made to grant some individuals probation and mentioned her lack of criminal history and five children.
“She got caught up with this,” he said.
District Judge Will Rogers said the problem to him is she has children and called that an aggravating factor, not a mitigating one.
“What kind of a mother does that to you?” he asked.
When Kieszkowski started to apologize to the court, Rogers cut her off.
“You were a one-stop shop,” he said. “You had more drugs than Walgreen's going out.”
Maryann Kieszkowski said she is now separated from her husband and is living with her parents. She also said she wants to attend school and get her children back from her sister.
In Andrew Kieszkowski's sentencing, Mills said he was a 40-year-old man with a criminal record.
“Mr. Kieszkowski and his wife have been selling meth in our county,” Mills said and repeated what he said about drug dealers going to prison.
“There is no excuse for selling meth, your honor,” he said.
Drakulich said his client has a history of medical problems and was self-medicating himself.
Andrew Kieszkowski also apologized to the court, but he said the amount of drugs he sold was exaggerated.
“It was not a drug store,” he said.
Kieszkowski said investigators searched his home twice, vehicle eight times and 12 individual searches were also conducted. He said investigators never found anything.
“I was doing something wrong, but is not what is being reported,” he said.
Rogers said he blamed Kieszkowski more than his wife, and mentioned people came forward to state they purchased Vicoden and meth from the defendant.
“I am not saying you were the biggest (drug dealer), but you were a runner that was bringing in a lot of stuff to the county,” he said. “I can't imagine that this is an acceptable way to care for your family. This is crazy. You are a family man.”
Andrew Kieszkowski, 40, and his former wife Maryann, 36, were sentenced separately.
The Kieszkowskis had pleaded guilty to offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to a controlled or counterfeit substance.
Andrew Kieszkowski was initially charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance (meth), conspiracy to possess a controlled substance, commission of unauthorized act relating to controlled substance and the sale of narcotics.
His ex-wife initially was charged with having a controlled substance near a school, bus stop or recreational facility. She admitted selling a controlled substance to co-defendant Tony Baltazar.
Maryann Kieszkowski was sentenced one to four years in prison, and her former husband received a prison term of 28 months to six years. Senior Deputy District Attorney Lane Mills said during her sentencing a message needed to be sent.
“If you sell drugs (methamphetamines) in Churchill County, you go to prison,” he said, adding it might deter others from committing the same crime.
Public Defender Paul Drakulich disagreed with the prison term and said there are a wide range of sentencing options and probation is one of them.
Drakulich said Kieszkowski is the type of person the legislature had in mind when laws were made to grant some individuals probation and mentioned her lack of criminal history and five children.
“She got caught up with this,” he said.
District Judge Will Rogers said the problem to him is she has children and called that an aggravating factor, not a mitigating one.
“What kind of a mother does that to you?” he asked.
When Kieszkowski started to apologize to the court, Rogers cut her off.
“You were a one-stop shop,” he said. “You had more drugs than Walgreen's going out.”
Maryann Kieszkowski said she is now separated from her husband and is living with her parents. She also said she wants to attend school and get her children back from her sister.
In Andrew Kieszkowski's sentencing, Mills said he was a 40-year-old man with a criminal record.
“Mr. Kieszkowski and his wife have been selling meth in our county,” Mills said and repeated what he said about drug dealers going to prison.
“There is no excuse for selling meth, your honor,” he said.
Drakulich said his client has a history of medical problems and was self-medicating himself.
Andrew Kieszkowski also apologized to the court, but he said the amount of drugs he sold was exaggerated.
“It was not a drug store,” he said.
Kieszkowski said investigators searched his home twice, vehicle eight times and 12 individual searches were also conducted. He said investigators never found anything.
“I was doing something wrong, but is not what is being reported,” he said.
Rogers said he blamed Kieszkowski more than his wife, and mentioned people came forward to state they purchased Vicoden and meth from the defendant.
“I am not saying you were the biggest (drug dealer), but you were a runner that was bringing in a lot of stuff to the county,” he said. “I can't imagine that this is an acceptable way to care for your family. This is crazy. You are a family man.”
