CADILLAC — A 34-year-old Grand Rapids man is awaiting sentencing after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to several drug-related charges in 84th District Court.
David Scott Dawe pleaded guilty to charges of delivery of methamphetamine, delivery of heroin and conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine. As part of the plea Tuesday, a charge of conspiracy to deliver or manufacture heroin was dismissed.
Wexford County Prosecutor Jason Elmore said second or subsequent offense notices were dismissed from each charge but Dawe pleaded guilty to a habitual offender, third offense notice. As a result, the potential maximum sentence is the same. At sentencing, Dawe faces up to 40 years in prison.
“We need to stop the out-of-town supply as well attack the local demand for these poisons in Wexford,‘ Elmore said. “Once again, our law enforcement officers are out there day and night putting themselves in risky situations to keep us safe. If you are using or dealing, you are one of the top priorities of our team.‘
Dawe was arrested in a neighborhood just north of Cadillac off of Old U.S. 131 on Jan. 8. He was originally charged with one count each of delivery or manufacture of methamphetamine, second or subsequent offense; conspiracy to deliver or manufacture methamphetamine, second or subsequent offense; delivery or manufacture of heroin less than 50 grams, second or subsequent offense; and conspiracy to deliver or manufacture heroin less than 50 grams second or subsequent offense.
On Jan. 8, detectives from the Traverse Narcotics Team received information that the suspects were transporting illegal narcotics to Wexford County to sell. The investigation led detectives to confirm that Dawe and Jason Javon Matthews, 34, also fo Grand Rapids did have heroin and suspected crystal meth in their possession and did sell the drugs in Haring Township.
Matthews was charged with one count each of delivery or manufacture of methamphetamine, conspiracy to deliver or manufacture methamphetamine, delivery or manufacture of heroin less than 50 grams, conspiracy to deliver or manufacture heroin less than 50 grams and possession of marijuana or synthetic equivalents. A habitual offender, fourth offense notice, was added to the charges.
As a result of the habitual offender enhancement, if Matthews is convicted he faces up to life in prison.
Matthew's first defense counsel had to withdraw due to a conflict of interest and he retained new counsel Tuesday. His defense requested an adjournment of the preliminary examination and the prosecution did not object.
Although Dawe's plea was taken in district court he will be sentenced in February in 28th Circuit Court.
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