A man from Dahlgren has been sentenced to prison following a plea agreement reached in Hamilton County court on Wednesday. According to State’s Attorney Justin Hood, 30-year-old Johnathan Preston accepted a plea deal for one count of Class X Child Pornography on Wednesday morning. Preston was initially arrested on November 28th of the previous year and was initially released on Pretrial, as stated by the lead prosecutor of Hamilton County. As part of the plea deal, four lesser felony charges were dropped, leading to Preston receiving a 20-year sentence. He was promptly taken into custody and transferred to the White County Jail, where he will await further transfer into the Department of Corrections system. In addition to the prison term, Preston was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine plus court costs, will be subject to mandatory supervised release for a period of 3 years to life, and must register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life. The investigation into the case was conducted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
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