Kettle receives prison time for growing pot

Floyd Kettle was sentenced in Cheyenne County District Court on Tuesday to 18 to 36 months imprisonment for growing marijuana.

The sentence was handed down by Judge Derek Weimer after Kettle pleaded guilty to the offense in April following a plea agreement with the county attorney's office. In exchange, two counts of delivery or distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a park were dropped.

While arguing for a term of incarceration at Tuesday's sentencing, Chief Deputy County Attorney Jon Stellar said a pre-sentencing report indicated Kettle was at a high risk to reoffend.

"He said he sto...