Several people were sentenced in DeKalb Criminal Court last week, including several charged with drug offenses.

Jermaine Derperise McCoy, 45, pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of methamphetamine and received a 15-year sentence in each case as a range II offender. He will serve his sentences at the Tennessee Department of Corrections concurrently, along with a White County case against him. He was fined $2,000 and given 810 days jail credit.

Royce Foster, 52, pled guilty to charges of burglary and vandalism over $1,000. He received four years for the burglary, and two years for the vandalism, both to run concurrently. He must serve at least 30 percent of the term. He was given jail credit for 805 days served.

On May 30, 2020, Foster broke into a shed/garage building on Holiday Haven Road and stole a 50-foot extension cord valued at $50.

On December 9, 2020, a witness also saw Foster break eight windows out of a camper parked at the former location of the Regions Bank Drive-Thru at 509 South Mountain Street before setting fire to a nearby trash can which spread to the camper. The camper sustained more than $5,000 in damage.

Jeremy Likens, 43, pled guilty to possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received a 10-year sentence. The sentence is to run concurrently with a Coffee County case, and he must serve at least 30 percent before parole eligibility. He was fined $2,000, and given jail credit from October 3, 2021 to September 6, 2022.

Nathaniel Dylan Tippens, 30, pled guilty to sale of a schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) and received a four-year sentence to serve to run concurrently with other cases against him. He was fined $2,000.

Bridgett Nicole Vientos, 45, pled guilty to possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) and received an eight year sentence with one year to serve. She will then be on TDOC probation. She was fined $2,000 and given jail credit for 225 days.

Daniel Ray Wilson, 38, pled guilty to a charge of burglary and received four years. He must serve at least 30 percent, and must make restitution in an amount to be determined. He was given jail credit from October 24, 2021 to December 20, 2021 and from February 21, 2022 to September 6, 2022.

On October 4, 2021 Wilson entered the DCHS girls softball concession stand locker room and stole bats, ball gloves, helmets, fielding masks, ball bags and other items valued at $4,561.