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Towanda Man Sentenced for Police Chase
A Towanda man has been sentenced to state prison following a police chase. Thirty-three-year-old Illion Robert Benjamin will serve five to 36 months for fleeing and eluding police and possession of a controlled substance. Police say Benjamin fled on a bicycle during a traffic stop last August and was later found with drug paraphernalia. He was already on state parole at the time.
Canton Man Sentenced for DUI
A Canton man has been sentenced on a DUI charge in Bradford County. Twenty-five-year-old Dyllan Ray Burgess will serve up to six months in the county jail for driving under the influence. State Police stopped Burgess last August for a loud muffler in Towanda, and blood tests showed a level of point-one-five-three, nearly twice the legal limit. The case was prosecuted as a first offense under current law.
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Elmira Man Sentenced to Prison in Bradford County
An Elmira man has been sentenced to state prison in Bradford County. Twenty-six-year-old Damien Thomas Ramirez will serve up to sixty months for obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The sentence will run consecutive to a prior county sentence, sending him to state prison. Charges stem from a May incident in Athens Borough.