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WAYNESBORO — Former Child Protective Services worker sentencing on drug charges delayed
Former social worker’s sentencing on drug charges delayed
By Brad Zinn/staff • • July 3, 2008 http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs....18/1002/NEWS01 WAYNESBORO — A former Child Protective Services worker for Shenandoah Valley Social Services had her sentencing on drug charges delayed Thursday morning in Waynesboro General District Court. Advertisement Authorities arrested Cherrianne Long, 32, of Grottoes on June 26, 2007, after she was spotted in the 200 block of Port Republic Road, an area known for drug trafficking. Police said an unidentified man was sitting in Long’s 1983 BMW. As police questioned the man, Long exited a nearby building and approached the car. The man and Long gave authorities differing versions for being in the area, according to Waynesboro police. After noticing a bulge in Long’s pants pocket, police searched her and found oxycodone and methadone. Long was charged with two counts of possession of narcotics with intent to distribute. The Virginia Department of Forensic Science said 47 tablets of oxycodone and six tablets of methadone were seized. Waynesboro prosecutor Charles Ajemian said Long was trading drugs for drugs when caught. At Thursday’s hearing, Judge Humes J. Franklin Jr. said he needed a delay in sentencing because he wanted to review a more recent psychiatric report on Long. “I’m not ready to sentence her until I see how the treatment progresses,” the judge said. During the hearing, Long, who has no prior felony arrests, was praised for her past work at the Department of Social Services and for her commitment to overcoming her drug problems. “She struggles with it in a really heroic manner, in my opinion,” said Ajemian, who noted he will seek continued drug treatment for Long when she is sentenced. Long pleaded guilty to the felony drug charges in November. Sentencing in the case could come as early as next week. Long remains free on bond. |
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