(Lawrenceburg, IN) – A Moores Hill man could spend more than 50 years in prison after a jury in Dearborn County convicted him of dealing methamphetamine and cocaine.
Forty-nine-year-old Jerole Adams was accused of dealing meth and coke from his mother’s residence in Moores Hill in December of 2024 and February 2025.
He was found guilty on three counts of Dealing in Methamphetamine (two Level 2 felonies and one Level 4 felony); Dealing in Cocaine (also a Level 4 felony), and Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 felony).
Dearborn County Prosecutor Lynn Deddens says in the second phase of the trial, Adams was found to be a Habitual Offender, which is a sentencing enhancement.
A conviction on the Level 2 felonies carries a maximum sentence of 30 years; the Level 4 felony carries a maximum sentence of 12 years and the Level 6 Felony carries a maximum sentence of two-and-a-half years.
Deddens say the Habitual Sentencing Enhancement can add an additional six to 20 years. Since some of the sentences may run concurrently, she says Adams is facing a total sentence of more than 50 years.
“Mr. Adams had only been out of prison for a little over a year before he was arrested on these charges. ln 2005, Adams was convicted of Dealing in Methamphetamine within a 1,000 feet of School Property, a Class A Felony. The Habitual Offender Sentencing Enhancement was enacted for a criminal defendant such as Jerole Adams. Given the charges and possible penalties he is facing, there is a strong likelihood that Adams may not see the light of day again for dealing drugs,” Deddens said.
Sentencing is set for October 3 in Dearborn Circuit Court before Senior Judge James Humphrey.
