Lawrenceburg, IN—Billy Joe Conn, Jr., 35, of Harrison, Ohio was sentenced Thursday after being convicted by a Dearborn County jury on July 3rd.
Conn Jr.’s charges stemmed from his vehicle being stopped on I-74 with over 1 pound of methamphetamine in August of 2018. Based on Conn Jr.’s prior criminal history which consisted of fourteen (14) prior felony convictions and the nature of this offense, he was sentenced to 50 years in the Indiana
Department of Corrections.
Conn, Jr. was convicted by a jury of Dealing in Methamphetamine and found to be a Habitual Offender, a Sentencing Enhancement after a three-day jury trial. Conn, Jr. had faced a maximum sentence of up to 50 years between the Level 2 Felony and the Habitual Offender Enhancement.
In sentencing Conn, Jr., Judge James D. Humphrey of Dearborn Circuit Court noted that Conn, Jr. had an extensive criminal history including fourteen
(14) prior felony convictions and ten (10) prior misdemeanor convictions in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, including spending time in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction on unrelated charges of Illegal Manufacturing of Drugs and Drug Trafficking. Conn, Jr. was also on felony
probation at the time he committed this offense.
