A Crown City man will serve 17 months in prison for a felony OMVI charge.

In Lawrence County Common Pleas Court Wednesday, Lyle Keeney, 31, of 63 Private Drive 15644, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without a license. Besides the prison sentence, Keeney was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and his license will be suspended for three years.

Also during court, Kerrie R. Boggs, 43, of Country Hearth Inn room 336, South Point, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs and was sentenced to four years of community-controlled sanctions and ordered to successfully complete the STAR community justice program.

In other cases:

Marnie Carter, 40, of 1306 S. Fourth St., Ironton, pleaded guilty to trafficking in drugs and aggravated trafficking in drugs.

Carter will be sentenced Oct. 6. In the mean time, Carter will be interviewed for the STAR community justice program.

Charges were dismissed for a South Point man formerly charged with domestic violence. The victim of Clyde Stiltner, 37, of 5919 County Road 1, South Point, told the court that she does not want to press charges.

Assistant prosecutor Bob Anderson told the court he would reluctantly drop the charges. Stiltner has a prior record, he said.

James Grubb, 29, whose last known address is Kenova, W.Va. denied that he violated the terms of his community-controlled sanctions. A pretrial hearing has been set for next week.

Kenneth Jenkins, 45, of 2491 County Road 5, Kitts Hill, pleaded not guilty on a bill of information that included one count of receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Oct. 6. Bond has been set at $50,000 of his own recognizance.

Julius A. Sudderth, of 615 S. Tenth St., Ironton, denied violating the terms of his community-controlled sanctions. A CCS trial has been scheduled for Sept. 29.

Michael Ramey, 38, of 4396 Foster Hollow Road, Huntington, W.Va., denied violating the terms of his community-controlled sanctions. A CCS trial has been scheduled for Sept. 29.