Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced To Four Years In Prison In Greene County

CARROLLTON, Ill. — A Greene County man has been sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in multiple methamphetamine cases.

Daniel L. Kessinger was sentenced June 29 by Judge Zachary Schmidt. The sentence resolves three separate Greene County criminal cases involving felony methamphetamine possession. The prison terms will run at the same time.

Greene County State’s Attorney Craig Grummel said the convictions included possession of both distribution-level and personal-use quantities of methamphetamine.

Grummel said the cases showed a repeated pattern of drug-related criminal activity rather than an isolated offense.

“One case can sometimes be viewed as an isolated mistake. Three separate felony drug cases tell a different story,” Grummel said. “The criminal justice system should provide opportunities for people to change course, but when someone repeatedly chooses to engage in illegal drug activity, protecting the community becomes the priority.”

Grummel also credited law enforcement agencies across Greene County for their work, including the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in Carrollton, Greenfield, White Hall, and Roodhouse.

The Greene County State’s Attorney’s Office said successful prosecutions are built on the combined efforts of law enforcement across the county.