BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - July 13, 2009
Thirty-one-year-old Richard Hessler of Bethlehem acknowledged at
his sentencing that he approached a group of students near Liberty
High School on Feb. 9 and began handing out his medication. Court
records say he told them the pills "make you feel really good."
Hessler pleaded guilty to a felony charge of delivering drugs in
a school zone, and says he did wrong and should be punished. He has
a history of mental illness, including institutionalization.
Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano says the plea deal
Hessler agreed to cuts the prison time he might have faced nearly
in half.
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Information from: The Morning Call, http://www.mcall.com
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