Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Township man pleads guilty to drug charges

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER - An Ironwood Township man pleaded guilty to two drug charges in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday.

Franklin Leroy Raymond III, 40, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of meth as part of a plea agreement. The charges carry a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and/or $25,000 in fines and 10 years in prison and/or $15,000 in fines respectively.

The deal calls for three other charges against Franklin - two additional counts of possession with the intent to deliver and one cou...