A Westport man is headed to prison after pleaded guilty to felony drug-related charges this week. “The Greensburg Daily News” is reporting that 65-year-old Robert E. Ward, Jr. was sentenced to 11 years in prison on a charge of Possession of Methamphetamine and two years in prison on a charge of Visiting a Common Nuisance. The paper says that these sentences run concurrently, making Ward eligible for parole in September of 2024.

According to the report, the sentences were handed down after a plea agreement following Ward’s arrest on multiple drug-related charges in November of 2015. Investigators said they found 11 guns, more than $4,100 in cash, methamphetamine and other drugs when they raided Ward’s Westport home.

The paper reports that Ward posted a $200,000 bond and was free ahead of a June 22, 2016 court hearing, which he allegedly skipped. His bond was revoked and an arrest warrant was issued. Days earlier, on June 5, 2016, Ward was arrested on unrelated charges in Jennings County after he allegedly led deputies on a high-speed chase. In that incident, Ward was charged with Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle and Possession of Methamphetamine. He again posted bail and was released. Authorities say that Ward then fled to Kentucky.

The newspaper says that an anonymous tip led authorities to a Louisville VA hospital. There, they found and arrested Ward, ultimately returning him to Decatur County.

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