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PARKERSBURG -- A Parkersburg man was recently sentenced to a dozen years in prison on a charge of drug delivery resulting in death.
According to Wood County Circuit Court documents, Brian Sidwell, 40, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, was sentenced Friday by Judge Robert Waters to a definite term of 12 years, with credit for 145 days served.
Sidwell provided fentanyl, alprazolam and/or hydrocodone to Ian Gates in February 2020, who died after using it, according to court records.
The defense requested an alternate sentence of home confinement or a lesser incarceration term, while the prosecution sought the maximum sentence of 15 years.
A co-defendant, Kevin L. Allen, 55, was sentenced May 7 to two to 20 years in prison on charges of delivery of a controlled substance and failure to render aid.
Also before Waters Friday:
* James Broyles, 36, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, was sentenced on four counts of fraudulent use of an access device after previously pleading guilty to the charges, two from an indictment and two from an information. Waters sentenced him to five years each on the first two charges, to be served concurrently, with credit for 104 days served. The judge sentenced Broyles to five years on each of the remaining charges, to be served concurrently, but consecutive to the other charges, for a total of 10 years. He was also ordered to pay $776.54 in restitution.
* Jeffrey Caplinger, 31, in custody at the regional jail, was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison, with credit for 516 days served, on a charge of malicious assault; five years on a charge of wanton endangerment; and one to five years on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery, to be served consecutively.
Caplinger was arrested in February 2020 after entering an apartment on 16th Street in Parkersburg and firing a pistol into a door and wall, striking a resident, before robbing the man with the assistance of two other suspects, according to police.
On Monday, Judge Jason Wharton heard the following cases:
* Bond for Dearl Dean Leviner, 37, in custody at the regional jail, was set at $250,000 on a charge of first-degree robbery.
* A motion was granted to continue the trial of James Grant Zirkle, 34, of Shinnston, with a status hearing set for July 16. Zirkle is charged with three counts of third-offense shoplifting.
* The trial of Norman Delmter Holcomb Jr., 58, of Parkersburg on eight counts of first-degree sexual abuse and eight count of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian was continued to Nov. 22.