Silver Lake Man Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence In Two Drug Cases
By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews
WARSAW — A Silver Lake man received a 10-year prison sentence in two cases involving drugs.
In the first case, Sean Michael Jayne, 32, 305 E. Main St., Silver Lake, was charged with dealing a narcotic drug, a level 4 felony. He was also charged with possession of methamphetamine and theft, both level 6 felonies; carrying a handgun without a license with a prior conviction, a level 5 felony; and battery, a class B misdemeanor, in a second case. Five additional criminal charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
Jayne was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court on Thursday, March 10.
In March 2020, the NET43 Drug Task Force was contacted by the Marshall County Narcotics Unit, who advised they had a confidential informant who could make a purchase of methamphetamine from Alysha Cook, Jayne’s co-defendant in this case. The informant also said they could purchase a narcotic drug from Jayne, who was believed to live with Cook at the time.
The informant was outfitted with an audio and video recording device and provided with documented NET43 money for the controlled purchase.
Upon arrival at a residence, the informant met with Jayne, who provided them with six pills later identified as a narcotic drug. A child was observed in the surveillance footage and was present during the sales.
Cook is currently incarcerated and serving a 12-year prison sentence in a case from Marshall County for methamphetamine dealing.
On July 3, 2020, a Warsaw Police officer went to a residence regarding a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer spoke with a man who said that multiple items of his property had been stolen from him. According to court documents, the man was attempting to retrieve the property when he was battered by Jayne.
The man said he left the residence two weeks prior to July 3, 2020, to stay with another individual. Upon returning to the residence the next day, he discovered several of his belongings were missing, including his clothing, multiple bikes, wallet, legal documents and a cell phone.
When the man went to retrieve his property, Jayne began to chase him. The man was fleeing when he felt an object hit him in the back of the head. He turned around and noticed what he believed to be a handgun laying on the ground.
On July 6, 2020, Warsaw Police went to the home where Jayne was. Officers found a handgun in a box and confiscated the weapon. The box also contained a scale with methamphetamine residue and the man’s wallet. Officers also found a plastic bag containing methamphetamine in the room.
Jayne was previously convicted of carrying a handgun without a license and theft in 2012. At the time of this incident, Jayne was on parole for carrying a handgun without a license.
During court proceedings, Defense Attorney Travis Neff said Jayne had been accepted into Serenity House, a local addiction recovery facility.
“He owns responsibility for his actions,” said Neff. “His attitude has greatly changed and he has the desire to change his life, to make that change.”
“My addiction was my number one priority,” said Jayne. “I couldn’t bring myself to ask for help. I’m over this and want to be a successful citizen.”
For dealing in a narcotic drug, Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed sentenced Jayne to six years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Jayne also received a two-year DoC sentence for carrying a handgun without a license with a prior conviction.
Judge Reed sentenced Jayne to one year in prison for methamphetamine possession and one year for theft. The time for Jayne’s battery count was suspended on probation. All of the counts Jayne was sentenced on will be served consecutively.
Both cases will be served consecutively with a resisting law enforcement case. He has 554 days, or about 1 1/2 years, of jail time credit. Judge Reed also recommended Jayne for Recovery While Incarcerated during his prison sentence.
In total, Jayne received a 10-year prison sentence.