The Shelby County State’s Attorney’s Office has announced a Pana man has been sentenced to prison time for meth charges. Aaron B. Coulter of Pana was sentenced to 21 years in prison for unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver with prior unlawful possession of methamphetamine conviction. 

Shelby County State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke announced on Wednesday Coulter will serve 21 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and will have to pay a statutory street value fine of $14,000. Coulter had already served six years in Christian County following a conviction for meth manufacturing between 15 and 100 grams. 

Coulter was arrested on March 25th after a Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped his vehicle for an equipment violation. The police canine “Kilo” alerted Deputy David Myers to the passenger side lower door and between 100 and 400 grams of meth were discovered in the vehicle.