An Oconee man has been sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Wednesday.  28-year-old Nathan W. Moore of Oconee was sentenced on Wednesday to a charge of possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Moore faced an extended-term sentence with a max term of ten years due to prior criminal history.

Moore was sentenced to a concurrent term of six years in IDOC for the offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with a prior conviction.  Moore was arrested on June 1st of 2021 after police attempted to stop his vehicle for driving with a loud exhaust.  Moore fled at a high rate of speed, abandoning his vehicle after running a stop sign and driving through a backyard of a residence.  He fled on foot and was apprehended as he ran towards a tree line in Tower Hill.  Upon arrest, police located 1.8 grams of meth and 2. 8 grams of buprenorphine, a controlled substance, in his pocket. 

Shelby County State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke thanked the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, who was the arresting agency in the case.