Former Highland Heights Council Member Edward Fessler, arrested in February on drug charges, appeared in the Campbell County Circuit Court Tuesday for sentencing.
Fessler was sentenced to five years for trafficking Methamphetamine, two years for possession of LSD, and 12 months for possession of drug paraphernalia. Those sentences will run concurrently for a total time served of five years.
Fessler previously entered a not-guilty plea on April 25, but changed that to guilty on Aug. 4.
Earlier in April, it was announced at a Highland Heights City Council Meeting that Fessler resigned from his position after being sworn in to serve his first term in January.
According to LINK nky partner WCPO, in May, the Highland Heights City Council announced that former Councilwoman Rene Heinrich would fill the vacancy due to Fessler’s resignation and charges.
