Marlon Taylor charged in two separate drug cases

COSHOCTON - A Coshocton man charged following a drug bust last week is set to be sentenced Tuesday in a separate drug trafficking case. 

Marlon F. Taylor, 39, is set to be sentenced at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court on one count of trafficking in cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. He entered a guilty plea on Aug. 13. 

Additionally, on Friday, he was charged with one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs, a second-degree felony from a drug raid on Sept. 17.

According to the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office, a search warrant was executed at approximately 3:27 p.m. Sept. 17 in the 200 block of North 15th Street stemming from an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking. Drugs and cash were seized from the residence.

Assisting detectives at the scene were the Coshocton County Special Response Team, Coshocton County Prosecutor's Office and Prince's Wrecker Service.

The sheriff's office is still investigating the incident and the prosecutor's office continues to review the case for further charges.

In 2007, Taylor was sentenced to four years in prison in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court for trafficking in crack cocaine, trafficking in prescription drugs, trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in a counterfeit controlled substance. In 2002, he was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the court for trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in crack cocaine.

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