Drug conviction nets 16 years

URBANA – A rural Champaign man who admitted having drugs in his car last year was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison.

Eldon Ort, 27, who listed an address on County Road 500E, pleaded guilty before Judge Harry Clem to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

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