Champaign man imprisoned on drug charge

URBANA – A Champaign man with a history of drug-related convictions was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison for yet another.

The sentence was just six years shy of the maximum that Mekiel Kelley, 27, who listed an address in the 3400 block of Stoneway Court, could have received for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

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