Two sentenced to prison

Two men facing local charges were given sentences in the state penitentiary by Judge Meredith Fredericks following sentencing hearings in Cherokee County District Court.

John Wesley Potter, 34, of Riverton, was sentenced to 30 months after he pled guilty to burglary and possessing methamphetamine.

The charges stem from a November 2020 incident, in which Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies responded t…