ELKINS — A Randolph County man received the maximum sentences for a pair of felonies in Randolph County Circuit Court on Thursday.

Stanley Roy Watson, Jr., 39, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong to no less than one and no more than 10 years in prison for one count of entering a building other than a dwelling and to no less than one, no more than five years in prison for one count of conspiracy.

Both sentences will run consecutively, with Watson serving the one to 10 years sentence first. He will have to pay $700 in restitution.

In September, Watson waived his right to an indictment, and entered a plea agreement to plead guilty to one count of entering a building other than a dwelling and one count of conspiracy.

During the waiver of indictment and plea hearing, Randolph County Assistant Prosecutor Colin Henning told the court that, on March 27, a woman told Corporal S.D. Kyle of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office that she had received Facebook messages from Watson, “offering to sell a side-by-side to her for $500.” Watson allegedly indicated that the side-by-side was “hot.”

Kyle arranged for the woman to agree to meet Watson in Dailey and for undercover law enforcement officers to be present at the meeting, Henning said.

“At the agreed upon time, co-defendants (Dale Michael Jackson, Jr.) and Watson appeared with the stolen side-by-side and were then confronted by law enforcement officers,” Henning said in September. “Co-defendant Jackson initially claimed to have purchased the side-by-side, but then admitted to law enforcement officers that he and co-defendant Watson had removed the side-by-side from a property on Files Creek Road…”

Timothy Prentice, Watson’s attorney, acknowledged that Watson had a significant criminal history, but also said that those offenses occurred a “lengthy period of time ago” and involved a drug addiction.

“Mr. Watson has a drug problem,” Prentice said, and asked the court to help Watson with his drug problem by allowing Watson to go to rehab “for a long period of time.” Prentice explained that Watson was nearing 40 years old and did not want to continue using drugs.

Prentice asked Wilfong to give Watson concurrent sentences that would be suspended for alternative sentencing and probation alongside the chance to go to rehab or go back to Drug Court.

Watson also addressed the court, saying he enjoyed his previous time in Drug Court as there was so much “love” in the program and he didn’t feel the need to “chase the high” while part of the program.

“It was the way of life that was perfect for me,” Watson told the court. “It was like God gave me another way. A second chance… I was just ecstatic with that lifestyle, and this relapse that led me to this day was one of the worst ever. I don’t wish it upon anybody, but I know I’ve done wrong and I just ask for reasonable sentencing.”

Wilfong stated that she had to take into account Watson’s criminal history due to its length and ties to drug and alcohol addiction. She also acknowledged Watson’s previous success in Drug Court, but said “it didn’t take long” for Watson to revert to his old habits and he failed to change his situation and lifestyle.

“It’s not that I’m not sympathetic to you,” Wilfong said. “I certainly am, but there comes a point where after having had all these chances and none of them worked for long term… I want (rehad) to be a decision you’ve made because you genuinely want to change your life.”