Ironwood man sentenced on drug charge

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER — An Ironwood man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to at least three years in prison on a drug charge in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday.

Thomas Wayne Raymond, 37, was sentenced to between three and 10 years for possession of methamphetamine.

Judge Michael Pope singled out Raymond’s criminal record when imposing his sentence.

“Mr. Raymond was on parole at the time he committed this particular offense. But not just that, he had been out of prison for less than two months when he committed this offense,” Pope said. “His hi...