A Spokane man was sentenced at Whitman County Superior Court on Friday after being found with 500 fentanyl pills in his vehicle earlier this year.
32-year-old Joshua Bewick was arrested in Colfax in late March after deputies with the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office found the opiates in the vehicle.
Judge Gary Libey sentenced Bewick to 45 months in prison, accompanied by 45 months in community custody, or supervised parole. Bewick was given a Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative and is required to not use alcohol or drugs. Libey said he was intending on giving Bewick a longer sentence, but after hearing his testimony he believes Bewick will benefit from Drug Offender Alternative.
