Heck sentenced for drug dealing, assault on officer
May 14—A 42-year-old man with addresses in Raeford and Sanford was recently sentenced for felony drug dealing and misdemeanor assault on a police officer.
Antonio Deangelo Heck pleaded guilty to the two charges and nine were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. The 11 charges were from three separate cases.
Heck was sentenced on May 1 by Judge Taylor Browne. Heck was given credit for 82 days in jail and ordered to complete a special probationary period of 90 days of house arrest with electronic monitoring. He will be allowed to go to work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Heck is required to pass a monthly drug test and will be on supervised probation for 18 months, a court document states.
He was ordered to pay $2,350 in court costs and attorney's fees.
On Dec. 17, 2022, Heck possessed 7.2 grams of cocaine with intent to sell and assaulted Sanford Police Officer David Meszaros, according to a court document.
Heck has a lengthy criminal record totaling 18 prior offenses with at least eight felonies ranging from Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Lee and Moore counties.
The dismissed charges include driving with a revoked license, eluding a police officer, revoked tag, fictitious tag, fail to heed lights or siren and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The cases were prosecuted by Emily Anne Everest. Joshua Clayton Mitchell was the defense attorney.
