HAWLEY, PA — A Hawley man who led police on a high-speed chase through Cherry Ridge Township has been sentenced to up to 14 years in prison by President Judge Raymond L. Hamill.

District Attorney Janine Edwards said the charges against James Sullivan included possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possessing instruments of a crime, resisting arrest and conspiracy to commit theft. 

Sullivan and others led police on a chase in August, and he was eventually captured by Pennsylvania State Police and found to be in possession of wax packets containing heroin residue, crack cocaine and burglars tools such as a black facemask, black gloves and a black headlamp. Sullivan pled guilty to the charges on October 13.

Edwards said “The sentence imposed reflects the seriousness of the crimes this defendant committed. This defendant and his co-defendants led police on a high-speed chase putting lives in jeopardy, and he stole regularly from innocent community members. The court’s sentence of significant state time is a clear message that selling drugs, stealing and risking lives is not acceptable and will incur appropriate punishment.”