EMPORIUM — An Emporium teenager was sentenced Tuesday to nine to 24 months in jail for possessing LSD and painkillers on Cameron County High School grounds in October.

Ethan Vislay, 18, was given credit for time served of more than six months, as he has been incarcerated in the McKean County Jail since his arrest. Vislay was ordered to serve nine to 24 months in a county correctional facility, and will be eligible for parole in early July, so long as he continues to follow all rules at the jail, follows treatment recommendations from a required drug and alcohol screening and develops a release plan that is accepted by the probation department.

The sentence was handed down by Judge Richard Masson on one felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance stemming from the incident on Oct. 6.

Vislay was after staff members discovered items that appeared to be illegal drugs in his possession. He was then charged with multiple felony counts of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and use or possession of a controlled substance and related misdemeanors. Testing revealed that Vislay was found with two “squares” of LSD and three different types of prescription medication.

Due to the offenses occurring at a school, sentence enhancements were recommended for Vislay’s sentence. However, Masson agreed with District Attorney Jeanne Miglicio and Vislay’s attorney, public defender Christopher Martini, that due to the circumstances and the fact that Vislay was a student at the time, the lesser sentence was appropriate.

“The minimum standard range would be a state sentence, but I believe that due to the circumstances the mitigated sentence is appropriate,” Masson said.

Masson pointed out that Vislay is addressing the educational component of his rehabilitation and reiterated the importance of earning his high school equivalency. Masson also stressed the need for Vislay to participate in treatment programs.