A Killbuck man who pleaded to cooking methamphetamine may get a shot at rehab after he serves the bulk of a four-year prison sentence.

David J. McFadden, 28, of 101 Purdy St., was sentenced Wednesday, August 24 in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to four years in prison on one count of illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. The charge stems from April 13, when an active cook was discovered at a residence occupied by members of McFadden’s family. A completed cook was found at McFadden’s residence the same day.

Deputies were alerted to the drug activity while investigating a domestic dispute involving McFadden and his girlfriend. McFadden’s attorney, Andrew Hyde, said his client consumed all the meth he cooked.

Prior to April 13, the Holmes County Sheriff’s narcotics unit had no idea McFadden was cooking meth, Prosecuting Attorney Steve Knowling said.

“My understanding is there was no indication that this was being sold,” Knowling said. “Unlike the cases where we had (intelligence)...this seems to be for personal use only.”

McFadden said he was using meth every day for a year. He apologized for “putting the community at risk.”

Hyde asked that McFadden be considered for residential treatment at Stark Regional Community Corrections Center (SRCCC) after serving three years, the mandatory sentence for illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, a second-degree felony. Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Rinfret said he will consider treatment if McFadden is a model prisoner for the next three years.

“I’m not making any promises. I’d rather you spent the last six months (of your sentence) at SRCCC,” Rinfret said.

Rinfret further ordered McFadden to pay a fine of $7,500.