MANISTIQUE — An Escanaba man and a Manistique woman were recently sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for delivery of methamphetamine.

John Allen Tilot, age 36 of Escanaba, was sentenced in Schoolcraft County Circuit Court on Jan. 21 to a minimum of three years to a maximum of 20 years for a delivery of methamphetamine that occurred in the city of Manistique in October of 2020. At the time of the offense, Tilot was on parole with the Michigan Department of Corrections, and the sentence handed down on Jan. 21 will be served consecutively.

Also sentenced on Jan. 21 was Angie Jean Gwaltney, age 29 of Manistique, who was sentenced to a minimum of 14 months to a maximum of 20 years in prison for delivery of methamphetamine. Gwaltney’s case was related to an incident that occurred in the city of Manistique in June.

Schoolcraft Ccunty Prosecutor Tim Noble thanked Manistique Public Safety Officer Craig Jankowski and K9 Narco for their work in the cases, along with numerous other narcotic related cases the duo has investigated in and around Manistique.

Assisting in the cases were the Schoolcraft County Sheriff’s Department and Sault Tribe Law Enforcement. Michigan State Police’s Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team assisted in disposal of the hazardous materials.