ERROL KELLY JR.

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Kingsford man accused of selling heroin may spend as many as 20 years in prison for the delivery or manufacture of a controlled substance.

Errol Kelly Jr., 33, pleaded guilty Monday in Dickinson County Circuit Court to three separate counts of delivery or manufacture of heroin.

Kelly was arrested Jan. 15 for selling heroin on three occasions in late 2018.

Kelly said he did not profit from the deliveries and was only supplying the heroin to a person suffering from withdrawal. The complaint, however, states each sale was a controlled transaction with a confidential informant in September and October.

Kelly initially entered not guilty pleas Feb. 19 but changed to guilty on amended charges after reaching a plea agreement.

In exchange, Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney Lisa Richards agreed to drop the habitual offender-second offense, which would have increased the maximum sentence for each count from 20 years to 30 years in prison.

Richards also said she would not seek consecutive terms.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 7.