Guilty plea for meth lab defendant

A Sault Saint Marie man was scheduled to begin his jury trial Wednesday in Chippewa County Circuit Court, but instead opted to enter a guilty plea for multiple drug charges.

Christopher Yon
Christopher Yon

Christopher Lee Yon, 29, pled guilty to three felony counts: Maintaining a Meth Lab, Obstruction of Justice, and Possession of Meth.

Yon was arrested at a home Andary Avenue, Sault Saint Marie home back in January with 23–year–old Morningstar Leigh Parish.

The Michigan Department of Human Services took a two–year–old from their home into protective custody.

Parish is headed for a jury trial, which is scheduled to begin on October 23 in Chippewa County Circuit Court.

Yon will be sentenced on October 29.