Pubdate: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 Source: Tulsa World (OK) Section: State Briefs Copyright: 2001 World Publishing Co Contact: http://www.tulsaworld.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/463 DRUG-SENTENCE SHOCK PUTS MAN IN HOSPITAL McAlester -- A man sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking was so shocked he spent two hours at a hospital before going to jail. Charles Forest Bernard was convicted of trafficking 84 pounds of marijuana found in his car last January. After a jury recommended he spend 30 years behind bars, an ambulance was summoned to the Pittsburg County Courthouse. "When the jury came back with a sentence of 30 years and a $25,000 fine, he started getting weak and short of breath," said Ron Gragg, a courthouse security deputy. Bernard, 57, was ordered held at the jail pending sentencing, and was booked in after the hospital visit Tuesday afternoon. Former Assistant Police Chief Gets Drug Term MUSKOGEE -- A former Ada assistant police chief received a 6-1/2-year prison sentence in a drug case, U.S. Attorney Sheldon Sperling said Wednesday. Dennis Edmond Corvin, 40, had pleaded guilty earlier to drug charges. He admitted establishing a drug manufacturing operation and possessing a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking. A search of Corvin's home earlier this year turned up marijuana, methamphetamine, manufacturing ingredients, drug paraphernalia and firearms. Authorities said they discovered while talking to a confidential informant involved in the methamphetamine trade that Corvin was selling drugs. Corvin worked for the Ada Police Department for more than 20 years before retiring in 1999. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth