WABASH, IN- A Wabash man is headed to prison for 18 years on a drug dealing charge.

46-year-old Deajay Lester was sentenced Thursday in Wabash Circuit Court for dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, a Level 2 felony.

The judge handed down a 23-year sentence, with five years suspended. Lester will serve 18 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, followed by two years of probation.