PARIS — Two Oxford County residents accused of peddling the ingredients others used to make methamphetamine were sentenced to jail Thursday. 

In a deal with prosecutors, West Paris resident Joshua Spencer, 29, pleaded guilty in Oxford County Superior Court to conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs in exchange for no additional jail time. 

In addition, 39-year-old Sarah Mitchell of Gilead was sentenced to four months in prison after agreeing to a deal with prosecutors to plead to felony criminal conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine. 

After her release, she will be on probation for one year. After that, if there’s no more criminal conduct, the felony count will be redacted from her record.

Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford agreed to the recommendations from Assistant Attorney General David Fisher, and sentenced Spencer to two years in jail with all but 84 days suspended. Spencer will be credited for time served and be subject to one year of probation, during which he is prohibited from using or possessing the raw ingredients used to produce meth.

Spencer was arrested along with seven others on Feb. 7, 2014, after a three-month, countywide investigation into the manufacture and sale of meth in northern Oxford County. Nearly three weeks later, police also arrested Mitchell.

According to Fisher, police became aware of Spencer after interviewing informants familiar with the individuals arrested. After checking records of local pharmacies, investigators discovered Spencer had maxed out the number of purchases of Sudafed, a controlled over-the-counter drug, whose principal ingredients are used to cook meth. 

His criminal record has one conviction for operating under the influence. 

According to Fisher, Spencer volunteered to get the Sudafed in conjunction with and as a favor to Rodney Levesque, who reportedly used the drug to procure meth. 

Fisher said Mitchell’s participation in the ring was “the minimalist” of any of the participants.

On Tuesday, a judge sentenced Levesque to 3½ years in prison for his part in the operation. The court cases against the other individuals, including the purported ringleader of the operation, David Thompson of Gilead, are still pending. 

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