STEUBENVILLE - The son of the Toronto police chief and a man who dropped a packet of heroin on the ground in front of a City Police officer while reaching for cigarettes were sentenced Wednesday by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge David Henderson.

Travis Mosti, 28, of 441 Railroad Ave., Toronto, pleaded guilty to a bill of information charging attempted aggravated assault and was sentenced to six months in the Eastern Ohio Correction Center.

Mosti was arrested April 15 after shots were fired at Mosti's home in what police said was a dispute over a washing machine.

Toronto Police turned over the investigation to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department because Travis Mosti is the son of the police chief.

Mosti told Henderson the other person "just came into my house."

Henderson said Mosti will be on probation for two years. Mosti faces up to 12 months in prison if he violates probation.

Mosti will report on June 30 to the Eastern Ohio Correction Center.

Joshua B. Cooper, 26, of 3920 Palisades Drive, Weirton, was allowed by Henderson to enter drug treatment in lieu of conviction.

Cooper pleaded guilty to possession of heroin.

City Police on Feb. 9 were investigating a report of a vehicle hitting a guardrail and stopped Cooper in the 400 block of Logan Avenue. The officer searched the vehicle and didn't find any drugs but wouldn't let Cooper drive away because the officer believed Cooper was under the influence. While waiting for someone to come get Cooper, Cooper asked the officer if he could get a lighter out of the vehicle to smoke a cigarette. Police reported a bag of heroin then fell out of Cooper's pants.

The charge against Cooper will be dismissed if he remains drug free for one year.

He faces up to 18 months in prison if he is in violation.

(Law can be contacted at mlaw@heraldstaronline.com.)