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Robertson sentenced on prescription offenses

MARQUETTE, MI— A former Marquette doctor has been sentenced, after he was convicted on various drug-related charges in June.

Jonathan Robertson was sentenced to 210 days in jail with credit for 210 days already served. He was also given a year of probation.

Robertson was originally arrested for prescribing drugs in exchange for sexual favors. He was acquitted on three counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct but found guilty on five counts of delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance less than 50 grams, one count of delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance – Schedule 4 drug and marijuana, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

The jury was hung on two counts of 3rd-degree CSC and one count of delivery of a controlled substance, causing death.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.