LACONIA — A local transient has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to drug possession.

Scott Wein, 44, no fixed address, pleaded guilty in Belknap Superior Court Tuesday to a charge of possession of methamphetamine.

Judge James D. O’Neill III sentenced Wein to one to two years in prison with credit for the 114 days he had already spent in confinement before Tuesday’s plea-and-sentencing hearing.

Wein was also ordered to participate in substance abuse treatment and counseling.

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